2018 NFL Draft: Key strengths and weaknesses for Luke Falk

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 25: Quarterback Luke Falk #4 of the Washington State Cougars warms up prior to the game against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 25: Quarterback Luke Falk #4 of the Washington State Cougars warms up prior to the game against the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 11: Quarterback Luke Falk #4 of the Washington State Cougars passes the ball during their game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – NOVEMBER 11: Quarterback Luke Falk #4 of the Washington State Cougars passes the ball during their game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /

The 2018 NFL Draft features a vast number of quality quarterbacks. Where does Washington State Cougars standout Luke Falk fit in?


The 2018 NFL Draft features four quarterbacks who are viewed as first-round locks: Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, and Josh Rosen. There are two other quarterbacks who could be Round 1 selections in Lamar Jackson and Mason Rudolph.

Due to the undeniable measure of uncertainty surrounding all six quarterbacks, however, general managers are inevitably evaluating their options further down the board.

Earlier this week, With the First Pick profiled a sleeper who’s garnering significant hype: Richmond Spiders quarterback Kyle Lauletta. Lauletta stood out at the Senior Bowl and has since become one of the more coveted Day 2 prospects in this class.

Joining Lauletta in that regard is a power conference quarterback who’s fighting to shed the reputation of a system quarterback: Luke Falk.

Falk was the star quarterback for the Washington State Cougars, which ran an air raid offense. It’s a solid system at the collegiate level, but neither it nor the field generals who run it translate especially well to the NFL.

The question is: What are the strengths and weaknesses that could make or break Luke Falk in the 2018 NFL Draft and at the professional level?