Don’t really feel the need to discuss him, any more than I would discuss any other player who left for another school. In his case, it was for the money, but he still left.
He has proven repeatedly that he’s prone to poor decision-making, in spite of significant experience. That tendency is a lot worse when he’s getting pressure.
He’s effective when he has good protection and a solid run game.
Most projections have him in the top 3 QBs in this draft, and going in the top 2-3 picks. The Raiders and Giants seem to be the leading guesses on where he goes. He won’t have a good OL or run game at either of those - or at any other team picking in the top 5. He’ll be expected to be the star and savior, but won’t have a supporting cast and will turn into what we saw in 2023 - an indecisive scrambler who forces throws into places he shouldn’t.
Honestly, I think the best thing for him would be to have a bad combine, or something that makes him fall down draft boards. If he can land somewhere where he’s not forced into the starting role immediately, and where there is some quality on the offense, he could develop into a decent QB. If he has to be the guy from day 1, he’s in trouble.
I don’t see either of these happening, but I think his ideal scenarios are teams who have a starter picking him as the future starter. Baltimore and Detroit are both places that could be a good situation for him. The Bucs, Rams, possibly the Saints or Dolphins could be OK. Of those, the Rams are the only ones I can really see even considering taking a QB in the first round.
