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Scout's Take: "People got too high on him when they weren't playing anyone, but he's really come back down to Earth. I also don't think we love his mental makeup."

There is a lot to unpack here.

Washington hasn't played an SEC schedule, but then again, neither have most SEC teams so far this season. Eason did struggle against the two best teams the Huskies have seen—an uneven 16-of-26 against USC with no touchdowns and then a 16-of-36 night against Stanford that saw one score and one interception. That part is fair—to date, Eason hasn't played well against good Pac-12 competition after torching Hawaii and BYU in Weeks 3 and 4.

As to the mental makeup, scouts have talked about this all summer and now into the fall with Eason. No one has accused him of being a bad person, but the dreaded "football character" that is often talked about in scouting circles isn't seen positively for Eason. Football character can mean different things to different evaluators, but when pressed on specifics regarding Eason, one regional scout said: "He's just not very mature and doesn't handle the little things well that you want at the position. Honestly, going back to school [for his senior season] could be good for him to grow up."

Eason has all the physical tools, but after sitting out 2018 after transferring to Washington, a return to Seattle for another season might be exactly what he needs.