Now the NFL’s annual Scouting Combine is upon us, everyone is in full draft mode. Well, at least until Free Agency gets underway.

NFL Network’s Mike Mayock is no exception, and he has revealed a very interesting comparison that he has decided upon.

Although Cal’s Jared Goff is the number one quarterback in the draft class according to the majority of analysts, Carson Wentz is the man that has caught Mayock’s attention.

During his conference call on Tuesday, the respected draft analyst waxed lyrical over the North Dakota State prospect.

“The way I look at Wentz, the first tape I put in, I went ‘Wow,”’ Mayock explained.

“I didn’t even know who he was. He was just a quarterback on my list. No clue. And I watched I think Northern Iowa and I watched this big kid sling the ball around a lot and on top of it, was athletic enough that they planned quarterback runs for him.”

Wentz’s small-school background means that he spent much of his career under the NFL radar. However, a good performance in the Senior Bowl led many to delve into his records. Records that are very impressive.

On top of his praise for the young signal-caller, Mayock went on to make a big-time call on Wentz, according to Mary Kay Cabot for Cleveland.com – which is fitting as the Browns are a team that can consider the quarterback with the second overall pick.

“When I look at him, I see a kid that’s as athletic or more athletic than Andrew Luck,” claimed Mayock, who admittedly did once regard Blaine Gabbert as a better prospect than Cam Newton.

“He’s bigger than Andrew Luck. He’s got arm strength comparable to Andrew Luck. He just doesn’t have the experience that Andrew Luck had at a high level that Andrew had coming out of college. So I see a ceiling for this kid similar to Andrew Luck.

This is high praise indeed from Mayock, considering that Andrew Luck is widely regarded as the best quarterback prospect to come out of college since his Colts predecessor, two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning.

It’s unknown whether Carson Wentz will ever live up to Mayock’s lofty standards, but a recommendation like this can do nothing but improve his draft stock.