[Blitz1942]

Both have incredibly high ceilings, but both also have a very high chance of being busts. Both are question marks, and if there's one spot you do not want to have a question mark at, it's quarterback. Winston's more ready to be put on the field, but Mariota brings a lot less off-field baggage. In any case, I'm not sure if I like either if I'm a top 5-10 team that needs a QB. It won't matter because they'll likely both go in the top 5 easily, but I wouldn't take them myself until later.


Now, as for Cardale Jones (since he was brought up as well). Personally, if he had declared, I wouldn't take him higher than the 5th round. There's just too little tape of him to take him higher. However, I do think he should've declared for the draft this year. Just due to pure athletic ability, he'd have been drafted easily. And due to his inexperience, he'd likely not have been asked to hop in and start immediately, allowing him to sit, learn, and develop in a pro setting, which could've been huge to him.