More information about Kyle that you probably have knowledge of. One thing I will say here is not one QB in this class throws a better tight spiral than Kyle, no one. Every ball he throws is a tight spiral.
Comparing him to JT Daniels of the Commanders - the difference is very obvious JT throws a nice ball and runs a 4.5 40. JT has what Kyle doesn't he is very mobile and can get away from pressure and make positive yardage.
Kyle throws a beautiful ball and runs a 4.95 40. He does not have the mobility to consistently get away from pressure. I think Kyle will eventually be a great NFL QB IMHO. If he has the OLine protection he needs to avoid being sacked even better. He is so smart; I believe that will help at the combine. On the field he is a leader and will demand respect from his teammates. I believe he will go higher than everyone is saying possibly in the second round.
>An expert says that Syracuse football record-setting quarterback Kyle McCord is a top-5 QB in the 2025 NFL Draft class. | D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images
There are some highly talented signal-callers who expect to hear their name called in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, and one expert says that Syracuse football
record-setting senior quarterback Kyle McCord is one of the best QBs in this draft class.
Last week, during practice sessions ahead of the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl in Arlington, Texas, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound McCord, a New Jersey native,
received all kinds of praise from NFL Draft analysts, scouts and other observers.
As far as I can tell, McCord
isn't necessarily trending as a first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but it would prove beautiful if he could work his way into the second or third round.
On Wednesday, Eric Galko, the director of football operations and player personnel for the Shrine Bowl, put out an interesting post on X where he looked at McCord's performance during a throwing session and how that compared, from a data perspective, to current NFL quarterbacks.
During our
@WIlsonFootball Throwing Session at the
@ShrineBowl, from a data perspective,
#Syracuse’s Kyle McCord absolutely wowed.
Here’s the raw data and how it compares to current NFL QBs.
Spiral Efficiency - 93%
—>NFL avg is 81
—> McCord in 95+ percentile
Spin Rate -…
pic.twitter.com/vNsSCJm6Mm
— Eric Galko (@EricGalko)
February 5, 2025
Galko said that McCord "absolutely wowed," with the expert adding that he believes "Kyle McCord is a top-5 QB in this class."
Yes, please. By the way, the 2025 NFL Draft will occur from April 24 to April 26 in Green Bay, Wis.
Former Syracuse football quarterback Kyle McCord is garnering 2025 NFL Draft buzz.
In
his lone season on the Hill, McCord helped lead the Orange to a 10-3 record, a win in the Holiday Bowl and a No. 20 national ranking in the final Associated Press top-25 poll. Under first-year head coach Fran Brown, the 'Cuse had three victories over ranked foes in the 2024 term,
including a 42-38 triumph over then-No. 6 Miami and its star quarterback, Cam Ward, who is likely to be one of the top selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.
McCord, in 2024, set numerous Syracuse football program and Atlantic Coast Conference single-season records. He
led the country in passing yards, at 4,779, while completing 66 percent of his attempts and throwing for 34 touchdowns against 12 interceptions.
Three Underrated Quarterbacks to Watch for in the 2025 NFL Draft
One of the reasons he’s a name to watch in this QB class imo:
— Bill Sparks (@SparkScouting)
February 5, 2025
In a recent article,
NFL Draft analyst and writer Bill Sparks wrote in part about McCord that he "has the prototypical frame and size to play the quarterback position at the NFL level (6-2, 224 lbs). He also has a lightning quick release that allows him to get the ball out quickly and the touch to be able to place the ball in certain spots ... McCord is a true pocket passer, however, and lacks the mobility to be able to extend plays or move the ball in the run game.
NEW: Syracuse HC Fran Brown on Kyle McCord in the NFL Draft:
"None of those dudes could play QB better than him... I hear the people and I don't wanna bring none of their names up.
But he went against one of the best head-to-head. He won."
@FranBrownCuse x
@jdpickell pic.twitter.com/vVZ115Tw9k
— On3 (@On3sports)
February 4, 2025
This week, On3's J.D. PicKell had an interview with Brown, who discussed McCord, saying in part, "None of those dudes could play QB better than him ... I hear the people and I don't wanna bring none of their names up. ... But he went against one of the best head-to-head. He won."
Well said, Coach Brown.
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