2021 NFL Draft: Trey Lance can make it a three-horse race for No. 1 pick

Weaknesses

It is difficult to pick too many faults in Lance’s game. There was little he did wrong in his first season as a starter for the Bison, though he could certainly serve to be a more consistently accurate thrower.

Lance completed 67 per cent of his throws last season but that percentage could have been even higher had he not skipped a number of simple throws low and incomplete, with his footwork appearing rushed and lazy on such passes.

Downfield throws are far from always a given for Lance, who has a tendency to underthrow receivers deep, which was prevalent in an up-and-down performance against South Dakota State and is one that is significantly more likely to be punished at the NFL level.

Thought not careless with the football as a thrower, Lance has been guilty of taking risks when carrying it.

Indeed, defenders have had success stripping the ball from his grasp, and ball security stands out as a definite issue that NFL evaluators will focus on, perhaps fearful that the heavy collisions he seems to embrace could result in turnovers as well as injuries.

However, in truth, Lance only needs to make minor tweaks to his game as he looks to somehow improve on a remarkably impressive first act.