J'Mar Smith is kind of interesting, and Evan Lazar and Taylor Kyles have both done really good cutups of his film. It's weird how there was zero buzz on this kid, considering LA Tech is a solid program with a few high quality prospects the past couple of seasons ( e.g., Jaylon Ferguson and Amik Robertson). Every team in the league would have been scouting those two kids, so it's not like Smith could have possibly flown under the radar.
Smith has a live arm, he won games, he's athletic, and he's flashed some really high-end throws. His junior tape against LSU was genuinely impressive. I don't buy that a 2 game suspension his senior year would cause a draft drop, unless it was for something really bad (in which case, you'd think that would have gotten out by now). In a vacuum he looks like a kid you'd want to work with and develop. The camp competition (if there is a camp) between Smith and Lewerke will be interesting, because Lewerke also has some NFL tools. Unless one or both of the rookies look awful this summer, there's no reason not to go with 4 QBs (with one going on the practice squad) this season.
Smith has a live arm, he won games, he's athletic, and he's flashed some really high-end throws. His junior tape against LSU was genuinely impressive. I don't buy that a 2 game suspension his senior year would cause a draft drop, unless it was for something really bad (in which case, you'd think that would have gotten out by now). In a vacuum he looks like a kid you'd want to work with and develop. The camp competition (if there is a camp) between Smith and Lewerke will be interesting, because Lewerke also has some NFL tools. Unless one or both of the rookies look awful this summer, there's no reason not to go with 4 QBs (with one going on the practice squad) this season.