Garrett Nussmeier will play arguably the biggest game of his career thus far when he takes on the Texas A&M Aggies tonight. This season, Nussmeier has exceeded expectations but hasn't had his two best games the last two weeks. As the other draft eligible quarterbacks struggle, NFL Draft analysts are starting to fall in love with Nussmeier as an NFL prospect.
Last weekend, we posed the thought that Garrett Nussmeier may be the best quarterback in the SEC, this week Draft analysts are declaring he's the best quarterback in the draft class.
Dan Brugler the NFL Draft analyst for the Athletic went on Check the Mic where he talked about Garrett Nussmeier being his top ranked draft prospect and compared him to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
Garrett Nussmeier is Tony Romo with upside 🐯
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) October 25, 2024
65 pressures faced, just one sack taken 👀@dpbrugler loves what he's seen out of his No. 1 QB this year, if he declares for the draft https://t.co/RPSKVc03N0 pic.twitter.com/YfoHoAohuZ
ESPN Analyst and former NFL Quarterback Dan Orlovsky responded to a mock draft by saying he believes that Garrett Nussmeier works his way into the conversation as the first quarterback off the board.
Hot take
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) October 25, 2024
Nuss gets into the first QB drafted convo https://t.co/8jH95ouZbY
College Football Analyst Bud Elliot agreed with Orlovsky's take saying its not even a hot take.
Not a hot take at all https://t.co/jvGKEqlgSX
— Bud Elliott (@BudElliott3) October 25, 2024
On NFL Draft analyst Todd McShay's podcast, former College Gameday analyst David Pollack declared that Nussmeier is the best quarterback in the SEC and the best in the Draft Class. McShay declared Nussmeier the most underrated quarterback in the class and spoke on Nussmeier's ability to hang in the pocket and the way he anticipates throws.
#LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier has America’s attention after a hot start.
— Zack Nagy (@znagy20) October 25, 2024
Among SEC QBs:
- No. 1 in the completions (183)
- No. 1 in touchdowns (18)
- No. 2 in passing yards (2,222)
David Pollack: “Nussmeier is the best quarterback in the SEC and the top quarterback in this class.” pic.twitter.com/N2gMLdZNyE
One of the stats that jump off the page to Draft Analysts is Nussmeier's Pressures to Sack rate as he's been pressured 64 times but, has been sacked just once.
Garrett Nussmeier has been pressured on 64 of his 287 dropbacks (22.3%). He's been sacked once. pic.twitter.com/TtToubwpQq
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) October 20, 2024
This weekend's game will be the big test for Garrett Nussmeier
The Texas A&M defense is better than they get credit for and on the road in a tough environment, it could be a tough game for Garrett Nussmeier. How a quarterback plays in an environment like we'll see on Saturday night is the perfect game to judge a quarterback on. Nussmeier has had some solid games this season but, LSU will need one of his best performances of the year against Texas A&M.