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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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Jan 21, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; East Team quarterback Alek Torgersen (15) throws the ball during the second half of the East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field. West Team defeated the East Team 10-3. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; East Team quarterback Alek Torgersen (15) throws the ball during the second half of the East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field. West Team defeated the East Team 10-3. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Round 6

Quarterback prospects at the Shrine Bowl generally left a lot to be desired but Penn’s Alek Torgersen separated himself while there. NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein had the following report on day two of Shrine Game practice:

"Torgersen looked the part and threw the ball with some zip. He’s clearly the most talented of the quarterbacks out here to me. Torgersen played a lower level of competition, but he has some size, some arm strength, some mobility. You can see he has some projectable talent."

A record-setting Ivy League quarterback just sounds like something Bob Quinn would take a late-round chance on. Production, smarts, traits.

Good completion percentages and high touchdown to low interception numbers look good at his level of competition. It’s just a matter of whether or not Torgersen can translate that to the NFL game.

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