Jameis Winston vs Marcus Mariota

Jan 1, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) passes the ball during the first half of the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game against the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

Arm Talent

Winston’s arm talent is head and shoulders above Mariota as he is also a baseball pitcher that has a 95-mph fast ball. The same applies for him in football too as he has a huge arm and showed it with the darts he threw against the Ducks. And to go with it, Winston showed he is a very accurate passer that consistently threw into tight windows for completions.

Mariota has a good arm but not like Winstons, plus he showed early and often enough that he’s not a very accurate passer. A classic example to compare the accuracy of the two quarterbacks is the interceptions they both threw in the game. Winston threw his into a tight window and it went off of his receiver’s hands first while Mariota missed a guy that had four yards of separation.

Mariota should have had another interception on a badly thrown ball but the Seminoles defensive back dropped it.