2020 NFL Draft: Georgia QB Jake Fromm needs NFL Draft rehab

Jake Fromm has been widely considered a 1st or 2nd round prospect for the last three years, but he needs to skip the 2020 NFL Draft.

After two really strong seasons to open his college career at Georgia, quarterback Jake Fromm finds himself needing a season of image rehab as it pertains to the NFL Draft. The 2020 NFL Draft should be off the table.

Since his appearance on the Netflix show QB1 as a high school senior, Fromm has been a very likable guy. He seems to have the work ethic, maturity, and intangibles to run an NFL team at the quarterback position, and he’s got plenty of tape out there to back it up.

Fromm was chosen by Georgia over guys like Jacob Eason (Washington) and Justin Fields (Ohio State) when those guys were otherwise ready to play, and they have taken a ton of heat for that decision in hindsight.

But Fromm helped lead the Bulldogs to the National Championship game as a true freshman and earned his stripes the hard way, making big-time throws along the way. Georgia wasn’t completely wrong to stick with Fromm, at least not in my opinion, but right now with Justin Fields leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to the CFB Playoff, it’s hard not to wonder what if?

Fromm likely didn’t come to Georgia on a one-way ticket to the NFL, and I’m sure their coaching staff didn’t choose him over the other talented quarterback prospects without at least some discussion about Fromm being a four-year player for the team.

At this point, Fromm has gone from a possible first-round pick to being a day two or even day three guy. He’s completed only 56.4 percent of his passes this season against AP Top 25 teams. His touchdown numbers are down, and his missed throw percentage seems to be way up.

Fromm is still capable of making all the throws NFL coaches will ask him to make, but his regression this season despite many of his receivers heading to the NFL over the last two years is a bit startling.

I’ve been a huge advocate for Fromm throughout his time at Georgia, but the Bulldogs’ program is going to have to have him on notice in his senior season. Far too often, it appears as though Fromm will take one step forward (if any) and two steps backward in the same game.

He has to prove in 2020 that not only is he capable of helping Georgia win games, he’s able to progress as a professional prospect with consistent accuracy and the ability to step up against big schools again.

The 2019 season was a black eye on Fromm’s resumé. His draft image needs some rehab in a desperate way.