"He's got natural pocket feel. He feels it," Callahan said. "It seems like he never takes his eyes off down the field. He extends the play really, really well. He's a lot faster than you might assume when you see him running away from all those SEC guys. He's got incredible up-field accuracy. The ball hardly ever hits the ground in a game, which is rare. He just naturally puts the ball in places where those guys can make plays."

Van Pelt: "Creates on the move. Obviously takes care of the ball. Makes good decisions. You can see that with his touchdown-to-interception ratio (60-6). I got to see him (in real time on TV) in the last two games of the year and then when you watch the tape, you're seeing the same things."

They're smiling because it all sounds like understatement and maybe because they've got first crack at Burrow. But these guys are also quarterback connoisseurs and they're enjoying the prospect of getting this crop of prospects in their room a month before the NFL scouting combine.

"If you like quarterbacks, you're going to like this game," Callahan said.

The South has also been assigned Oregon's Justin Herbert, Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts and Colorado's Steven Montez. Callahan is already a few games into Herbert's tape, a montage that many believe is top five worthy. Hurts was one of the nation's more coveted players and Montez is his school's all-time passer.

"Herbert is exciting to watch. Big, strong, athletic. Efficient mechanically. Very smart. Everything you're looking for in a quarterback. Jalen Hurts has had an excellent career against top flight competition. He's a creator. It seems like I've been watching Montez forever. He's played a lot of ball (39 starts). He's really strong and he can throw it. This is going to be fun."