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2019 NFL Draft: Five overrated prospects heading into the season

By Sayre Bedinger

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 24: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers throws a pass during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - NOVEMBER 24: Drew Lock #3 of the Missouri Tigers throws a pass during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 16: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks runs with the ball against the Boise State Broncos in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 16, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State won 38-28. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 16: Quarterback Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks runs with the ball against the Boise State Broncos in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 16, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boise State won 38-28. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

3. Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon

The NFL is a traits-based business, and Justin Herbert has traits teams covet in spades

Herbert is very well built and well proportioned with a combination of athleticism and arm talent, but through two college seasons at Oregon, he has given us just a 16-game sample size.

Now, a smaller sample size doesn’t necessarily mean Herbert is overrated, but as of right now, this is a player that’s being talked about as a legitimate candidate for the top overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and we haven’t even seen what he can do over the course of a full season in college.

What we have seen is pretty impressive, no doubt. Herbert has made some nice throws and put up some very good numbers at Oregon in terms of his touchdown to interception ratio (34 TDs, 9 INTs).

Herbert’s abilities aren’t overrated but at this point, the sample size is too small to say he’s going to be a top-five pick in next year’s draft. Things need to play out on the field.

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