On NFL Now, former NFL quarterback David Carr ranked UCF alumnus Blake Bortles as the best quarterback in the last three draft classes, among several others, with Bortles taking the podium over current NFL quarterbacks Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, Teddy Bridgewater, Carson Wentz, Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch.
At 35 touchdowns for the Jaguars last year, Bortles improved an additional fourteen touchdowns over his first year with the Jags, and improved fifteen hundred passing yards to 4,428 yards in the same frame of time. The former Knight football QB led UCF to the well-cherished Fiesta Bowl game against the Baylor Bears into the New Year after an 11-1 2013 regular season.
“He did a tremendous job spreading the football around, keeping his team in game – he turned the football over a little bit too much, but just showing the ability to stand in the pocket, make throws down the field, move when he had to, use his athleticism. He was very decisive with the ball and his ability to throw on the run – he has it all. He’s an easy choice for that slot,” Carr said.
The entire video of Carr breaking down his choice can be found on the Jacksonville Jaguars official site.
