It might be on his teammates, but none of the projection systems loved the kid. He was getting compared to Tuiasosopo, Drew Stanton, Quincy Carter, Brock Huard, Pat Ramsey and Rex Grossman.
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Aaron Schatz @FO_ASchatz 24h24 hours ago
Technically, QBASE is only the top 100 picks, but pick 104 C.J. Beathard would have the fourth-lowest QBASE projection since 1998.
Iowa was a dismal 74th in passing S&P+ last year. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaaoff
QBs since 1998, rd 1-3, with 6.0 AYPA or less in final college season: Tuiasosopo/Beathard (6.0), Stanton (5.9), B Huard (5.3), Carter (5.0)
If we raise the minimum to 6.5 AYPA in final college season, we also add Pat Ramsey (6.2) and Rex Grossman (6.1). Not a good group.