Full disclosure: I’m still pulling for Fields and I don’t watch college football.
With that in mind, if we do move on from Fields, I wanted to get my head around how the basic stats of Williams & Maye compare to recent #1s overall.
Main Takeaway: Statistically speaking, vs prior #1 picks, Williams is middle of the pack and Maye is bottom in almost every main category.
Follow-up Questions for those of you who know and watch college football:
- Can someone explain why Caleb Williams is talked about as being “generational” or a can’t pass up?
- Can someone explain why there is so much love on Drake Maye? Honestly, his figures are extremely similar (maybe worse) than Trubisky. Given they went to the same school, that is quite concerning.
You can be a star stat machine in college and never be given a true shot in the NFL. Kellen Moore is a prime example, for BSU he is numbers wise top 10 to ever play in the NCAA but went to Lions as an UDFA. He has an amazing football mind but is not truly physically gifted to make the jump to the NFL. The reason why he stuck around for so long was as a backup he essentially was a player coach. Then immediately after his one shot and tearing his ACL in DAL, he became the coach we know now.
Another prime example of how stats aren’t everything, Calvin Johnson a top tier WR. Went to the triple option school of GT. Wasn’t ever seen as a great WR due to limited stat pool and looks. Then look at what he did for DET as well.