This is pretty wild

[hatfieldms]

 

[dawgstudent]

 

[57stratdawg]

Hail state baby. I hope we can keep him for 2028 too.

 

[aTotal360]

Gotta pay to play.

 

[dawgstudent]

Hail state baby. I hope we can keep him for 2028 too.

If I was him - I'd sure as hell consider it.

 

[22yardpunt]

He may have to consider staying for 2028 - assuming he stays healthy next year he will have around 15 career starts give or take. Thats just not that much considering the rather limited PT he had last year. With Dak he playing some his sophomore year, then started the last 2.

 

[dawgstudent]

Mendoza got a 4 year - $58 million contract. So I’d still go to the nfl assuming he is the #1 pick.

 

[bulldognation]

Saw where KT is now the highest paid QB in CFB. State is now moving the entire qb market price with that move.

 

[LOTRGOTDAWGFAN]

KT is not gonna stay healthy if the OL isn't doing it's job to protect him. Any idea if folks on the OL are getting NIL money? if not, this is a breeding ground for jealousy and resentment.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

If I was him - I'd sure as hell consider it.

Huge QB $ in the NFL is all about the 2nd & sometimes 3rd contract. The player needs to get the clock ticking on the first contract as early as possible assuming that he will be a top half of the first round pick. It will be tough to get KT back in 2028 unless he (maybe his coach) underperforms in 2027.

 

[Villagedawg]

Hail state baby. I hope we can keep him for 2028 too.

I hope he's so damn successful in 2027 that there is no way he isn't 1/1 in the draft.

 

[downwarddawg]

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Who are those people? QB's???
Obviously I don't watch NFL so this is a real question.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Mendoza got a 4 year - $58 million contract. So I’d still go to the nfl assuming he is the #1 pick.

^^^^ plus it puts him a year closer to the coveted second contact

 

[FlotownDawg]

Who are those people? QB's???
Obviously I don't watch NFL so this is a real question.

The NFL quarterbacks on that graphic are either on their first contract, are backups or journeymen. So it's a bit of a misleading graphic. All three of the New York Giants quarterbacks are on that graphic. And Carson Wentz should be working for free after that horrible performance he had on MNF. He forced the Vikings to trade for Kirk Cousins on that performance alone.

 

[downwarddawg]

The NFL quarterbacks on that graphic are either on their first contract, are backups or journeymen. So it's a bit of a misleading graphic. All three of the New York Giants quarterbacks are on that graphic. And Carson Wentz should be working for free after that horrible performance he had on MNF. He forced the Vikings to trade for Kirk Cousins on that performance alone.

Thanks for clarifying!

 

[hatfieldms]

The NFL quarterbacks on that graphic are either on their first contract, are backups or journeymen. So it's a bit of a misleading graphic. All three of the New York Giants quarterbacks are on that graphic. And Carson Wentz should be working for free after that horrible performance he had on MNF. He forced the Vikings to trade for Kirk Cousins on that performance alone.

It’s not misleading at all. It’s just pointing out that he is making more in college than 12 different NFL QBs. If anything it shows how upside down all of this is

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

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Be safe.....be smooth.....and have a great night.

 

[mstateglfr]

Gotta pay to play.

Gotta pay for him to not play, too.

 

[dawgstudent]

Gotta pay for him to not play, too.

If we lost KT - I think most fans would be ready to give up more so than they are now. He gives hope for next season even with Lebby. To me, KT held all the cards and I'm not sure what else the university should have done besides paying him.

 

[Perd Hapley]

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Honest question - if you’ve watched any NFL at all these past 2 or 3 seasons and also followed these guy’s college careers…..would you choose ANY of those QB’s on that list over KT to run Lebby’s offense at MSU and, more importantly, with MSU’s offensive supporting cast?

I’m not sure that I would. The precision required on the deep ball, the mobility to extend plays and survive behind a bad OL, the arm strength required for throws on the run…..I’m not sure that I’d take any of them. Dart is a maybe, but its worth noting that he’s only being paid so little because he’s on a rookie deal. He also received a signing bonus that was worth more than K1’s deal all by itself.

Shough is another maybe, but honestly I doubt I’d take him. Just looking at what be did at Louisville in 2024, in his SEVENTH year as a college QB and all the requisite development there, he still only put up a fairly pedestrian 148.1 passer rating. K1 was at 172.3 for the 2026 season, with all but one of the games being against P4 competition.

The rest of the guys are all has-beens, backups, has-been backups, or shaky starters that have no long term support from the team’s front office.

I think I’m gonna go ahead and take K1 over all of them. So yeah, it’s pretty wild, but it he seems to be worth it based on all the current measurable data.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

^^^^ plus it puts him a year closer to the coveted second contact

 

[patdog]

Mendoza got a 4 year - $58 million contract. So I’d still go to the nfl assuming he is the #1 pick.

