Nathan Peterman
QB - Pittsburgh - #4 - RS Senior
6-2 - 226 - 4.82 speed
Peterman is certainly not in the same class of ceiling types as the names above, but many suggest he is the best of the rest.
POSITIVES: He appears to be the only guy in this conversation with a real handle on the play-action game from under center that so many teams desire. Pitt ran a pro-style offense with him going through the play-action bootleg game that is so often employed (Dallas loves it) and runs it very well. He knows where his reads are going to be and goes down them like a checklist. He is very solid and seems like someone you could plug and play to run your offense the way you wish to run it. He waited his turn and transferred from Tennessee to Pittsburgh to get his chance and then put 2 years of tape up that looked pretty effective. And before we call him a bus driver, let's also note the jaw-dropping 9.3 yards per attempt. He makes things look simple, but they still are very productive. He is a feisty competitor who will compete for you. He is a graduate who is married, so he is certainly settled down in his personal life.
CONCERNS: The biggest is pretty easy. He lacks the big NFL starter's arm. When he throws deep, he has to put air under it and this allows DBs to close in at that level. He looks like he is making rather predetermined decisions that certainly limit your ability to take advantage of busts that make themselves available over the course of the play. Too many of his throws bring defenders into the play and the ball gets tipped. His margins for error are significantly smaller than the others in this study, so he has to really be sharp to be great on Sundays. He had some real fumble issues in 2016 with seven.
Overall, he is likely the first of those you would look at as a candidate to be a long-term backup.
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