2015 NFL Draft: Top-5 Character Risks

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

Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston provides the biggest reward of them if all goes well. Therefore, I have to sit him at the top of my list for players with character risks. So despite all he’s done and gone through, he is projected to be pick No. 1 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

It’s not every year that you find a quarterback that does everything in college that translates to the NFL. Plus the kid has a huge arm, he’s athletic, and as Stuart Scott, God rest his soul, used to say, “He’s as cool as the other side of the pillow.” when the pressure is on. But you can clearly see the thinking is different on Winston as I couldn’t find quotes about him like the others.

Winston was accused but not charged with rape, disciplined for yelling obscenities at his college student center and caught on top stealing crab legs. Their thinking must be, “Okay, he wasn’t charged for rape, the student center thing he’ll grow out of quick and we’ll pay him enough to where he won’t even have shop much less steal crab legs.”

For goodness sake, Ira Kaufman of PFT.NBCsports. said, “I think if Winston is the pick, and I think he is, I think (Derrick) Brooks will try to corral this kid, mature him, and even bring him into his home if necessary. That’s how much Brooks cares about FSU, the Bucs, and seeing this franchise get relevant.”

Anything for a quarterback!

Next: Bottom Line