Stroud says he’s leading player, protects run ability
INDIANAPOLIS– Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud said that he thinks he’s been the very best player in college football the past 2 years but that he has no desire to sign up with or change former Buckeyes star Justin Fields with the Chicago Bears in the NFL.Chicago has the top choice of the April draft and hasn’t completely eliminated taking a quarterback after Fields has gone 5-20 as the starter considering that being picked with the 11th overall choice in 2021.
But as Stroud reminded everyone Friday at the NFL integrate, he does not want to go to the Bears.
“That’s his team,” Stroud stated of Fields.Editor’s Picks
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NFL teams that could possibly draft a quarterback early in the first round consist of the Houston Texans(No. 2 choice), Indianapolis Colts( No. 4), Las Vegas Raiders (No. 7), Atlanta Falcons (No. 8)and the Carolina Panthers (No. 9). Stroud was known more for his accuracy at Ohio State than as a runner, finishing 69.3%of his passes for 8,123 yards and 85 goals to just 12 interceptions. He hardly ever ran the ball, nevertheless, hurrying for 108 backyards on only 47 attempts last season, and he had just 80 runs for 136 lawns and one goal in college.Stroud safeguarded his capability as a runner Friday. “If you turn on the movie and truly watch what I do and you actually take a look at movie game to game, I have actually utilized my athleticism,” Stroud said. “Not simply in the Georgia game, where I did it a lot, but I’ve done it in every other game.”I’ve had difficult third-down runs. I have actually had hard fourth-down runs. However there were times where I didn’t run the ball or perhaps
I must have. That’s something I learned. That’s what football is everything about. It has to do with stepping back as much as the plate and repairing those problems. “That is essential in an NFL where groups are gravitating toward more mobile quarterbacks. However, Stroud made the point that it isn’t what you do with
your feet that eventually shows your success as a quarterback, utilizing Fields as an example. “You need to make have fun with your feet, [however] he ain’t no damn running back,”Stroud stated of Fields.” He’s a quarterback. He can sling that rock.
“So when teams at the combine have inquired about his athleticism, Stroud has been all set with a response.” I’ll be sincere with you, I told them like I’ll tell y’ all,”
Stroud said.”I didn’t do it a lot in college [run], and I feel like I ought to have.
It’s something I do regret. I seem like I could have done it a lot more.”He is ranked as the No. 5 overall player– and third amongst quarterbacks behind Kentucky’s Will Levis and Alabama’s Bryce Young– by ESPN NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.,
but Stroud stated he thinks he’s the very best player in the draft.”For me, if you put on my film, I believe I have actually been the best player in college football 2 years in a row, “Stroud stated.” Truthfully, I have not touched my potential yet.
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