NFL Draft Player Profile: Brett Hundley of UCLA

We are all aware that the 2014 class of QBs is absolutely loaded. Brett Hundley is a big time contributor as to why this specific class is being hyped up. Last season, Hundley lead UCLA to the PAC-12 Championship game as a True Freshman.If I had to select one of last season's Freshman QBs to be the future of my franchise, I'd take Hundley in a heart beat and never look back.

(Hundley #17) Photo credit: CitySyllabus

Hundley measures in at a solid 6'3" and about 220 Lbs. While 6'3" isn't amazing height, it's certainly not a liability and 220 Lbs. is a perfect weight matched with his height. In terms of his mechanics, his throwing motion is a bit wide and when he goes to throw the deep ball, he has to wind up for it. That wind up time will allow the DB to catch up almost every time. Although, Hundley assesses the entire field before making throws and waits for plays to develop correctly, as opposed to pre-maturely forcing passes. Although, when under pressure, he doesn't have quick reactions to evade an oncoming pass rusher. Hundley won't evade the immediate pass rush threats, but if he notices the pocket collapsing, he is a threat to run for a huge gain.


Nobody is on Fales' level on placement, but Hundley does a solid job at putting the ball where it needs to be.  Against USC, Hundley threw a post to a WR near the right sideline. Hundley threw with his back foot on USC's 42 yard line and the WR caught it at the 14 yard line. Hundley placed the ball far enough to the right to disable the defender trailing the WR from making a play, yet also had a good enough arc to get it over the defender playing a zone under the WR. To add to his placement, velocity isn't an issue with Hundley. While he doesn't possess a Cutler-like laser beam, he gets solid zip on his passes.

Most of this year's top-tier QB are from smaller schools, such as Louisville or San Jose State, but Hundley is a big-time talent from a big-time school. Brett Hundley is, as of now, my No.4 ranked QB behind Fales, Bridgewater, and Carr, in that order. Hundley dominated as a Freshman and he will only get better.