The NFL Draft’s Ultimate Boom-Or-Bust Quarterback
The Lead
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🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
When the NFL Draft gets underway next Thursday, one of the most intriguing prospects to hear his name called will be Malik Willis, the cannon-armed — and very fast — quarterback out of Liberty University. Today, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe tells us how Willis went from unheralded high school passer in Atlanta, to third-string QB at Auburn, to now potentially the first quarterback off the board in the 2022 Draft. Jeff also explains why, despite all of Willis’s upside, there are still questions about what his future looks like in the NFL.
Read Jeff Howe’s full story about Malik Willis: https://theathletic.com/2933235/2021/11/04/how-malik-willis-of-liberty-became-one-of-the-hottest-qb-prospects-for-the-nfl-draft/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:40.8 | The NFL Draft begins next Thursday, and one of its most intriguing prospects is the |
| 0:45.9 | Canon Armed and very fast quarterback out of Liberty University, Malik Willis. |
| 0:53.0 | Everyone's talking about his arm talents. |
| 0:55.0 | Everyone talks about his athleticism and his just playmaking ability, but what we're |
| 0:59.2 | not talking about is his football mind. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm betting on his ceiling, and I'm betting on the dude, I'm betting on the guy. |
| 1:06.2 | Talking to you freezly, he said he's the most humble, yet confident player I've ever |
| 1:10.5 | coached. |
| 1:11.5 | Today, the athletics Jeff Howell tells us how Willis went from unheralded high school |
| 1:16.4 | passer to third string college quarterback to now, potentially, the first quarterback off |
| 1:22.6 | the board in this year's NFL Draft. |
| 1:25.3 | And why despite all of Willis' upside, there are still major questions about his future. |
| 1:31.1 | He does spectacular things. |
| 1:33.7 | My question is, can he do winning things? |
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