Arizona Cardinals draft profile: Mitch Trubisky

The Arizona Cardinals could be looking at a quarterback in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft

Many names have come up over the past couple of months when it comes to quarterbacks the Arizona Cardinals should consider in this year’s NFL Draft April 27-29th.  One of the first quarterbacks expected to be taken is North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky.

Trubisky was a starter for just one season for the Tar Heels.  Should that exclude him from being considered?  Absolutely not.

That being said he also should be a guy the Cardinals should consider passing up.  Besides, there is a good chance he’ll be gone by the time the Cardinals pick at number 13 of the first round.

It’s not that the other quarterbacks are that much better but if you look deeper into Trubisky’s resume, you should find some red flags.  Mainly, the first point brought up about his experience.

The guy did make the most of his one full year starting for North Carolina but there are some numbers that should make some think twice.  Just look at where he produced his best statistics.

His best games in 2016 were against Pittsburgh and James Madison.  He threw a season-high five touchdowns and 453-yards against Pittsburgh.  Did I mention that Pitt had the 127th-best pass defense in the country?  Only Arizona State had a worse defense in FBS.

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His worst game last season was in a 34-3 loss to Virginia Tech.  He had no touchdowns and two interceptions.  To his credit, he only threw four interceptions in the regular season and two in the Sun Bowl against Stanford.  He threw 30 touchdowns on the season.

As you can see there are some good trait’s to his game.  Even at 13 though I believe it to be a stretch to take him.  The numbers can be deceiving.

The Cardinals would serve themselves better waiting until the middle rounds to find a guy they can groom over the next year or two.  There isn’t really any real wrong answer.  However some answers are better than others when it comes to choosing the quarterback of the future.