"While they may not have made NFLDraftScout.com's preseason Top 32 seniors, I believe the following players are on the verge of a breakout season that could vault them into first-round consideration. "

"QB Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic: My dark horse candidate to leap to the top of the senior quarterback rankings, the strong-armed 6-5, 230-pound Smith wasn't even rated by National Football Scouting, the more popular of the two scouting services NFL teams use each year. Smith, a fourth-year starter, operates under a pro-style offense under coaching legend Howard Schnellenberger and has earned bowl MVP honors after each of the past two seasons."

Source: cbssports.com

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QB is one position where guys from lesser known schools can jump up the draft board in a hurry. Most recently Joe Flacco proved that a guy from a smaller school can make it in the first round.

I am not sure about the comparison that Rusty has a similar throwing ability to Tebow. Is that a good thing for NFL purposes???


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