While NFL scouts and analysts are spending their time grinding tape on all of the top draft prospects, you are probably spending your quarantine doing something far more productive. OK, maybe trying to make sourdough bread while binging Netflix isn’t productive, but it’s damn sure a more rewarding way to spend time than studying draft prospects.

So we went ahead and did that work for you. I’ve done all the grinding and picked out one play that perfectly explains who each prospect is as a quarterback.

“One play” should set off your SMALL SAMPLE SIZE alarms, but I feel these plays are representative of a quarterback’s entire body of work. Let’s get started.

Jump to a specific quarterback: Jacob Eason | Jake Fromm | Anthony Gordon | Justin Herbert | Jalen Hurts | Jordan Love | Tua Tagovailoa

Joe Burrow, LSU

Burrow has been billed as a special prospect. I don’t know if I’m ready to go that far, but he does have two very special traits: His poise in the pocket and his accuracy. Both are on full display on this play.

The play

Let’s break it down

LSU is running “four verticals” from a three-by one set. The offense typically wants to see a single-high coverage from the defense when running this concept, but Burrow is getting two safeties deep before the snap.

The picture changes immediately after the snap: Mississippi State rushes the strongside linebacker and plays man-to-man across the board with one safety deep. That safety initially creeps over to the single-receiver side but Burrow is facing a more pressing matter after his left tackle is beat immediately.

This doesn’t rattle Burrow, who calmly climbs the pocket and slides to his left in order to find space to make the throw. And he does all of this while keeping his eyes downfield.

That allows him to see that the crosser is being capped by the deep safety and he moves on to the next receiver in his progression. That’s Derrick Dillon, who beats his man inside and gets open deep.

Burrow’s job isn’t done. He’s found an open receiver but still has to get it to him downfield while under duress. He lofts a pass over Mississippi State’s helpless secondary and hits Dillon right in stride. That’s why he’ll be the first player off the board on April 23.

Watch it again

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