Here are a couple of prognostications for this upcoming draft:

• 1.) No QB is worth the #1 pick this year. To be honest, I see no QB who is worth the #16 pick, either. Yeah, Cam Newton has all the tools an owner could want from his franchise quarterback, but can he keep his personality flaws in control and be a professional like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees or Tom Brady? Blaine Gabbert is one of the biggest enigmas of this draft for me. If he gets a great coach and team (I’m looking at you San Francisco and Jim Harbaugh), then he can be a stud. But he could be the next Brady Quinn as well. Jake Locker has accuracy issues (would love to see him staying at home with the Seahawks). Ryan Mallett (the other big enigma) is the ultimate gamble, basically for the same reasons that Newton is a very risky pick. Christian Ponder is ready for the NFL, maybe he is the most prepared from this class, but is he durable enough to become a star? Andy Dalton is everybody’s favorite QB it seems, but people who have eyes for this game told me, he will be just a game manager QB at best. Colin Kaepernick’s stock is on the rise, but is he really a big star in the making (and nobody noticed because he played in Nevada) or are we just excited about some exciting performances in the pre-draft events in a mediocre year for the quarterback position? And Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi, who is the sleeper of this QB class (along with Nathan Enderle of Idaho), where he will land? If he can learn for a year behind an experienced QB and get great coaching – watch out for him!

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The Jaguars current general manager, Gene Smith, is not known for drafting the best-available -Mel-Kiper player. With the selection of Tyson Alualu in last years draft, followed by 3 defensive linemen, it became evident that he would do exactly what he wants. The End.

So, with this in mind let’s take a look at a few out-of-the-box routes that GM Gene might take:

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Ryan Mallett is one of the more intriguing prospects in this draft. Sports Science, a show that tests the limits and the science of sports and the athletes that play them, tested Mallets arm strength and found out two intriguing things: 1) His release point is 8 feet high and 2) He threw the ball 65.4 mph (click for video). Now that you’re interested, let’s do a study on Mallet. We’re going to go through as absolutely much as we can to figure out how good Mallett is both on and off the field. We know he has an arm, but is it more similar to Brett Favre or Jamarcus Russel?

At the NFL Combine, in 2011, Mallett measured in at 6’7″, 253 lbs.

Let’s first look at the cover of the book:

According to Mallets own website, Mallett:

“Started for Class 4A Texarkana (Texas) High in the playoffs as a ninth-grader. Father was a former coach in Arkansas, and is now an assistant at Texas High. A 2006 Elite 11 selection.”

As you can see, Mallett has the background from both home and high school. His dad was a coach and he started under pressure situations as early as the 9th grade, this sounds like a basis for a winner in the NFL . Let’s move on to the University of Michigan, where Mallett started a few games as a freshman.