That Rising was a good, but not great QB. He said that Rising is not an NFL prospect. My response:
Look at where Johnson and Huntley were as Sophomores with little game experience. Rising is much further along than each of them was. I would also contend Rising is right there with Alex Smith’s sophomore season. As a junior – Alex was a complete stud. However, his sophomore performance, although good was not outstanding. Scott Mitchell’s Sophomore performance was amazing, but that is clear back in 1988.
So, I would say that Rising is the best Sophomore QB we have had since Mitchell. He is looking at least as good as Alex and against better teams.
I am not predicting that Rising will be our best QB in a generation or play in the NFL. I am just saying that he is playing in games for the first time since 2017 when he was a senior in high school. I doubt he has reached his ceiling. The more playing time he gets, he will improve with his timing and become more confident. I admit that I was not overly impressed with Rising’s first start this season against WSU. But, he is improving each week.