3 reasons why Steelers must select Kyle Trask in the 2021 NFL Draft

Kyle Trask would fit the offense perfectly and possibly bring a new dimension to it that Ben doesn’t have.

Kyle Trask is my favorite passer in college football in terms of ball placement. After studying his tape against Ole Miss, Georgia, Texas A&M, and LSU I can’t really describe how precise of a passer he is. It was full of back-shoulder throws, and a great ability to lead his wide receivers to the best possible spot to make a play, whether on deep balls or high pointing it for contested catches. He didn’t have his best player, Kyle Pitts for their loss to LSU. Yet he put them in a position to win multiple times in that game.

He currently has the most passing yards in the Country at 3,717, the most completions at 259, and the most touchdowns with 40. He has also only thrown 5 interceptions on 369 attempts. I would also like to point out that two of his interceptions that I saw were more due to play design than it being Trask’s fault.

The offense they are running has some good concepts but there is a recurring issue of squeezing multiple receivers in the same area, it generates confusion on who should go after the ball and it clogs up throwing lanes. It is almost like watching a basketball team on offense have 3 players rush to the paint at the same time. It happens now and then and the result is that the play almost hands the defense free double and triple coverage.

The biggest knocks on Trask are a lack of mobility and a lack of arm strength. I don’t think the arm strength is that terribly lacking. Trask finds himself behind a non-impressive offensive line at times and he does have to move around a little from time to time. A lot of these throws are a result of him throwing off-balance and it is hurting his velocity. Yet, even when he is making these throws if they make it far enough they are still placed well. He has great velocity on his short and intermediate throws and he does have enough arm to throw the deep ball, provided he can keep his feet set. He has an uncanny ability to put the ball on the money while he is getting hit and his ability to stand tall on the pocket and take the hit will make up for his lack of mobility in the NFL.

My favorite thing about him aside from his accuracy is that there is still potential. This was only his first full season in college. He is already reading defenses fairly well and as he sees more time on the field he will only get better. At a late first-round pick, provided he doesn’t blow up the combine, he was the most productive QB in college this year and has a lot of room to grow. He has enough talent now to give a high enough floor to be a safe pick for the Steelers but I think he still has room to grow as he learns more about the game.

He will probably be the best chance the Steelers have at nabbing a franchise quarterback outside of the top 15 in the draft over the next 3 years. With such a great defense and enough young offensive pieces, he could sit for a year and develop as a beautiful fit in Matt Canada’s schemes with the pre-snap motion and short to intermediate passing game. If I’m the Steelers I take him in the first round and I instantly erase all of the worries about the quarterback of the future for the black and gold.