With Pick 7A in the 2024 Draft GB Selects Michael Pratt QB Tulane

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Career: Ended his Tulane career ranking in the top-10 in the record books in passing yards (9602 – 1st), passing attempts (1203 – 3rd), passing attempts per game (26.1 – 7th), yards per attempt (7.98 – 3rd), completions (729 – 3rd), completions per game (15.84 – 6th), career completion percentage (60.6 - 1st), yards per completion (13.17 – 7th), 300-yard passing games (5 – 6th), touchdown passes (90 – 1st), touchdown passes per game (1.956 – 2nd), lowest interception percentage (2.16 – 1st), passing efficiency (148.0 – 1st), and touchdowns scored either as a rusher or receiver (28 – 10th)

2023: Earned the AAC's Offensive Player of the Year for the first time in his career in the fall … Went 185-for-283 for 2,406 yards and 22 passing touchdowns … Had a completion percentage of 65.4 and a passing efficiency of 158.9 … Also the team's second-leading rusher with 98 carries for 286 yards and five touchdowns … Named the AAC's Offensive Player of the Week twice (9/4 & 10/23) during the 2023 campaign … Became the school's all-time leader in career passing yards (9,602) and passing touchdowns (90) … Besides being named the AAC Offensive Player of the Year, Pratt also was named First Team All-AAC for the first time in his career after being a Second Team All-AAC choice in 2022 … Named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District for the second consecutive season … Preseason candidate for the Wuerffel Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Manning Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List and on the Senior Bowl Watch List.

2022: Played in and started 13 games, went 215 for 338 in passing, had a 63.6 completion percentage (third best in a single season), threw for 3,009 yards (fourth most in a single season), threw for 27 touchdowns (third most in a single season) and had a 161.8 passing efficiency rating....Also finished second all-time at the school in a single season with his 5.4 touchdown to interception ratio and with his 8.9 yards per attempt... Finished second on the team in 2022 with his 129 carries for 478 yards and 10 touchdowns...The 10 rushing touchdowns are the second-most ever recorded by a Tulane quarterback in a single season...Ran for 87 yards against Kansas State (9/17)...Had three rushing touchdowns against SMU (11/17)...Ran for 83 yards against USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (1/2)...Threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns against Alcorn State (9/10)...Completed 27 passes for 326 yards against East Carolina (10/8)...Threw for 329 yards on 23 completions with two touchdown passes against USF (10/15)...Had a pair of touchdown passes against Tulsa (11/5)...Completed 23 passes for 236 yards and three touchdown passes against UCF (11/12)...Threw three touchdown passes against SMU (11/17)...Completed 20 passes for 394 yards and four touchdowns against UCF (12/3) in the AAC Championship Game...Completed eight passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns plus had the game-tying touchdown pass in the closing seconds against USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl...Named to the AAC’s All-Academic Team

2021: Had a career season starting in 11 games...Posted a career-best 2544 all-purpose yards and 26 touchdowns… Went seven straight games with a touchdown pass...Earned AAC Honorable Mention honors after throwing three touchdowns for a total of 296 yards and rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma (9/4)…. Went 8 of 13 for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the air and rushed on in through two quarters versus Morgan State (9/11… Totaled 177 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns at Ole Miss (9/18)… Had another 296-yard game through the air and added three more touchdowns to his stat line versus UAB (9/25)… Had a career-long 59-yard pass for a touchdown at ECU (10/ 2)… Went 20 of 30 for 214 yards and two touchdowns at home versus Houston (10/ 7)… Threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on the road through three quarters at SMU (10/21)… Bounced back from injury having a career night versus USF, going 19 of 24 for 311 yards and three touchdowns (11/19). Closed out the season with 278 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Memphis (11/27).

2020: Burst on the collegiate football scene and quickly established himself as one of the top freshman quarterbacks in the nation…Saw action in 10 games and made nine starts…Finished the regular season with 1,806 yards passing and 20 touchdowns…His 20 touchdowns were the most among any true freshman quarterback in the nation…Also established himself as running threat, as he rushed for 229 yards and eight touchdowns…Threw at least one touchdown pass in every game he played in and threw for multiple touchdowns in eight games…Came off the bench at Southern Miss (9/26) and threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns…Passed for 192 yards, including a touchdown and rushed for a pair of scores against No. 17-ranked SMU (10/16)…Surpassed 200 yards passing for the first time in his career against UCF (10/24), as he totaled 215 yards through the air and had three touchdowns…Threw for a pair of touchdowns and totaled 205 yards passing against Temple (10/31)…Posted his third straight 200-yard passing effort, as he posted 216 yards through the air against ECU (11/7)…He tossed three touchdowns against ECU…Displayed pinpoint accuracy against No. 25-ranked Army (11/14), as he completed a season-best 70.4 percent of his passes and had two passing touchdowns…Tossed a pair of touchdowns against Tulsa (11/21)…Closed out the regular season on a high note, as he accounted for a season-best four touchdowns (two rushing and two passing) at home against Memphis (12/5).

Prior to Tulane: Earned a three-star rating from 247sports.com and rivals.com… Led Deerfield Beach to the Florida High School Class 8A Semifinals in the 2019 season… Transferred from Boca Raton High School
 

Overview​

Highly experienced and a respected team leader, Pratt has shown consistent improvement from season to season. Pratt has done a nice job of making safe decisions instead of reckless ones and throws with touch over all three levels. He struggles to throw with consistent accuracy and placement on intermediate throws. Also, he appears to lack the anticipation and field awareness to beat NFL coverage across the field. Pratt has Day 3 potential but will be in a battle to win a future backup role.

Strengths​

* Four-year starter and three-year team captain.
* Displayed consistent improvement at the position over four years.
* Light feet in the pocket to slide and adjust positioning due to pressure.
* Consistently alters touch relative to the throw that is needed.
* Does a nice job of selling pump-and-go throws.
* Adequate mobility to create additional yardage as a scrambler.

Weaknesses​

* Below-average timing and arm talent as full-field thrower versus NFL coverage.
* Doesn’t throw with enough anticipation against zone windows.
* Slow to get through progressions and locate open targets on the backside.
* Struggles with consistent accuracy and ball placement outside the numbers.
* Forces wide receivers to break stride on downfield throws.
 
Might not be more then a backup but I think he can be better then the backup GB has now.
 
Camp body........Clifford has nothing to worry about as the backup. Might beat out the practice squad guy Alex McGough, thats about it.
 
LOL love him saying well get your jackets.
 
Higher ceiling and abilities than Clifford for sure. If GB was happy with Clifford they don’t make this pick.

Clifford prob makes it through camp then gets cut.
With more and more teams keeping 3 QB's on the roster I think both Clifford and Pratt are on the roster. But I do agree think Pratt is going to be a better QB and maybe not this year but by next season Pratt passes Clifford on the depth chart. This was a draft pick dating back to Ron Wolf draft a QB to develop and possibly trade down the line.
 
This ain't no standard 7th round pick. I have absolutely no idea how this kid dropped to the final round. His film is incredible. His story and personality is incredible. We stole one.

He is more talented than Clifford. He is tall. He has great pocket presence and my gawd he throws dimes. More importantly, the dude has an arm. His balls get there fast and go far. He has high potential. I fully expect a strong competition for QB2 as early as this year. We got one heck of a QB room.

Wouldn't be surprised if they release McGough. Hard to know if they want 4 or 3 arms in camp.
 
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