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2018 NFL Draft: Key strengths and weaknesses for Josh Rosen

By Maxwell Ogden

PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins tosses the ball after scoring a touchdown on a short run during the first half of a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl on November 11, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins tosses the ball after scoring a touchdown on a short run during the first half of a game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Rose Bowl on November 11, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins looks to pass against the Stanford Cardinal during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

Strength: Intermediate Accuracy

The sexiest play a quarterback can make is a deep throw that leads his receiver. Thus, many fans—and even some general managers—have fallen in love with the quarterbacks who can air it out and utilize the deep ball to their advantage.

What Josh Rosen has going for him, however, is the ability to throw accurate passes on the intermediate level—a skill that successful general managers salivate over.

Rosen completed 62.6 percent of his passes in 2017, but that’s a somewhat misleading statistic. That percentage was negatively impacted by the fact that his teammates dropped 31 passes this season—an egregiously high number.

For those who are concerned that the drops may be a product of Rosen throwing poor passes, the numbers display that his accuracy actually sets him apart.

Any quarterback who can consistently fit throws between the linebackers and the safeties will intrigue scouts and general managers. Rosen’s ability to do so is exactly why he’s emerging as one of the more coveted quarterbacks in recent NFL Draft history.

Coupled with the poise that Rosen has displayed under pressure, he has the look and feel of a high-level NFL quarterback—especially in this intermediate-driven era.

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