The SEC produces a lot of NFL WRs and RBs, but why not QBs?

The SEC is going to continue a strong tradition of NFL wideouts come to the 2018 NFL Draft.

Calvin Ridley (Alabama), and Christian Kirk (Texas A&M) are both expected to be first or second round picks in April, while it’s expected that there will be takers for DJ Chark (LSU), Antonio Callaway (Florida), JMon Moore (Missouri), Javon Wims (Georgia) and Robert Foster (Alabama).

In 2019 the top wide receiver going is probably going to be Ole Miss’ AJ Brown, although Deebo Samuel (South Carolina), Tyrie Cleveland (Florida) and Terry Godwin (Georgia) could also create some noise if their 2018 seasons go as well as they are hoping for. In our opinion, Samuel was a Heisman contender before he got injured against Kentucky. Yes, he’s that good.

In recent years, the SEC has brought some excellent WRs to the land of the NFL, including Julio Jones (Alabama), Odell Beckham Jr (LSU), AJ Green (Georgia), Jarvis Landry (LSU), Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Mike Wallace (Ole Miss), Mike Evans (Texas A&M),  and Amari Cooper (Alabama). Alshon Jeffrey (South Carolina) made an insane TD catch in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl win over New England. Donte Moncrief (Ole Miss) and Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt) have both been excellent, and Malcolm Mitchell (Georgia) is maturing nicely.

Oh, and the running backs don’t need any introduction. Alvin Kamara (Tennessee) and Mark Ingram (Alabama) was one the best 1-2 running back combinations in the NFL for New Orleans, Leonard Fournette (LSU), Todd Gurley (Georgia), Derrick Henry (Alabama), Alex Collins (Arkansas) and Kenyan Drake (Miami) all ran for over 600 yards this season. Spencer Ware (LSU) will be back for the 2018 season after a 900-yard season in 2016, while Jeremy Hill (LSU) saw his season cut short by injury.

But the QBs….

But the QBs coming out of the SEC hasn’t lived up to the standard of the receivers and running backs streaming from the Southland into the Professional-Land.

We’re still laughing at the competition between JaMarcus Russell (LSU), and Johnny Manziel as to who was the biggest NFL Draft Bust. Oh, and can someone please tell me what happened to Tim Tebow? Then there’s Quincy Carter (Georgia), the third overall QB taken in 2001 who had more appetite for snorting white lines than throwing the ball over them.

And listen, we know that there are good QBs in the SEC out there. Matt Stafford (Georgia) is killing it in Detroit, Dak Prescott (Mississippi State) is the man-of-the-moment in Dallas, Cam Newton (Auburn) is Superman in Carolina, and Ryan Tannehill (Texas A&M) might be Miami’s future if he remains uninjured. Oh, and Eli Manning (Ole Miss) has won two Super Bowls for the New York Giants, but when is the SEC going to see another first round-pick quarterback?

This year certainly won’t be it. But in 2018, Missouri’s Drew Lock will certainly have the chins wagging as a probably first rounder – even if the Tigers are terrible.