Yeah. KT won't be making anywhere near $7.5M in the NFL.

Honest question - if you’ve watched any NFL at all these past 2 or 3 seasons and also followed these guy’s college careers…..would you choose ANY of those QB’s on that list over KT to run Lebby’s offense at MSU and, more importantly, with MSU’s offensive supporting cast?

I’m not sure that I would. The precision required on the deep ball, the mobility to extend plays and survive behind a bad OL, the arm strength required for throws on the run…..I’m not sure that I’d take any of them. Dart is a maybe, but its worth noting that he’s only being paid so little because he’s on a rookie deal. He also received a signing bonus that was worth more than K1’s deal all by itself.

Shough is another maybe, but honestly I doubt I’d take him. Just looking at what be did at Louisville in 2024, in his SEVENTH year as a college QB and all the requisite development there, he still only put up a fairly pedestrian 148.1 passer rating. K1 was at 172.3 for the 2026 season, with all but one of the games being against P4 competition.

The rest of the guys are all has-beens, backups, has-been backups, or shaky starters that have no long term support from the team’s front office.

I think I’m gonna go ahead and take K1 over all of them. So yeah, it’s pretty wild, but it he seems to be worth it based on all the current measurable data.

The status of NFL QBs the last several years is pretty strange. There’s a few elite ones, a few pretty good ones. Maybe a dozen total between the two. The a vast desert of warm bodies to take snaps.

 

[SteelCurtain74]

Honest question - if you’ve watched any NFL at all these past 2 or 3 seasons and also followed these guy’s college careers…..would you choose ANY of those QB’s on that list over KT to run Lebby’s offense at MSU and, more importantly, with MSU’s offensive supporting cast?

I’m not sure that I would. The precision required on the deep ball, the mobility to extend plays and survive behind a bad OL, the arm strength required for throws on the run…..I’m not sure that I’d take any of them. Dart is a maybe, but its worth noting that he’s only being paid so little because he’s on a rookie deal. He also received a signing bonus that was worth more than K1’s deal all by itself.

Shough is another maybe, but honestly I doubt I’d take him. Just looking at what be did at Louisville in 2024, in his SEVENTH year as a college QB and all the requisite development there, he still only put up a fairly pedestrian 148.1 passer rating. K1 was at 172.3 for the 2026 season, with all but one of the games being against P4 competition.

The rest of the guys are all has-beens, backups, has-been backups, or shaky starters that have no long term support from the team’s front office.

I think I’m gonna go ahead and take K1 over all of them. So yeah, it’s pretty wild, but it he seems to be worth it based on all the current measurable data.

Answer to your question is Geno Smith. One of the best deep ball passers in the league and has been going back 4 or 5 years. In regard to mobility, it's what helped his career when he was in Seattle.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...y-offensive-line-issues-abe-lucas-george-fant

 

[The Cooterpoot]

KT is not gonna stay healthy if the OL isn't doing it's job to protect him. Any idea if folks on the OL are getting NIL money? if not, this is a breeding ground for jealousy and resentment.

He didn't get hurt this year because of the OL

 

[M R DAWGS]

This whole deal is just dumb. Clueless management grasping at straws due to poor decisions and a strong arm.

Whole lot of not smart running MSU.

Hate it

 

[patdog]

He didn't get hurt this year because of the OL

No. But the OL still sucks.

 

[hatfieldms]

Honest question - if you’ve watched any NFL at all these past 2 or 3 seasons and also followed these guy’s college careers…..would you choose ANY of those QB’s on that list over KT to run Lebby’s offense at MSU and, more importantly, with MSU’s offensive supporting cast?

I’m not sure that I would. The precision required on the deep ball, the mobility to extend plays and survive behind a bad OL, the arm strength required for throws on the run…..I’m not sure that I’d take any of them. Dart is a maybe, but its worth noting that he’s only being paid so little because he’s on a rookie deal. He also received a signing bonus that was worth more than K1’s deal all by itself.

Shough is another maybe, but honestly I doubt I’d take him. Just looking at what be did at Louisville in 2024, in his SEVENTH year as a college QB and all the requisite development there, he still only put up a fairly pedestrian 148.1 passer rating. K1 was at 172.3 for the 2026 season, with all but one of the games being against P4 competition.

The rest of the guys are all has-beens, backups, has-been backups, or shaky starters that have no long term support from the team’s front office.

I think I’m gonna go ahead and take K1 over all of them. So yeah, it’s pretty wild, but it he seems to be worth it based on all the current measurable data.

Nice analysis. The only point to the whole thing is you have college qbs making more money than some pro qbs