Purdue QB Aidan O'Connell is a prospect who hasn't had much buzz, and yet is projected to be a late day 2/early day 3 pick! Today we will talk about why Aidan O'Connell is a prototypical day 3 NFL pick.
He’s got a quick release, accurate and processes plays quick. I’m sure he can work on his sliding, strength and footwork in the pros. Enjoyed this a lot. Let’s go Raiders!
He's in a great situation right now. Great recievers, a really good RB, and a hopefully solid O line. He might ball out playing with these pieces around him.
He's going to end up being the best QB in the draft. I didn't even come across him until I was looking at Purdue highlights for Charlie Jones. Can't believe he was drafted as late as he was.
I like this pick for our team in a lot of ways…He’s a bullseye passer…Long as you place that ball and get it out on time …You don’t need an athletic QB all the time..I always have RG3 in the back of my mind who was injured early in his career for in my was running too much …Protect Aidan and give him time..
Came across this video looking for O’Connell highlights. And you have been proven right after his first game. So I went looking to see if you had anymore insight. Well low and behold you had the right predictions on Hener and Brock Purdy. Dude you have my respect and my follow!!!
I've been watching this guy for a few years now. One thing I'd mention is that he was originally committed to a D3 and wound up coming to Purdue as the 8th string walk-on QB. As a junior, he started the season as QB4 and led, I think, 3 comeback game-winning drives in the few games he played that year. He helped put up absurd numbers for David Bell and Charlie Jones. The talent deficit between what guys like Stroud and Young have vs what O'Connell had around him, at least this year, was crazy. The athleticism to me is obviously the biggest drawback, but I don't know that O'Connell isn't seen as the best QB in this draft class as far as doing everything else other than running if you give him all of the draft picks on offense around him that you see at Alabama or Ohio State. I was expecting him to put up insane, borderline record-breaking numbers this year, but he wound up losing a handful of his top receivers to academic issues and injuries, 2 in the preseason (Milton Wright, #1 receiver, and Garrett Miller - who both would probably get drafted if not for the setbacks) and 2 others during week 1, so the Purdue offense as a whole took a step back from 2021. But if you watch the Iowa, MSU, or Tennessee games from 2021 - although I guess Tennessee's defense was horrendously bad - Purdue was throwing for anything they wanted - even with like 8 or their top 9 receivers out at the end of that bowl game.
im watching a few weeks after the draft. I know you mentioned the vikings and the rams as best potential fits, but I think that the raiders were honestly best case scenario now that that's what happened. sit behind Jimmy G for a year and if Davante Adams is still around, that's a great situation
