While the Love chatter heated up in Indy, Herbert certainly didn’t hurt himself with his on-field work. The 6’6″, 236-pound Oregon product threw well and impressed with a 4.68 time in the 40-yard dash in addition to posting a 35.5 vertical jump. In 44 career games at Oregon, Herbert completed 64% of his passes for 10,541 yards with 95 TDs and 23 INTs.
“I’ve become more outgoing,” Herbert said. “There are things you have to do to be a quarterback and the way a quarterback carries himself. I think I’ve done a great job of becoming that over these past four years.”
The Green & White aren’t sitting atop the draft, but GM Joe Douglas might be in a sweet spot nonetheless. The tackle and wide receiver classes are strong and the Jets have needs at both spots. Even if Love and Herbert don’t go in the top 10 selections, the No. 11 slot may be a desirable spot for teams looking to make a move.
“I think there are two quarterback runs we’re going to see. When you look at (picks) 5, 6 and 7, the Dolphins, the Chargers, the Panthers, potentially being quarterback teams,” said NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah. “But then this is the next run you’re going to see — potentially, depending on what happens in free agency — 12 (Raiders), 13 (Colts), 14 (Buccaneers), I think we could see a couple guys in that range as well.”
As he already showed at the trade deadline, Douglas will listen if teams call. A trade-back scenario would certainly not be out of the question and the value of the No. 11 pick could grow over the next two months. The more the fondness grows for Love and Herbert, the better for New York’s AFC representative.
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