KJ Costello as a top 15 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft? KJ Costello not a top 5 quarterback in the SEC? Which prediction is closer to the truth? Brian Hadad and Joel Coleman take a look at two wildly different perceptions of the Mississippi State signal caller.
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I looked this up after a discussion about this on 247... Since the 2017 draft there have been 15 QB's taken in the first round. 7 of the 15 were on teams that won 8 or less including the bowl game. Two of them were on teams with losing records - Patrick Mahomes (5-7... wow Kingsbury sucks) and Josh Rosen (6-7).
All that to say it wouldn't be that crazy to imagine KJ throwing for 4500 yards, 40 touchdowns and 10-12 ints and then get drafted in the first round... but we still only win 8 or so because the defense is just okay/poor and we lose to Alabama, LSU, Auburn and A&M.