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Among the Day 3 options at quarterback, Brett Rypien may have one of the more intriguing resumes. He was a highly-recruited high school player and became a four-year starter at Boise State, setting most of the school and conference passing records, finishing his career with over 13,000 passing yards and a scintillating 3:1 touchdown to interception ratio (90:29). Won eight or more games each season and saved his best for last, throwing 30 touchdowns as a senior. Physically doesn’t have great mobility, finishing his college career with negative-102 rushing yards. Also has nine-inch hands, on the small side.
His uncle, quarterback Mark Rypien, won two Super Bowls with Washington and was the MVP for one of them.
Size
6-2, 210 pounds
Combine notables
40-yard dash: 4.91 seconds (3rd slowest at position)
Vertical: 33 inches (T6th at position)
Broad jump: 116 inches (T4th at position)
3-cone drill: 7.1 seconds (6th slowest at position)
20-yard shuttle: 4.29 seconds (7th at position)
What the analysts say
“Rypien has some intriguing moments on tape, working his progressions and hitting spot throws with touch over the middle of the field. He’s fairly rhythmic, hits his layups and generally makes good decisions with the football. With that said, his modest arm strength, size and athletic ability makes life difficult for him and present concerning restrictions when things are clean and on schedule around him. Rypien has some appeal as a backup but his limitations are notable.” – Joe Marino, The Draft Network
“Light on measurables, but high on intangibles, Rypien’s lack of size, mobility and NFL arm talent makes it unlikely that he’ll ever become a serviceable starter. What has a chance to save him is his football intelligence, accuracy and consistency. He stepped right in as a freshman and proved he could not only survive, but thrive and grow. A troubling number of interceptions were due to lack of arm strength so he needs to find a timing-based passing game in order to find a home as a back-end backup.” – Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
What PFF says
-15th in depth of target
-4th in passing under pressure
-16th in deep passing
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