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QB Brett Hundley, UCLA -- Hundley is a true bang-bust prospect at QB, and an intriguing one at that. This is a guy who has good size at 6'3", 220 lbs, and tons of arm. His game, at its peak, looks a lot like Alex Smith's: he plays it safe, is risk-averse, would rather take a sack than risk a throw, and has good (not great) athleticism for scrambling. He prefers wide open receivers, and will refuse to throw to most any risky, contested situation. This is troublesome at UCLA -- his offensive weapons are very limited, and his offensive line looks downright terrible. But Hundley still wins, playing a calm, collected style of play that you have to describe as game managing. Hundley, however, plays a simple one-read offense at UCLA, and will need at least a couple years of grooming in the NFL -- he's not someone you can plug in right away like Bortles. And his worst flaw is his throwing motion -- it looks like a half-release, not-quite-sidearm that isn't very high, which ends up getting tipped quite a bit. He is going to need lots of mechanics work in the NFL. Still, his arm, his athleticism, and his toughness will appeal to lots of coaches, and someone will take a flyer on the project. I'm grading him as a 3rd round investment, but someone could jump on him as soon as the 1st if they think he can pick up an NFL offense and fix his mechanics quickly.
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