Arkansas QB Taylen Green: Boom or Bust?

0:00It's April 7th. This is NFL News Today, powered by AI, Your Grid Iron Update. I'm Cory with the story. Arkansas quarterback, Taylin Green, stands out as the ultimate boom-or-bus guy in this year's NFL Draft Class. This 6-foot 6-227-pound fifth-year senior is 23 years old and projected for the 5th round. His athleticism is off the charts with a 3.46-second 40-yard dash, making him a rare blend of size, speed, and arm strength that turns, heads. What makes him exciting is that Cannon for an Army Zips passes into tight windows with elite velocity and hits deep balls that pop. Plus, he's a legit runner, piling up over 600 rushing yards in each of his last two college seasons at Arkansas using that straight line, speed to break games open. But the knocks are real and scouts aren't shy about them. Green threw 11 picks in 12 games last year, often forcing risky throws, especially late,

1:03with spotty accuracy and a tendency to miss high. His mechanics are sloppy, processing can lag, and he takes too many sacks by holding the ball too long. He's drawing buzz with a top 30 visit to the Pittsburgh Steelers, who like big mobile quarterbacks. Analysts like Lance Thearline from NFL.com call him a ranger duel threat, with upside head but consistency issues, while others compare him to Terrell. Prior for that game-changing vibe, if the Steelers grab him on day 3, it's low risk for sky-high reward polish, those raw edges under good coaching, and he could be a weapon. Or, he might just carve out a role scrambling like Justin Fields. Either way, Green's traits scream worth the flyer.