Jacoby Brissett

– Who do you get compared to in terms of quarterbacks in the NFL?
JB – I get the Big Ben (Roethlisberger) and Cam (Newton) comparisons somewhat. Every quarterback is different I feel, but those guys stand out a little bit (in comparisons Brissett receives).

– What does Jacoby Brissett do that NFL Scouts are going to love and take notice of in your own words?
JB – He’s a leader of his team. He’s a guy who is going to steer the ship. The guy is competitive and somebody who is going to win games for a organization. 

– On a scale one to ten. How would you rate yourself?
Arm Strength?
JB – 9
Accuracy?
JB – 8.5
Mobility?
JB – 7
Picking up and directing the offense?
JB – 8

“The under the radar guy who does everything right,” was the way Jacoby Brissett humbling described himself in Mobile, Alabama during our interview at the Senior Bowl. I could not agree more with him and anyone who encounters the 6-foot-3 and 236 pound quarterback will walk away feeling the same way.

In the span of six or seven minutes it was easy to understand his demeanor as a quarterback who is driven to lead the team for the organization and not himself. No self gratification on the behalf of the former Florida Gators quarterback who transferred to North Carolina State. “Somebody who was a leader from transferring in from another school to the one he left,” said Brissett. When teased about being a possible risk for a NFL team, he adamantly claimed he will not be the victim of a TMZ special. Instead the standout quarterback says he enjoys his time at Panera (Bread). So it is safe to say character issues will not play any role in diminishing his NFL draft value.

On the field you find a narrow type built quarterback with above average arm and accuracy skills. Generally makes good decisions and can zip the ball on short routes. He was one of just three quarterbacks in the Power 5 conferences with at least 2,000 passing yards, 300 rushing yards, 20 passing TDs and five or less interceptions (with Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariotta of Oregon and Brett Hundley of UCLA in 2014). In the previous five seasons, only eight P5 QBs have matched those numbers (2014). He followed his senior season with another 2,662 passing yards, 615 rushing yards and a combined 26 touchdowns. Plays smart and shows unstanding and grasp of a pro-style offense. Shows good field vision and decent sense of pocket awareness to know when to bail. Throws a very catchable ball and anticpates when his receivers are coming out of their breaks.

Brissett appeared to two games as a true freshman at Florida (2011). He sat out 2013 after he transferred to North Carolina State and was named the Wolfpack’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. The next season he took the reigns of the offense and never looked back. Being a quarterback starts first and foremost upstairs (mentally) and Brissett possesses the mental toughness and ability to compete in the NFL.