| Ryan Tannehill Scouting Report |
| Ryan Tannehill - Texas A&M; (HT: 6-3⅞ - WT: 221) |
Positives -- Ideal height for an NFL quarterback... Throws well on the run, does a good job of resetting his feet to make a strong, accurate throw... Quick release, mechanics look fine... Good scrambling ability, has great top end speed for a quarterback... A converted wide receiver, so he has some
elusiveness and natural running ability... Is comfortable and has extensive experience working under center... Played under former NFL head coach Mike Sherman... Has a strong arm, gets great zip on his deep out... Very high upside, has all the athletic ability and tools that teams covet... Will rise in post-season workouts due to his athleticism, arm strength, and overall physical tools... Intelligent and a good leader, a high intangibles guy who will impress in interviews... Gets great rotation on his throws, throws a very nice, tight spiral.
Negatives -- Has some accuracy issues, makes his receivers adjust to the ball too frequently... A bit on the skinny side, could benefit bulking up 10-15 pounds... Has serious fumbling problems, fumbled 10 times in his career at Texas A&M;, had the smallest hands of any quarterback at the combine at nine inches... Doesn't have a ton of experience, has only a year and a half of quarterback experience... Will try to force throws that he shouldn't, trusts his arm too much... Struggled towards the end of 2011, threw nine interceptions in his final six games, and Texas A&M; ended the year losing four of their last five... Some of his interceptions came at crucial moments in games... Will need time to develop, is not ready to step in and start at the NFL level, will take a year or two of coaching to be ready... More of a good prospect with great potential at this point than finished product... Inconsistent production, had some huge games and some very bad ones... Appears similar to Blaine Gabbert, who has had a rough transition to the NFL.
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At Texas A&M; -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Playing almost exclusively at wide receiver for the first 30 games of his career, Tannehill won the starting quarterback job at midseason and started the final six games of 2010... completed 152 of 234 passes (65.0 percent) for 1,638 yards and 13 touchdowns... his 65.0 completion percentage easily broke the school record of 62.0 percent by Stephen McGee in 2006... in his first career start at QB, Tannehill torched Texas Tech for a school-record 449 yards and four touchdowns on 36-of-50 passing... set the tone early in A&M;'s win over Oklahoma with a 48-yard gain on a zone read play... 64-yard TD connection with Ryan Swope against OU was his career high... completed over 70 percent of his passes in three of the Aggies' last seven games... won the first five starts of his career... Tannehill's five wins at a starting QB have come against teams with a cumulative record of 40-22 (40-17 in games not involving Texas A&M;)... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors at quarterback on the coaches All-Big 12 team... carrying a 3.60 GPA in biology, Tannehill was named the ESPN Academic All-District team and the Academic All-Big 12 football team. 2009: An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league's head coaches... appeared in all 13 games at wide receiver, and saw action in three (UAB, Oklahoma, Baylor) as quarterback... was not only A&M;'s backup QB but is the Aggies' top active career receiver (1,453 yards, ranks seventh all-time)... 36 of 46 catches (78 percent) were good for a first down or a touchdown... caught two passes for 35 yards against Georgia in Independence Bowl (12/28)... hauled in four balls for a team-high 40 yards and a score in win over Baylor (11/21)... had second 100-yard receiving game of year and fourth of career at Colorado (11/7), reeling in nine balls for 100 yards... caught six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas (10/3).
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