USC's Sam Darnold is viewed by many, including a current NFL offensive coordinator, as the premier quarterback in the 2018 NFL Draft class, but that opinion is far from unanimous.

Both the Giants and Jets, along with the Cleveland Browns could be in the market for one of the top passers when the Draft gets underway on April 26, but one former scout had a harsh criticism of Darnold.

"Darnold, he's like a cow on ice,'' Dan Shonka told the New York Post. "His footwork is all over the place. His feet in the pocket are embarrassing. When you turn the ball over [35 times] in 26 games, you're intellectually dishonest when you're talking about bringing in Sam Darnold as your next savior. This guy opens his hands over the ball, it just drops out when he's in the pocket. If you look at his film, they talk about his accuracy. Actually it's his receivers making great catches for him, laying out for the ball or going high. I'm not saying he's never going to be a quarterback, but right now he's a long way away.''

Shonka scouted for National Football Scouting, the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, the Kansas City Chiefs during his career and is now the general manager of Ourlads.

In two seasons as a starter at USC, Darnold completed 64.9 percent of his passes for 7,229 yards with 57 touchdowns and 22 interceptions on the way to a 153.7 passer rating.

However, Darnold came unglued in a 24-7 defeat against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl when he finished just 26-of-45 passing for 356 yards and one interception.

Darnold's struggles in the Cotton Bowl aside, Shonka is not impressed by this current crop of quarterbacks.

"Absolutely not,'' Shonka said. "Quantity doesn't make quality. So tired of hearing this is a great quarterback group, like this is the Class of '83 or something.''

Matt Lombardo may be reached at MLombardo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoPHL.