5.3 percent turnover-worthy play rate<\/a> according to Pro Football Focus. These are worrying numbers. <\/p>\nArkansas had one of the worst collegiate defenses, putting extra pressure on Green and the offense to score on every possession. This led the player to put the ball in harm’s way more often than most would need to. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The player also struggles while throwing under pressure, which isn\u2019t ideal. He was pressured on 36.1% of his drop-backs; his turnover-worthy play rate rose from 3.8% when not pressured to 7.8% when pressured. Now operating at the next level with higher-quality offensive linemen will help Green, but his struggles under pressure remain a concern. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Green also throws with a slow release, giving defenders more time to read his eyes and further crediting his high interception numbers. While his release is unlikely to change at the next level, his coach will have to improve the players’ play against zone coverages for him to succeed. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Taylen Green NFL player comparison: Terrelle Pryor<\/p>\n
Green\u2019s blend of athleticism and high upside has drawn comparisons to Terrelle Pryor, who had similar measurables. Pryor was taken in the third round by the New York Jets in the 2011 supplementary draft after numerous issues during his time with the Buckeyes. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Pryor never panned out as an NFL quarterback and was a 1,000-yard receiver after switching positions in 2016 with the Cleveland Browns. But in an era of mobile signal-callers, someone like Green will have more chances to succeed.<\/p>\n
Taylen Green NFL Draft Grade: Day 3 pick (Rounds 4-5)<\/p>\n
Green was always slated to be a Day 3 pick. His inaccuracy in the passing game prevents him from going any higher, but his high-quality showing at the Combine could easily push him into the fourth or fifth round. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The Panthers currently have four picks on Day 3. While it seems unlikely, they do have back-to-back picks in the fifth round, courtesy of the Adam Thielen trade. If Green is still available at pick No. 158, don\u2019t be surprised to see Dan Morgan draft its potential long-term backup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Panthers made a point of getting younger at the quarterback position this offseason. Veteran Andy Dalton…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":843512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2075],"tags":[235,260,2567,7,6,236],"class_list":{"0":"post-843511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-carolina-panthers","8":"tag-carolina","9":"tag-carolina-panthers","10":"tag-carolinapanthers","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-panthers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116319859889516946","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}