Sawyer Robertson QB Baylor |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #13 PLAY STYLE: Pocket Passer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 03/23/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.64 seconds (86%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 23.6 DOB: 02/01/2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #13 | |
| PLAY STYLE: Pocket Passer | |
| Last Updated: 03/23/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 4.64 seconds (86%*) | |
| Age: 23.6 DOB: 02/01/2003 | |
| Bowl Invite: Senior Bowl | |
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| Overall Rating: | 81.0 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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82% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Release Speed: |
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87% |
| Short Passing: |
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71% |
| Medium Passing: |
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71% |
| Long Passing: |
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75% |
| Rush/Scramble: |
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70% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
7th
Overall Rank:
#214
Position rank:
#9 (QB)
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| College Games: 33 College Snaps: 2046 | ||
ESPN RATING: 86/100
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247 RATING: 92/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.8 (95%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Will Levis - Kentucky |
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80% |
| Michael Pratt - Tulane |
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78% |
| Riley Leonard - Notre Dame |
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75% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Among the all-time leaders in Texas high school history with 11,302 passing yards and 135 touchdowns at Coronado High School in Lubbock, Sawyer Robertson was named Gatorade Texas Player of the Year as a senior after leading the Mustangs to a 12-1 record and the Class 5A regional semifinals. He was a consensus four-star recruit ranked as a top-10 pocket passer nationally.Robertson signed with Mississippi State and spent two seasons in Starkville, seeing limited action behind Will Rogers. He transferred to Baylor ahead of the 2023 season and started four games that year as an injury replacement, finishing with a sharp 17-of-19 showing against West Virginia. When Dequan Finn went down early in 2024, Robertson took over and threw for 3,071 yards and 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions while playing through a lower-body injury that put him in a walking boot between games for the final two months.
His 2025 redshirt senior campaign produced 3,681 yards and 31 touchdowns with 12 interceptions across 12 starts. He was named Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, earned second-team All-Big 12 honors, and participated in the Senior Bowl.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Quick release gets the ball out in rhythm and beats tight coverage windows.
- Good arm strength to challenge all three levels, especially on rope throws over the middle.
- Stands tall in the pocket and delivers under pressure without panicking.
- Lower-body explosion shows up on scrambles and escapes; combine confirmed it with a 37.5-inch vertical and 10'3" broad.
- Mobility translates on tape with scramble ability and designed runs that move the chains.
- Willing to push the ball downfield, averaging nearly 10 air yards per attempt in 2025.
- Showed clear growth from 2023 to 2024, with significantly improved efficiency and decision-making.
- Played through a nagging lower-body injury for half of 2024 and never missed a start.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Accuracy is inconsistent, particularly on throws outside the numbers and downfield.
- Turnover-worthy play rate stayed flat from 2024 to 2025 despite more experience.
- Tends to lock onto his first read and force throws into coverage against zone looks.
- Completion percentage dropped in 2025 while volume increased, suggesting mechanical regression.
- Deep ball often comes out flat and forces receivers to adjust or slow down.
- Game-to-game grading was wildly inconsistent in 2025, with several poor outings mixed in.
Scouting Report: Summary
Robertson is a developmental pocket quarterback whose best football may still be ahead of him, though the path to getting there is narrow. His release speed is a genuine asset, and his arm can make every throw on the route tree when his mechanics are clean and his feet are right. That 440-yard, four-touchdown road performance at SMU showed what he looks like when everything clicks: anticipating throws, working the middle of the field with velocity, and staying composed against a ranked defense. The problem is that those games sat next to outings at TCU and Arizona where his footwork got sloppy, his eyes got stuck, and the ball ended up in bad spots.His best fit is a scheme that uses quick-game concepts and play-action to let him operate with a clean first read and a rhythm throw. West Coast-style offenses that lean on timing and short-to-intermediate accuracy would suit his release, and the mobility gives a coordinator flexibility to dial up designed rollouts and bootleg actions when the pocket collapses. He is not going to run an RPO-heavy spread and beat you with his legs, but he can extend plays and pick up a first down when needed.
Robertson has backup-caliber tools right now with the arm talent and toughness to compete for more down the road. A team that invests a Day Three pick and gives him a year or two to refine his field vision and lower-body mechanics could end up with a capable QB2 who understands what it takes to earn playing time the hard way.
Written By:
Eli Cooper (Big 12)
Sawyer Robertson percentiles vs other Quarterbacks (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Sawyer Robertson (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
217.6
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
19.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.