Brett Hundley to Packers: Twitter Reacts as QB Is Selected in 2015 NFL Draft

UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley is raw as a passer, but he has rare athleticism for a player at his position and the arm talent to become an NFL starter. Bleacher Report draft expert Matt Miller has Hundley as the No. 4 QB and the 81st overall prospect in the 2015 class. Hundley was drafted 147th overall by the Green Bay Packers.

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Packers Draft Hundley

Saturday, May 2

After the Packers picked Hundley at No. 11 in the fifth round, Bleacher Report's Michael Schottey tweeted about the draftee's best qualities. He thinks he'll be a great fit in Green Bay:

Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated loved the pick as well, although he noted that the quarterback may not be as big of a fan: 

As is the case with many modern quarterbacks entering the pros, Hundley comes from a simplistic offense predicated on short passes. This helped inflate his numbers and masked the accuracy issues he figures to have as he adjusts to the NFL.

An NFL scouting director spoke to The Orange County Register's Michael Lev about how Hundley projects at the next level: "If you make cutups of him, he's a big, physical, strong, good-looking athlete. He throws a good ball. But where he lacks is the nuances of playing quarterback. He takes a lot of sacks because he can't feel the coordination between the rush and the routes to get the ball to where it should go."

According to NFL.com's Lance Zierlein, 54 percent of Hundley's pass attempts in 2014 went six yards or closer to the line of scrimmage, and 29 percent were behind the line of scrimmage.

Those looking at Hundley's pure production as a three-year starter with the Bruins will like what they see. His 69.1 percent completion rate from his last season is therefore a bit deceiving, though he'd argue otherwise.

"There's no way you complete 67, 68, 69 percent of your passes and you're not accurate," said Hundley, per USA Today's Jarrett Bell. "I know we throw a lot of bubble screens, but that doesn't take up the whole offense. If you watch the film, you'll see I'm not killing guys by throwing it 10 feet over their heads."

Hundley did run a 4.63-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, which showed off how much of a dual threat he can be. He seems to have the intangibles, faith in his own abilities and willingness to learn to overcome his lack of knowledge regarding pro-style concepts.

The Packers have the luxury of being patient with Hundley, developing him for at least a couple of years and giving him time to learn how to read defenses. Given that he'll have that grace period, he could be viewed as a huge draft steal in the years ahead.  

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