Florida Gators star Anthony Richardson put on a show at the NFL Scouting Combine Saturday as his draft stock continues to rise.
The quarterback set not just one, but two NFL scouting combine records. Richardson posted a vertical leap of 40.5 inches, and a broad jump of 10 feet, 9 inches, both records for QBs.
Anthony Richardson just set the QB record for vertical jump with a 40.5" jump.
He's 244 pounds. Wild. @GatorsFB
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And then Richardson ran a 4.44-second 40-yard dash, the second-fastest time for a QB in combine history.
Anthony Richardson is making a case to go first overall. A 4.44 U 40 yard dash is absurd pic.twitter.com/E7RGHbvobx
— Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) March 4, 2023
Those are all incredible feats from a player who is 6-4 and 244 pounds.
Several other quarterbacks, Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Will Levis, are more highly touted and are expected to be taken ahead of Richardson in the draft.
Yet Richardson’s draft stock continues to rise. A Las Vegas sportsbook recently noted his odds of being the No. 1 overall pick had improved from 80/1 to 8/1 in a matter of days.
NFL fans are definitely split on Richardson’s potential as an NFL quarterback.
Some think he’s an athletic freak who can’t miss, while one shrewdly noted, “If there’s one thing that defined Peyton, Brady, Rodgers, Montana, etc, it’s jumping straight upwards.”
Guys the definition of athletic freak!
— Coel Carpenter (@TheCursidOne) March 4, 2023
If there’s one thing that defined Peyton, brady, rodgers, Montana, etc, it’s jumping straight upwards
— Tony Catalano (@Catalano2552) March 4, 2023
Real question is who will be the bigger bust, him or will levis?
— Tyler Huizenga (@tyler_huizenga) March 4, 2023
Richardson’s numbers for one season as a full-time starter — 54.7 completion percentage, 23 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, one pick every 28 attempts — how can he possibly be viewed as a potential top-10 overall NFL Draft pick?
— T. Dow Crawford (@Roman_Tiberius1) March 4, 2023
@Panthers @CatCraveBlog can we PLEASEEE trade up and draft Anthony Richardson. That man IS cam newton 2.0.
— Mitchell Peyton (@Countryman151) March 4, 2023
Will Levis going before Anthony Richardson is an actual crime.
If you want to take Young or Stroud over Richardson that’s fine, they’re safer and they are good in their own right. But if you’re going to take a risk, risk it on the most athletic QB we have ever seen.— J Cle (@_JCle_) March 4, 2023
I don’t think Anthony Richardson is going to be all of that in the NFL #NFLCombine
— DanteStevieJCollins aka CLB (@dantecollins_6) March 4, 2023
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