With Manziel entering we now have our quarterback class completed. The best of bunch will consist of: Teddy Bridgewater, Johnny Manziel, Derek Carr, Blake Bortles, Zach Mettenberger, Aaron Murray, Tajh Boyd, and Stephen Morris. There are also some good developmental prospects such as David Fales, Casy Pachall, and Logan Thomas as well.

For an an indepth look at how accurate each player is, check out this piece by Rotoworld. They did the indepth numbers on each player and adjusted for receiver drops.

With all that said, let’s go over some quick NFL comparisons of the top guys.

Teddy Bridgewater NFL Comparison: Ben Roethlisberger

Johnny Manziel NFL Comparison: Doug Flutie

Derek Carr NFL Comparison: Tony Romo

Blake Bortles NFL Comparison: Jay Cutler

Zach Mettenberger NFL Comparison: Matt Ryan

Aaron Murray NFL Comparison: Chase Daniels

Tajh Boyd NFL Comparison: Steve McNair

Stephen Morris NFL Comparison: Tyrod Taylor

#1. Carlos Hyde Ranked Number 19 Overall

Kiper is in love with ‘Los right now. Here is what he says about him:

Hyde has a great combination of elite size for the position plus quick feet and an ability to accelerate quickly through the hole.

He’s devastating on the second level because he has a downhill style that makes him a punishing runner who can run through and bounce off contact.

2. Tajh Boyd Pretty Much Sucks, According to Kiper

I still have Boyd in that mid-second to early third range where most teams look for developmental quarterbacks with starter potential. Kiper totally disagrees and has Boyd ranked #10 of JUST the Senior QBs. Ouch.

Derek Carr of Fresno State, AJ McCarron of Alabama, Zach Mettenberger of LSU, Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois, Aaron Murray of Georgia, Stephen Morris of Miami (FL), David Fales of San Jose State, Logan Thomas of Virginia Tech and Tom Savage of Pittsburgh all rank over Boyd.

Source: ESPN

In looking at Boyd, there is a guy he reminds me a lot of. Not necessarily in exact skill-set but in a the little nuances in his game here and there. And that player is? Vince Young.

Let me explain.

Like Young, Boyd throws the ball with a slight sidearm projection. Secondly, he’s mobile but not necessarily the fastest player on the field. Thirdly, I sense a bit of the hero complex in his game. It seems that when Clemson gets down, Boyd attempts to put the team on his back and get it right back immediately when he doesn’t necessarily have to with the talent around him. And of course there is always that #10 jersey.

That’s fine and all when you’re on a bad team but Clemson isn’t bad. They have the talent to quickly get back in any game granted they execute.

The Tigers narrowly escaped Boston College this weekend, and this was the same story. Boyd finished the game with 334 yards but only one touchdown (Sammy Watkins.) Clemson managed to win the game on a 14 point swing in which Boston College committed a costly fumble that lead to a quick defensive touchdown immediately after a Clemson score.

Clemson punted four times in the second half with three drives being under two minutes, and another being two minutes 14 seconds.

Boyd is a great player, but to struggle like this against Boston College is alarming especially when Jadeveon Clowney (if he plays) and South Carolina are on your calender for November 30th.

Can Boyd get this offense firing smoothly through four quarters starting next week? I think there’s just as good a chance of that as Peyton Manning playing in Super Bowl XLIX but we’ll see.

That’s right. After that red hot performance Tajh is keeping his options open and just might have to take his talents…

Tajh Boy’s father says that his son will likely be back in the purple and orange next year but that he is taking a look at his NFL draft status. Advisers have told them that Tajh is a third round prospect right now (which I agree). The 6-1 quarterback’s height is likely one of the factors holding him out of the earlier rounds.

All in all I’d expect to see Boyd grind out another season in school no matter how badly he may want to make the leap right now. Next year he will be among the best QB’s available and the NFL will have had two seasons of Russell Wilson opening the door for the six foot passers.

In the process Tajh broke Clemson’s school record with 428 passing yards previously held by Charlie Whitehurst. Watkins went crazy as well hauling in just eight passes for 202 yards and a score.

These two men will have an eye on the 2014 NFL Draft. Boyd, a Junior is likely to return for one more season and the true sophomore Watkins is not eligible until after next season.