DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk NFL Draft 2026 Pick #182 Arkansas QB Taylen Green

I'm the one that posted we should keep Taylen 3-4 years to see what he can develop into. We need a 3rd string QB anyways so why not a guy with his skills. Irish out of those 36 QB's drafted in the 6th round over the last 20 years how many have the physical skills TG has? How many had the insane numbers he put up at the combine? I'll bet none. He's worth keeping on the roster to see what Monken can do with him. Small investment but possibly a huge upside!

Going by stats when it is in reference to individual players is as an ignorant of a view of things as there can be. Every player is different. They have different skill levels, abilities, how long they have played the position etc.... Players are worth developing. Some will develop many more won't. How much God given talent does a player have and how much ability to learn and work ethic does that same player have. That is the real difference. Taylen Green has athletic skills that most 1st round QB's do not have. Does he have the capacity and work ethic to learn and develop? Hopefully Green is a tremendously hard worker and can develop. At this point none of us know including the know it all's that site stats as opinion.

Sanders could prove to be an exception to the rule. From all indications around Berea he camped out in the facility all winter after the season watching film and working on his game and Todd Monken's playbook. He is at least putting in the work to get better. I appreciate players that work at their craft. Sounds like Watson has also put the work in as reports are he has looked really good so far both moving well and arm looks strong. Could be a very interesting camp with these 2. Green is worth developing. His raw talent is jaw dropping. Now it is up to him and the coaches.

I agree with your wisdom and insight. I like what I have heard about him. If our worst fallback option is Green at QB3, then we have some options to work with. I have been considering what ir might mean to have him on the field as a second QB for some gadget or gimmick plays. He might really challenge defenses in multiple ways. Hope to see more that will let his Combine performance translate to the NFL battlefield. Wishing all of them good luck.

Thank you. I'm glad you did your research.

I know you were the one that made the 3-4 comment,

I'm not going to pretend that I know every name on this list of 36. But of those I do know, I don't think any had the same athletic traits. We all know there has never been a QB like Green at the combine, so I'm going to take that as a rhetorical question.

As Bone said, Green is going to get his chance. Right now it's going to be in the shadows, but you can learn a lot observing from the shadows. If he understands that his time will come, he could set himself up to have a great opportunity.

Where did you get your data? I was exploring the historical outcomes question, too and search engine AI wasn't very good at understanding the data it was pulling from. (I asked Google for 6th round QBs that ran for over 700 yards in a college season and it spat out Gardiner Minshew as the answer along with some names of other people nowhere close)

I ask because Joe Webb wasn't on your list. He seemed like the closest athletic profile to me (though still not exact,) and he played 10 seasons, too. Yes, he eventually converted to WR/gadget guy, but he was a QB his first 3 years in MIN (and was drafted as one.)

While I don't see the WR conversion for him, I do think the "gadget" possibilities give Green a decently long longevity floor.

With the exception of Sudfeld, the guys that did last were guys that used their legs/athleticism as a significant part of their game.

Lesser athletes taken late are easier to let go of than guys with tantalizing traits. I wonder what the average career length of guys with a RAS over 9 is. MathBomb might actually have something like that somewhere.