Anthony Colandrea QB Nebraska |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Turnover-prone, fading and throwing off his back foot under pressure
• Puts too much air under the deep ball, letting defenders recover
• Loose ball security invites strip-sacks behind a busy pocket
• A 6-0 frame that limits pocket vision and throwing lanes
• Draft-eligibility timing is worth confirming before banking on the class

Scouting Report: Summary

Colandrea started two years at Virginia before transferring to UNLV, where he won Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 with 3,452 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and 649 rushing yards, finishing third nationally in total offense. The arm is the draw; he zips the ball into tight short and intermediate windows and improvises well, throwing on the run and creating when structure breaks down.

He is a productive dual-threat with the confidence to attack in rhythm, and his best tape shows the arm talent, including a 361-yard day against Air Force. He transferred again to Nebraska for 2026, a Power Four stage to prove the production travels. A team that values arm talent and improvisation will be intrigued, provided the turnovers and the eligibility questions are resolved first.

The decision-making and the frame are the concerns. He is turnover-prone, fading and throwing off his back foot under pressure, he puts too much air under the deep ball, and his ball security is loose, inviting strip-sacks. He is undersized at 6-0, and his draft-eligibility timing is worth confirming. In the end, he is a developmental arm with starter flashes whose giveaways and size cap the projection, a Day 3 type whose 2026 at Nebraska has to show cleaner decisions. The flashes are real enough to keep him on a roster, but the projection is a developmental third quarterback until the decisions tighten.