COLUMBUS, Ohio — For what it’s worth, Cardale Jones insists that his decision to return to Ohio State for the 2015 season was all about education.
And the Buckeyes quarterback certainly doesn’t care what I think.
But nevertheless, it was difficult to watch the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday without wondering whether or not Jones made a mistake by not entering this year’s selection show. Only two quarterbacks were taken in the draft’s first 32 picks—The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Jameis Winston first overall before Marcus Mariota was drafted second by the Tennessee Titans—and another signal-caller may not be taken off the board until Friday night’s third round.
Jones likely would have changed that, although where he would have fit into this year’s draft would have been complicated. The 6’5″, 250-pounder only has three starts to his credit in his college career but in that time showed enough talent to potentially be taken with a first-round pick.
“As an athlete, it’s all there. He’s huge. His arm is amazing. It would be the best arm in this year’s draft. He grades great throwing it to every level of the field. Really good anticipation too,” Bleacher Report Lead Draft Analyst Matt Miller said following Ohio State’s win over Oregon in the national title game on Jan. 12. “I could see someone falling in love with him and going crazy.”
With so little game film on Jones to study, a lot of his hypothetical draft…
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