Milroe introduced his intention to leave 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 school program. He took the reins at Alabama in 2023 and displayed super athleticism, combining for 32 dashing touchdowns throughout his time because the SEC energy’s starter. This previous season featured 20 Milroe dashing TDs and 726 yards, however it should undoubtedly be his passing capacity that shifts below the microscope throughout the predraft course of.
ESPN’s Scouts Inc. just isn’t 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 aren’t but within the predraft course of. Nonetheless competing within the School Soccer Playoff, Ewers has additionally not made it identified if he’ll enter the draft or stay on the school degree. Mel Kiper Jr.’s newest ESPN.com large 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 definitely took benefit of Milroe’s dashing skills, as he logged 161 carries in 2023 and 168 this season. Deep-ball accuracy has been one in all Milroe’s strengths, and he completed the common season rating eighth in QBR. A dominant efficiency towards Georgia (374 passing yards, 117 dashing yards, 4 whole TDs) keyed Alabama’s largest win this season.
As of now, nevertheless, the 6-foot-2 prospect just isn’t a surefire first-round choose. Although, the NFL has produced many latest examples of predraft rises primarily based on the NFL Scouting Mix, visits and exercises vaulting second-round varieties into Spherical 1 picks. And this yr’s draft will function a handful of groups with long-term QB wants. Milroe, then, will change into one of the vital fascinating names on this class.
