With over seven quarterbacks expected to be picked within the first two days of the NFL Draft, teams in need of some depth at the position could be looking at some day-three guys. Brady White is one of these quarterbacks getting this day three attention.
White was a production machine in Memphis’s spread offense for three years racking up 10,690 yards and 90 touchdowns. Of course, stats are nowhere near everything and for White, this is certainly the case. A major concern with White, he will be 25 years old by the time he steps into an NFL training facility. Can White actually make an impact in the league one day? Let’s break it down.
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Player Bio
Name: Brady White
Jersey: #3
Position: Quarterback
School: Memphis
Class: Redshirt Senior
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 215 lbs
Accuracy (8/10)
This is a very good start for White here. Over the middle of the field, White can make some really accurate throws. The concerns come when he’s required to make throws outside the numbers. He has a lot more misses here than he does in between the numbers and there aren’t any real flashes that he can fix it. Something good to note is that he’s very clean with his check-down throws and there isn’t too much that causes concern.
Arm Strength (3.5/10)
White’s arm strength is really, really, bad. He rarely fits a ball into any sort of window with pace and rarely throws the ball deep. When he does, it’s about 30-40 yards downfield and most likely under-thrown. As for velocity, he cannot fit balls into windows anywhere on the field. If he’s trying to drive the ball outside in the NFL, cornerbacks will jump on it with ease. He has shown some nice ability with check-downs but it’s really not good all around
Mobility (4/10)
White is not a very mobile quarterback, although he showed more willingness to take off this season. He’s not going to be able to extend plays very well and will rarely pick up the necessary yards to gain when scrambling. Two big concerns with only three traits down.
Pocket Awareness (2/10)
Add yet another major concern to the list. This one, however, has come with some nice flashes. Overall though, White is pretty awful in the pocket. He doesn’t have much of a sense for his blindside. White will often deliver an inaccurate throw when in the face of pressure or getting hit. With his limited mobility, it’s hard for him to escape the pocket and when he does, he can’t set up his footwork well enough for a good throw.
Decision Making (6/10)
In an offense that requires zero progressions, White threw 30 interceptions in 39 starts. It’s not the worst thing in the world, but it’s still not very good. He’s shown good decision-making when checking the ball down and deciding where to go with it in the middle of the field. This is a pretty tough trait to evaluate because Memphis’s style seems incredibly easy for any quarterback really.
Progressions (1/10)
This one is killer. White has almost never shown the ability to go through reads. This is a combination of the scheme he was in, and the talent, or lack of it, that he has. White basically never turns his head from one half of the field and it’s really just bad. He gets a point because he turns to his check-downs at times. His weak arm strength and now lack of progressions puts him in a deep deep hole in regards to what scheme he can possibly play in.
Upper Body Mechanics (6/10)
White’s release is pretty subpar. The ball tends to wobble out of his hand and he doesn’t throw anything resembling a tight spiral. True mechanics, wise he’s pretty clean. The one concern is his elbows. They aren’t as bad as Kellen Mond‘s elbows are, but they tend to stick out a little too much. He can definitely get this to be a little more compact and should have a pretty clean upper body by the time his career is done.
Lower Body Mechanics (6/10)
This one is really reliant on everything being clean in the pocket. When it is, his mechanics here are pretty good. He’s not too “heel-clicky” and takes a pretty good drop-back. When he’s required to make an off-balanced throw, it gets a lot worse. His footwork just absolutely implodes on him, resulting in a ton of inaccuracies.
Leadership (9/10)
White was the full-time starter for three years at Memphis and a team captain in his last season. He’s been a guy that teammates have rallied around and it really shows at times. At least he has something going for him here.
Competitive Toughness (3.5/5)
White is just okay in this aspect. As mentioned, he’s a great leader and gets his guys going all the time. He does seem a little too rattled after taking some big hits which you never want from your quarterback.
Injury History (4/5)
Before transferring to Memphis, White played at Arizona State. There, he had a right-foot injury that ruled him out for the whole year. This was in 2016, however, and his foot has seemed to have held up nicely since then.
Player Summary
Brady White is the reason why people look at the tape and not just stats. He does not do a lot well, and his stats come from the easy offense that he played in. There just does not seem to be a place where White is draftable. One may think as a day three developmental quarterback, but he’s 25 and won’t have time to develop before he’s out of the league. If teams take a shot on White, it shouldn’t come until the seventh round or undrafted free-agent period. On paper, White is a solid quarterback, but when it comes down to traits that translate to the NFL, it’s a whole different story.
Player Grade (53/100): Undrafted Free-Agent
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