NFL royalty does not care about Bryce Young’s size ahead of the NFL Draft.
In an ESPN docuseries, Peyton and Eli Manning give thoughts about the former Alabama quarterback.
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Young could be the No. 1 overall pick in a couple of weeks. He dominated defenses in the best conference in college football, becoming the first Crimson Tide signal-caller to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Young tallied 8,200 passing yards and 79 passing touchdowns in two years as a starter. He helped the Tide to a Southeastern Conference Championship and a College Football Playoff National Championship appearance in 2021. The Manning brothers, who are Super Bowl champions, Super Bowl MVPs, and SEC legends as quarterbacks, broke down Young’s tape. Both see Drew Brees, a Super Bowl champion, in Young.
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“He’s been playing at this height for a while now, but you figure it out,” Peyton said. “Drew Brees figured it out as well as anybody. You find throwing lanes. It would be different if he was 6’4,” but now he is 5-10, and how’s he going to do it? He knows how to do it.”
“You can find the windows and lanes, and he’s done it at a high level throughout his whole career,” Eli said. “I am not worried about the height at all.”
Both Mannings’ said they are ‘not worried about the height at all’ for Young.
The entire On The Clock docuseries premieres tonight on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
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