Rookie profile

2022 Rookie profile

Malik Willis - QB

Franchise Football League

est 1989

6' 2"

227

33 7/8"

10"

Draft Profile:

FFL89 Pick

Rd.		#

Comments:

WalterFootball.com

Draft Pick: Tennessee
Round	3	Pick #	22
DOB		5 - 25 - 1999
College:		Liberty
Ranking:
DLF	27	Pos.	QB2
DLF Rookie ADP		29.72
DLF Overall ADP		218.50
Comparison:		Lamar Jackson
NFL Grade:		6.34
Will eventually be plus starter
Comparison:		Jay Cutler (arm) Jalen Hurts (body)
Project. round		1st
CBSsports - rankings
Rookie Overall:		23
Position		QB1
Comparison:		Daunte Culpepper
PFF - ProFootballFocus
PFF	QB2	Overall	25
Project. round		1st
Comparison:		Kordell Stewart
Contract
7-23 signed contract

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BMI - 28.36

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Prospects Comments

219

FFL89 Pick
Young Guns
Rd.	2	#	9

31 3/4"

9 1/2"

BMI = High Body Mass Index

higher than 32.0 is extraordinary

Formula: mass(lbs) / height(in.)^2 x 703

RB - 27.00 - 32.00 WR - 26.00 - 30.00

Bye

Week

PFF - Willis is a pure project due to all the tools in the world to work with. Developing him behind an established mobile quarterback would be ideal.

CBS - When I watch Willis on tape, it's hard to come up with a great example for him -- he reminds me in a lot of ways of a combination of Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson. But he's so different than both those quarterbacks when it comes to how he throws the ball that ultimately neither feels right. The comparison I am going with is a smaller version of Daunte Culpepper. He is most similar to Culpepper as a thrower, but a more dynamic runner in the open field.

FB Guys - The ball comes out of Willis’ hand hot, he has natural arm talent to make throws from lots of platforms and outside of structure, and he is a threat as a runner, but he is a major work in progress when it comes to having a process to engage with NFL defenses, avoiding bad decision, and throwing with accuracy consistently. Willis was at Auburn for two years (he also for three years went to the same high school as Cam Newton) before transferring to Liberty after losing a competition with Bo Nix. He could go as early as the Top 10 but is just as likely to fall to the late first round - which would be better for him because it would lower fan expectations in year one and help his team avoid pressure to start him right away. Think of Willis similar to Jalen Hurts for fantasy. He can be your starter as long as he’s the starter, but he’s no sure thing to hold onto the job past year three of his career.

DLF - Post-Draft Summary: Willis shockingly dropped all the way to pick #86 in the third round, landing with the Tennessee Titans in the process. The draft fall was significant and proved the league truly believed Willis was a project in every way. Still, he'll have a chance to learn behind Ryan Tannehill and put himself to be in position to be the next starter for the Titans over the next season or two. Willis has lost a ton of his pre-draft value and has no clear path to early playing time, but he could pay off later on down the road. As such, he looks like a second round pick in 2QB leagues and a likely third rounder in conventional formats. This was one of the more disappointing results of draft weekend, though.

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