With the departure of Coach Charlie Weis last week, it was all but inevitable that Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen would enter the 2010 NFL Draft. I can't blame him, Clausen is widely considered an early 1st round draft pick and should be the first quarterback taken.
Even though he is only a junior, Clausen is well suited for the NFL. He has been a starter since he was a freshman and has started 35 games in which he has thrown 60 touchdowns. He is a big kid with not only NFL size (6' 3" 223 lbs), but a powerful NFL caliber arm.
Unlike a lot of college quarterbacks, Clausen has played in a pro style offense his entire career and is used to taking snaps from center. He was well coached by offensive guru Charlie Weis, who was the architect of the New England Patriots high powered offense. He (Clausen) processes informations and goes through his reads very quickly. Clausen has a cannon for an arm and can easily make all the throws in the NFL.
His favorite receiver Golden Tate has also declared for the 2010 NFL Draft. I am sure they made their decision together as it was announced on the same day (7 December 2009).
Clausen really came into his own this year and even though Notre Dame had a bad year, it wasn't at the fault of Clausen, he almost single handily kept them in the game during many of their close losses. Clausen finished the season ranked #2 in the NCAA in pass efficiency with a 161.42 quarterback rating. He also threw for 3,722 yards and 28 touchdowns with only four interceptions.
NFL Draft Dog currently has Clausen being drafted #2 overall to the Rams in our most recent 2010 NFL Mock Draft, but he could easily go 1st overall to the Browns or slide down a little to the Raiders, Redskins or Seahawks.
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