McKee wasn't particularly interesting when some were mocking him as a late 1st/early 2nd prospect. However, over the last month his stock has fallen to #73 and this is the range where he suddenly becomes much more intriguing. If he's a guy who could be there with our fifth selection at #83 overall then he's definitely worth a further look.
McKee's pros are easy to identify; 6'6" height with very good footwork and one of the most accurate pocket passers in the draft class. Stanford's team was bad last year and his OL and the scheme did him no favors, so like Levis it's reasonable to expect him to improve if given a better situation. McKee also does a good job of avoiding turnovers, with just 1.5% of his plays being deemed turnover worthy. He was particularly good in the Washington game when we failed to generate consistent pressure, completing 17-26 passes for 3 TDs. Overall, McKee was really good last season when not pressured, picking apart defenses with highly accurate passes.
His main limitations are that his arm strength is only average, he was much worse when pressured, and he had almost no "big time throws" as charted by PFF last season. He's also not particularly mobile and needs to improve his processing speed if he's going to succeed in the NFL.
McKee looks to me like a guy who could quickly be a solid backup QB with the ability to come in and play well off the bench. The main gamble is whether he can improve his football IQ and ability to get the ball out fast against pressure, and that seems a decent gamble if he's still there in the third round or later.
McKee's pros are easy to identify; 6'6" height with very good footwork and one of the most accurate pocket passers in the draft class. Stanford's team was bad last year and his OL and the scheme did him no favors, so like Levis it's reasonable to expect him to improve if given a better situation. McKee also does a good job of avoiding turnovers, with just 1.5% of his plays being deemed turnover worthy. He was particularly good in the Washington game when we failed to generate consistent pressure, completing 17-26 passes for 3 TDs. Overall, McKee was really good last season when not pressured, picking apart defenses with highly accurate passes.
His main limitations are that his arm strength is only average, he was much worse when pressured, and he had almost no "big time throws" as charted by PFF last season. He's also not particularly mobile and needs to improve his processing speed if he's going to succeed in the NFL.
McKee looks to me like a guy who could quickly be a solid backup QB with the ability to come in and play well off the bench. The main gamble is whether he can improve his football IQ and ability to get the ball out fast against pressure, and that seems a decent gamble if he's still there in the third round or later.
