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NFL Combine: Top Workout Comparables for Every Skill-Position Player at the 2017 Combine
Now that each skill-position player in the 2017 NFL draft class has completed the combine, we know what their numbers are for each event. But how does that compare to previous players?

Quarterbacks

There are some obvious limitations to scouting quarterbacks just based on their measurables, so take all of these with a grain of salt. But it can also give us a glimpse at what to expect from these guys as athletes.

The top comparables will be limited to players drafted from 1999 on at the same position. For each player, we'll include the name of the comparables, where they were drafted, and the percentage similarity between them. These will go in alphabetical order to keep things clean. Players who did not complete at least two drills (such as Miami's Brad Kaaya) were omitted.

C.J. Beathard, Iowa

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Jimmy Clausen2010Round 2, Pick 1697.94%
Tyler Palko2007Undrafted97.28%
Teddy Bridgewater2014Round 1, Pick 3296.93%
Kellen Clemens2006Round 2, Pick 1796.57%
Colby Cameron2013Undrafted96.25%


Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Geno Smith2013Round 2, Pick 794.61%
Jay Cutler2006Round 1, Pick 1193.32%
Donovan McNabb1999Round 1, Pick 293.13%
Scott Dreisbach1999Undrafted92.99%
Darron Thomas2012Undrafted92.77%


Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Zac Dysert2013Round 7, Pick 2899.31%
Brady Quinn2007Round 1, Pick 2297.66%
B.J. Coleman2012Round 7, Pick 3696.88%
Jay Cutler2006Round 1, Pick 1194.69%
Trent Edwards2007Round 3, Pick 2894.63%


DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Sam Bradford2010Round 1, Pick 197.29%
Trent Edwards2007Round 3, Pick 2895.81%
Ryan Lindley2012Round 6, Pick 1595.23%
Levi Brown2010Round 7, Pick 294.40%
Cody Pickett2004Round 7, Pick 1694.24%


Trevor Knight, Texas A&M

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Tyrod Taylor2011Round 6, Pick 1595.29%
D.J. Shockley2006Round 7, Pick 1594.25%
Geno Smith2013Round 2, Pick 793.80%
Aaron Murray2014Round 6, Pick 391.78%
Ronald Curry2002Round 7, Pick 2491.63%


Mitch Leidner, Minnesota

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Zac Dysert2013Round 7, Pick 2896.57%
Jay Cutler2006Round 1, Pick 1194.50%
Kellen Clemens2006Round 2, Pick 1794.05%
Darron Thomas2012Undrafted93.71%
Giovanni Carmazzi2000Round 3, Pick 392.44%


Sefo Liufau, Colorado

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Zac Dysert2013Round 7, Pick 2899.31%
B.J. Coleman2012Round 7, Pick 3695.20%
Kyle Orton2005Round 4, Pick 594.76%
Ryan Colburn2011Undrafted94.41%
Chad Henne2008Round 2, Pick 2694.24%


Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Jimmy Clausen2010Round 2, Pick 1697.29%
Kellen Clemens2006Round 2, Pick 1796.54%
Teddy Bridgewater2014Round 1, Pick 3294.04%
J.P. Losman2004Round 1, Pick 2294.00%
Colt McCoy2010Round 3, Pick 2193.89%


Nathan Peterman, Pittsburgh

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Kellen Clemens2006Round 2, Pick 1796.75%
Jimmy Garoppolo2014Round 2, Pick 3096.21%
Jimmy Clausen2010Round 2, Pick 1696.17%
Jay Cutler2006Round 1, Pick 1195.97%
Matthew Stafford2009Round 1, Pick 195.14%


Cooper Rush, Central Michigan

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Zac Dysert2013Round 7, Pick 2897.94%
Jeff Smoker2004Round 6, Pick 3696.69%
Chad Henne2008Round 2, Pick 2696.41%
Culler Harper2009Undrafted95.94%
Tom Savage2014Round 5, Pick 795.64%


Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Jimmy Clausen2010Round 2, Pick 1696.99%
Teddy Bridgewater2014Round 1, Pick 3292.48%
Daryll Clark2010Undrafted92.39%
J.P. Losman2004Round 1, Pick 2292.30%
David Rivers2001Undrafted92.03%


Deshaun Watson, Clemson

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Donovan McNabb1999Round 1, Pick 296.69%
Jimmy Clausen2010Round 2, Pick 1696.21%
J.P. Losman2004Round 1, Pick 2295.61%
Geno Smith2013Round 2, Pick 793.99%
Graham Leigh1999Undrafted93.92%


Davis Webb, California

ComparableYearDraft SlotSimilarity
Jason Campbell2005Round 1, Pick 2597.21%
Zach Mettenberger2014Round 6, Pick 1896.57%
Blake Bortles2014Round 1, Pick 395.18%
E.J. Manuel2013Round 1, Pick 1694.93%
Carson Palmer2003Round 1, Pick 193.96%
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