QUARTERBACKS BEST AT THROWING DEEP 2028 NFL Draft

2028 QUARTERBACKS BEST AT THROWING DEEP

Long passing covers throws of twenty or more yards downfield. The grade rewards accuracy and touch on those throws and penalises the turnover-worthy ones, so a quarterback who chucks it deep and hopes does not score well. Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) and Joe Burrow (LSU) were both exceptional deep passers in college, in very different offenses.

The table ranks this year’s draft-eligible quarterbacks by long passing grade, alongside short and medium passing grades, release, rushing and scrambling, and overall rating.

2028 Quarterbacks ranked by LONG PASSING

RANK Player Pos Team RELEASE SHORT MEDIUM LONG RUSH/SCRAMBLE Rating
1

Jaron-Keawe
Sagapolutele...

QB
California   Mascot
California Mascot
88 70 74 92 53
87.9
2

Sam
Huard

QB
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
78 65 67 80 49
59.8
3

Nico
Iamaleava

QB
UCLA   Mascot
UCLA Mascot
81 61 68 72 68
83.2
4

Malik
Washington

QB
Maryland   Mascot
Maryland Mascot
88 63 68 55 60
85.7
5

Dermaricus
Davis

QB
Hawai'i   Mascot
Hawai'i Mascot
68 0 58 44 69
65.3
6

Carter
Smith

QB
Wisconsin   Mascot
Wisconsin Mascot
60 45 35 33 49
57.5