With the fourth general choose within the 2023 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts, in all chance, is not going to get to take both Bryce Younger of the College of Alabama or Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud and probably land their franchise quarterback for the following 10-15 years.
It poses the query of who they need to take at No. 4.
Mina Kimes and Jordan Reid, each of whom are NFL analysts for ESPN, really feel Anthony Richardson is clearly the correct alternative for the Colts.
With the No. 4 general choose, @minakimes and @Jordan_Reid assume Anthony Richardson may very well be a great match for the Colts 👀 ✍️ pic.twitter.com/IoqyZ9TqG3
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) April 7, 2023
Kimes additionally identified that if Indianapolis actually needs Richardson, they might have to maneuver as much as the No. 3 choose.
However exterior of Younger and Stroud, he does appear to be the perfect QB prospect this yr.
Richardson, who has been with the College of Florida, has been a late bloomer, as he performed in simply 10 video games as a freshman and sophomore mixed and began each seasons on the bench.
However this previous season, he put up 2,549 passing yards and 17 touchdowns.
A priority with the Miami native is his passing accuracy — he accomplished simply 53.8 p.c of his cross makes an attempt in 2022.
Nevertheless, Kimes identified that the likelihood is there for him to enhance his accuracy over his first few years within the NFL, very similar to the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts has.
The one expertise Richardson has that Younger and Stroud do probably not possess is his capacity to maneuver the chains together with his legs.
He ran for 654 yards and 9 touchdowns in 2022, and Reid even stated he may very well be on the identical degree as Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears as “one of many top-five runners within the NFL instantly.”
