College Scouting Notebook: Maybe, just maybe, Jacob Eason could be the guy?
Could 2020 4th round pick be the guy for the Colts?
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I started doing these quarterback centered College Scouting Notebooks a few weeks back with the thought that the Colts would be in the market for one in this upcoming NFL Draft. What continued to shock me with the first few I posted was the countless amount of comments mentioning 2020 4th Round Pick Jacob Eason and fans suggesting that he could be the guy rather than any of these 2021 draft prospects.
Eason didn’t slip my mind because he is an awful quarterback but I more so ignored the possibility of him being the future starter mainly due to the fact that day three quarterback picks have an egregiously low chance of ever becoming a backup in the NFL, much less a starter. There have been some hits like Tom Brady but there have been so many misses that I didn’t even consider him.
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The Colts will be heading into the 2021 NFL offseason with just Jacob Eason under contract as Jacoby Brissett and Philip Rivers are set to hit free agency. Even if the team re-signs Rivers to another one year deal, the need to find the future at the quarterback position still persists for this team. Chris Ballard has built an excellent roster in his time in Indy but it could all prove to be fruitless if he doesn’t pick the “right” young quarterback of the future.