When the hype train starts rolling, sometimes it doesn't know when to stop.
North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz has been one of the rapid risers in the 2016 Draft, as the depth for quarterback prospects is a giant question mark. With plenty of questions about Cal's Jared Goff, and the falling down the board of Penn State's Christian Hackenberg, Wentz has clearly benefited and could be the first quarterback to go in the Draft.
Well, former NFL quarterback Chris Simms is on board with the Wentz hype-train, but Simms might be going a little overboard with his comparisons. In a video for Bleacher Report, Simms called Wentz "the most talented QB prospect to enter the NFL since Andrew Luck, and he could even be better."
Seriously.
Now, I don't mean this as a knock on Wentz, as his rise up the board has been a result of him being a talented player. But best since Andrew Luck? Could be better? Luck was the solid No. 1 choice for almost a year, and he has done well enough to live up to the hype so far in the NFL, throwing for over 12,000 yards and 86 touchdowns in his first three years before an injury-plagued fourth season.
As far as quarterbacks since Luck was drafted, you have Teddy Bridgewater, Blake Bortles, and Marcus Mariota that might take offense to that comment. Bridgewater was a Pro-Bowler and Bortles threw for over 4,400 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2015. Mariota — the 2014 Heisman winner and No. 2 overall pick in 2015 — was having an extremely impressive rookie season before succumbing to injuries behind an awful Tennessee offensive line.
So yes, let's slow our roll on Wentz a little bit until we can actually see him in the NFL.
