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Detroit Lions Draft 2017: A Quarterback for Every Round

By Zac Snyder

Aug 28, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Detroit Lions quarterbacks Matthew Stafford (9) and Dan Orlovsky (8) throw the ball prior to their preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 28, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Detroit Lions quarterbacks Matthew Stafford (9) and Dan Orlovsky (8) throw the ball prior to their preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) rolls out to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeated the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) rolls out to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeated the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

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It’s coincidental that Nathan Peterman and Joshua Dobbs are mentioned back-to-back here but their stories are intertwined with their time at Tennessee overlapping. It was Dobbs grabbing control of the starting quarterback job in Knoxville that led to Peterman’s departure.

There is a lot to like about Dobbs, including his athletic ability, but Lance Zierlein’s profile for NFL.com notes a lack of development in the playing time he got at Tennessee.

"Dobbs is hardly incompetent as a passer, but he hasn’t shown as much growth with his ball placement and accuracy as scouts had hoped to see from this former four-star prospect. Dobbs has decent size and is an outstanding runner outside the pocket which could appeal to a team looking for a developmental quarterback with play-making ability."

The physical abilities are what stands out when watching Dobbs but it is his intelligence that will likely appeal to Bob Quinn and the Detroit Lions. Dobbs has taken the student part of student-athlete seriously by studying aerospace engineering at Tennessee, and posted one of the highest Wonderlic scores of this year’s quarterback class (and higher than Darren Rovell).

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