Milroe introduced his intention to go away Alabama on Thursday. Though Milroe has been in Tuscaloosa for 4 seasons, he solely used three years of eligibility. He’ll move on coming again for a redshirt-senior season, being set to affix the likes of Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders as a part of the 2025 QB class.
In contrast to Ward and Sanders (and Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix), Milroe solely performed at one faculty program. He took the reins at Alabama in 2023 and displayed large athleticism, combining for 32 speeding touchdowns throughout his time because the SEC energy’s starter. This previous season featured 20 Milroe speeding TDs and 726 yards, however it should undoubtedly be his passing skill that shifts underneath the microscope throughout the predraft course of.
ESPN’s Scouts Inc. will not be bullish on Milroe’s draft inventory, slotting the Nick Saban recruit sixty fourth total at the moment. He sits behind Sanders (ninth), Ward (18th), Quinn Ewers (sixtieth) and Carson Beck (62nd) at QB presently, although we’re not but within the predraft course of. Nonetheless competing within the School Soccer Playoff, Ewers has additionally not made it recognized if he’ll enter the draft or stay on the faculty stage. Mel Kiper Jr.’s newest ESPN.com massive board slots Milroe third at QB — behind Sanders and Ward.
After averaging 10 yards per try in 2023, Milroe checked in at 8.9 this season. The four-star recruit from Katy, Texas, solely completed with a 16-11 TD-INT ratio, finishing 64.3% of his passes. The Crimson Tide actually took benefit of Milroe’s speeding skills, as he logged 161 carries in 2023 and 168 this season. Deep-ball accuracy has been certainly one of Milroe’s strengths, and he completed the common season rating eighth in QBR. A dominant efficiency in opposition to Georgia (374 passing yards, 117 speeding yards, 4 whole TDs) keyed Alabama’s largest win this season.
As of now, nevertheless, the 6-foot-2 prospect will not be a surefire first-round decide. Although, the NFL has produced many current examples of predraft rises based mostly on the NFL Scouting Mix, visits and exercises vaulting second-round sorts into Spherical 1 picks. And this yr’s draft will function a handful of groups with long-term QB wants. Milroe, then, will develop into one of the attention-grabbing names on this class.
