QB 18
Mark Gronowski
Iowa
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 236 lbs
Class: Senior
Report by:
Paul Kilgallen
Measurables
Physical
Height
6'2"
Weight
236 lbs
Arm Length
32.375 in
Hand Size
10.5 in
Speed & Agility
40-Time
4.7 s
10-Yard-Split
1.6 s
Shuttle
4.29 s
Explosiveness
Vertical
39 in
Broad Jump
10'8"
Traits
offense
Power Runner
Trait Prototype: Najee Harris
multi
Bloodline
Trait Prototype: Eli Manning
Summary
Strengths
Winner
Wrecking Ball
Intelligent
Durable
Weaknesses
Stares down receivers
One Read
Overconfident in arm
Final Report
Mark Gronowski, a 6th year Senior QB out of Iowa by way of SDSU, where he won two FCS National Championships and Natty MVP's to boot, is the all-time winningest QB in NCAA history with 58 wins in 68 starts. He played his first five years at South Dakota State, racking up honors and awards, before transferring to Iowa where he struggled a bit with elevated competition. He is an experienced college quarterback with the traits and smarts to run inside of a highly structured NFL offense that makes it easy on him, getting the ball out quickly to his first or second read. The problem is that if you ask him to do more than that, you may be in trouble. He will make mistakes by being overconfident in his ability to deliver the ball into tight windows, and lacks the top end arm strength to blow the top off the defense. He is a good scrambler and runner with the ball in his hands, inviting contact and playing through it. There may be an NFL project in here, but the best possible result is likely a solid backup.