Year - pro style / Dual Threat
2011- Jeff Driskil / Braxton Miller
2010 - Jake Heaps/ Devin Gardner
2009 - Matt Barkley / Russell Sheppard
2008 - Blaine Gabbert / Terrelle Pryor
2007 - Jimmy Clausen/ Tyrod Taylor
2006 - Matthew Stafford / Tim Tebow

Opinions on results?

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Posted by Tigercat

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 7:49 pm to cajunbug

Pretty good track record on pro styles, even Heaps has looked pretty good for BYU as a true Fresh/Soph. (Why they didn't just stick with him, and instead piss him off into transferring, I have no idea..)

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Posted by dreaux

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 7:54 pm to cajunbug

Clausen was all hype IMO, because of ND

Barkley and stafford are serious ballers as is driskel.

Driskel is in a bad situation right now

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Posted by The Egg

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Member since Dec 2004

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 7:55 pm to cajunbug

I see 3 top 15 picks there and then the probable 2013 #1 pick in barkley.

the DT guys are so damn hard to project, but Pryor and Taylor showed their worth to their teams...they were good at what they did.

Miller will end up being a beast in that Meyer offense.

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Posted by LSUFreek

Greater New Orleans

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 8:03 pm to cajunbug

Stafford is an NFL Starter & star.
Tebow is an NFL star who happens to be a starter.
Clausen is an NFL backup and has started before.
Tyrod is an NFL backup.
Pryor is an NFL backup.
Blaine Gabbert is an NFL starter.
Matt Barkley will be a top 5 NFL Draft pick next year.
Russell Shepard will get drafted as a WR.
Jake Heaps started at BYU, and got benched. Transferring to Weis & Kansas.
Devin Gardner got injured at Michigan & Denard Robinson has a year left but may switch positions.
Braxton Miller was Big Ten freshman of the year & could be a college star under Meyer.
Jeff Driskel got thrown into the fire, but has tools to blossom.

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Posted by Buckeye Fan 19

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 8:10 pm to cajunbug

The four pro-style QBs we can judge (still too early on Heaps, IMO, and definitely on Driskil) were/are all great college quarterbacks. For the dual-threats, Tebow is obviously one of the best ever, and Pryor and Taylor were both very good, as well. Obviously N/A on Shep.

Pretty good track record, actually. Better than I thought it'd be before clicking on the thread/seeing the list.

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