Brett Hundley to Green Bay: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

How often do talented quarterbacks fall on draft day? The last time one had a massive fall was Aaron Rodgers, who was considered to be in contention for the first overall pick in 2005, but fell to the Green Bay Packers at the 24th overall pick.

This may have been the largest draft day slip we've seen since then. Brett Hundley of UCLA was being talked about as a potential first overall selection after his redshirt freshman season. Entering his junior season, some still thought he had a shot to be that high of a pick. Declaring early for the draft, Hundley even turned down an invite to the annual Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

When you watch Hundley on film, he should be nothing less than a second-round pick. Outside of Marcus Mariota of Oregon and Jameis Winston of Florida State, there's not one passer in the class who can go toe-to-toe with Hundley. When taking his age into account, you should be even more impressed. While he's just 21 years old, Garrett Grayson, taken 75th overall, and Bryce Petty, taken 103rd overall, are both going to be 24-year-olds by the end of this very month.

Quarterbacks who have peaked went off the board before Hundley, who is still growing. He's a dual-threat passer, earning comparisons to Colin Kaepernick by some, but looks more like Jason Campbell, who ironically enough was drafted one pick after Rodgers in 2005, on film.

His worst trait is that he's such a good runner. Because of that, he hasn't developed as a pocket passer. When he sees pressure, instead of battling through constriction, he's more prone to drop his eyes and tuck the ball on first glance. That's one reason why Jake Locker, a former first-round pick, busted at the NFL level.

Under the watchful eye of Mike McCarthy, though, he should turn into something special. It shouldn't surprise anyone if Hundley plays three years for the Packers and is then shipped off for a high draft pick. Around the turn of the millennium, Green Bay was shipping backup passers across the league for selections.

It's been harder for the Packers to get their hands on developmental passers, as the quarterback position has increased in value over the last decade or so, but Hundley just fell into a perfect situation. In the meantime, what's the plan for him?

Unless Rodgers gets injured, he's not going to start. If he does come off the bench, though, he'll throw a running threat at a defense that won't have prepared during film study. The Packers signed two mobile quarterbacks in Vince Young and Seneca Wallace during the 2013 season. I believe that for a while they have wanted to bring that aspect to their "Quarterback No. 2."

Hundley will also be able to simulate dual-threat passers in practice. Struggling against the likes of Kaepernick and Russell Wilson recently, Green Bay just might have a new edge in practice that allows it to thrive in rematches.

Overall, this was a very solid selection by the squad. They had to trade pick No. 247 to get up to a point to take Hundley off the board, but it should be well worth it down the line, should they get a few years of high-level bench play out of the passer to go with a future draft pick.