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Jalen Milroe talks Alabama football Pro Day, 40-yard dash time
The Alabama football quarterback talked after participating in the Crimson Tide’s Pro Day Wednesday.
This makes no sense. Absolutely none. But it’s the NFL, and here we are.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has apparently been invited to the NFL draft by the league office. Typically what this means is the league believes there’s a high probability Milroe will be selected in the first round.
To this I say: quarterbacks make NFL franchises do the dumbest things.
Draft high, dream big. And more times than not, fail spectacularly.
Zach Wilson, Mac Jones, Kenny Pickett; they’re all the same. High picks, blown picks.
But here’s the difference between those three and Milroe: they were accomplished throwers in college football. Milroe, after two seasons as a starter at Alabama, is still a significant project.
The last time we saw the dynamic and electric player on the field, he was in the process of being exposed by a Michigan team that lost five games in 2024.
In fact, over the last three games of the season – when Alabama needed Milroe in the biggest way while chasing a College Football Playoff bid, and playing in a bowl game – he completed 45 of 82 passes (54.8 percent) for 612 yards, with one touchdown and nine turnovers (five interceptions).
I ask you, does that sound like an NFL first round draft pick?
But over and over we see this in the NFL draft, where teams become infatuated by quarterbacks after watching them throw against air during a personal workout.
Instead of living by what they believe and know to be true: your tape is your resume.
Three NFL scouts told USA TODAY Sports that they would be shocked if Milroe were picked in the first two days (first three rounds) of the draft. The scouts requested anonymity to protect their draft…
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Publish date : 2025-04-08 10:04:00
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