Former Patriots scout Jim Nagy is a huge Jarrett Stidham fan.

Not only has Nagy worked in the NFL as a scout, including with the Patriots, he's currently the executive director of the Reese's Senior Bowl, so he knows more than the average person about college players making the jump to the NFL.

Stidham shined at the Senior Bowl last year, which caught Nagy's eye and he now believes he deserves to be the heir apparent to Tom Brady.

“He certainly deserves that chance," he said Tuesday on Mut at Night. "I really believe in Jarrett’s talent. He is a really talented kid. I am still trying to figure out how he fell to the fourth round. That was a head-scratcher on draft day and I still don’t know how that happened. Usually when you take quarterbacks in the fourth round, you’re hoping if they become a No. 2, a serviceable No. 2 that you can put in there for a game or two and get by with and feel good about. You’re not drafting potential starters in the fourth round. He’s got that kind of ability. That is the only reason why I went to social media when the whole thing went down because I just wanted Pats fans to realize, they are not dealing with a guy who has a backup ceiling. He’s got way more talent than that.

"I was there when we drafted (Matt) Cassel. I scouted (Brian) Hoyer when I was there. I did Jacoby Brissett when he came out of NC State when I was in Seattle, (Jimmy) Garoppolo — like, this guy has more baseline talent than all those guys. All those guys have been good NFL players and have started a lot of games in the league. Just from an overall maturity, intelligence, arm talent, there is so much to work with.

"If you get beyond the four in this year’s draft, the top four, and you could make a case that he would belong in that top four. There is no one they could draft that has more talent than Jarrett Stidham, outside of those top four guys. I don’t care if it is (Jake) Fromm or Jalen Hurts, or (Jacob) Eason, any of those guys. You wouldn’t be upgrading the talent.”

The Patriots pick at No. 23 overall, and then have three third-round selections.