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2020 NFL Draft: Quarterbacks who need big games in Week 7 action

By Sayre Bedinger

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 05: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers looks to throw ball against the Utah State Aggiesat Tiger Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 05: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers looks to throw ball against the Utah State Aggiesat Tiger Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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EUGENE, OREGON – OCTOBER 05: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks looks to throw the ball while being hit by Cameron Goode #19 of the California Golden Bears in the third quarter during their game at Autzen Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
EUGENE, OREGON – OCTOBER 05: Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks looks to throw the ball while being hit by Cameron Goode #19 of the California Golden Bears in the third quarter during their game at Autzen Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Week 7 of the 2019 college football season features some fascinating quarterback matchups with the 2020 NFL Draft in focus. Who needs to have a big game?

College football action in week 7 has plenty of intrigue when it comes to big matchups in conference play, but for the 2020 NFL Draft crowd, you can pop a squad and prepare for a full weekend of phenomenal quarterback studying.

Justin Herbert already put on a show on Friday night against the Colorado Buffaloes, completing only 56.3 percent of his passes (18-of-32) but dropping some dimes and throwing two touchdowns with no interceptions in Oregon’s dominating 45-3 victory.

In front of at least 24 scouts from 17 different NFL teams, Herbert and the Ducks extended their winning streak to five games after a tough loss in their season opener to a very strong Auburn team.

Herbert extended an impressive streak of 34 straight games with at least one touchdown pass.

Herbert didn’t play in the fourth quarter of this game, but the book is out on this guy and it’s very clear he’s taken strides this season in terms of his all-around game, but specifically in the way he processes and has begun seeing the entire field when he drops back.

Herbert looks like a completely different guy so far in 2019, and that’s saying something because he’s really always shown top-flight quarterback skills in spurts. Now he’s putting it together consistently and I think he’s closer to challenging for the QB1 spot in the 2020 NFL Draft than many are acknowledging right now.

What else is on the docket for Week 7 of college football action? Which quarterbacks need to have big games?

Quarterback matchups to watch

Although he’s perhaps not on the same tier, I would add Iowa’s Nate Stanley to that list as a guy who has all of the traits NFL teams like, but he put up a big goose egg against the Michigan Wolverines defense last week and has a chance to bounce back this week at home against another tough defense in Penn State.

Let’s dissect some of these quarterback matchups and assess where these quarterbacks are at in the 2020 NFL Draft spectrum, and find out which guys are under the most pressure to have a big game on Saturday.

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