The 2019 NFL Draft is underway in Nashville, and FTW’s lead NFL writer Steven Ruiz is grading picks and offering analysis on how each player will fit with his new team.
No. 1: Kyler Murray, QB Oklahoma
Analysis: The only reason the grade isn’t an A+ is the Cardinals will likely have to trade a promising quarterback for 10 cents on the dollar as a result of this pick. But Kyler Murray is a better prospect than Josh Rosen, so it makes sense for Arizona to make this move. Sure, he’s undersized, but his height was never an issue on film and the data suggests that heavier quarterbacks get injured more often than lighter ones. Murray will be labeled a scrambler by lazy analysts, but he’d be the best QB in this class even if he wasn’t the electric runner he is.
