Kellen Moore: Gaudy Numbers at Boise State Will Not Impress NFL Defenses

2012 NFL draft hopeful Kellen Moore put up some very impressive numbers as the quarterback of the Boise State Broncos, but despite his statistics, the chances of him succeeding in the NFL are slim to none.

Side note: I'm leaning more towards none.

Moore threw for 14,667 yards, 142 touchdowns and just 28 interceptions during his four-year career with the Broncos. Pretty impressive, right?

His statistics look great and they really fill out a resume, but playing quarterback in the NFL is a whole new ball game.

Intangibles matter, and no I'm not talking about the intangibles of being a good leader or knowing how to win—even though those are important.

I'm talking about the intangibles of being big and athletic enough to play against an NFL defense, and this is something that Moore doesn't have going for him.

He's 6'1, which is fine, but he's only 191 pounds and I have a feeling that weight was recorded right after he came out of a pool with jeans and heavy work boots on (that scenario is not factually correct, but used to make a point).

Now, imagine this quarterback being tackled by the likes of Bears defensive end Julius Peppers, who is 6'7'', 287 pounds, or Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who is 6'1'', 250 pounds and hits with the force of a freight train.

Let's not even get into Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who has had a tendency to throw around quarterbacks.

Moore would literally get destroyed by these players, and they are just two examples of the hundreds of physically imposing defensive studs the NFL has to offer. He literally wouldn't stand a chance in the pocket, and I wouldn't even have the stomach to sit there and watch him take those hits.

There's a reason some of the best quarterbacks in this league weigh a significant amount over two bills—Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are 225 pounds, Joe Flacco is 6'6'', 245 pounds and Ben Roethlisberger is 6'5'', 241—they have to be able to take the big hits.

As much as the NFL has protected quarterbacks lately, they still take huge hits on a consistent basis, so they have to be big enough, strong enough and durable enough to last in this league.

Moore would not last a series in the NFL.

Of course, this is all assuming that he will get drafted, which I don't believe he will.

His stats look great and he'll go down as a prolific college quarterback, but none of his accomplishments will impress anybody at the NFL level.