By Brandon Pemberton

The 2015 College Football season is right around the corner, and I’m going to give you my scouting reports on some of the top NFL prospects at each position. Their strengths, weaknesses, potential and grades heading into the season. Make sure you checkout Sports Trap Radio every Tuesday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm EST on the Fantasy Sports Warehouse Radio Network, hosted by Anthony Green and myself, where we give you the real!

QB Dak Prescott 6’2 230 lbs Miss St. rSr

Career Stats: 36 Games 418-692 60% 5,583 yards 41 TD 18 INT 376 car 1,933 yards 31 TD 3 rec TD

Strengths: Dak Prescott has all of the tools physically that an NFL QB needs. He’s not overly tall, but at 6’2 he’s enough to see over the line of scrimmage. At 230 pounds, he’s built like a tank and has shown the ability to take hits in the pocket and play the next play. His body type is similar to Steve McNair or Donovan McNabb’s.

Prescott has a very strong arm and a quick compact delivery. He has the ability to make all of the throws required of a NFL QB. He has very good velocity on the throws outside of the numbers, throws the back shoulder pass very well, giving his big wide receivers a chance to go up and make plays on the football. He flashes good touch anticipation and accuracy on the short, medium and deep passes in the middle of the field.

After watching his tape from last season, Prescott is a much better pocket passer then I realized. He has good presence, feels pressure, slides up and gets out of the pocket when he needs to. He doesn’t get flustered or rattled versus pressure up the middle or on the edges. He stands tall, keeps his eyes down the field and throws accurate darts while the pocket is dirty and he’s getting hit. That is the most important attribute in a QB at any level. The ability to get the job done in the pocket while under duress, and Prescott has shown the ability to do that.

Dak can also make plays with his feet, he’s not a blazer, but he’s fast enough and a good enough runner to be a threat with his legs as a pro. He’s scored 31 touchdowns on the ground in just 36 career games. He’s a very good short yardage runner and with the NFL pushing back the extra point while leaving the two point conversion at two yards out, a player with Prescott’s ability brings value to the game.

Weaknesses: Prescott has to work on being mechanically sound consistently. His inconsistency leads to his inconsistent accuracy as a passer. Failure to transfer his weight from front to back, properly stepping into his passes is why his passes are behind, too far in front, to low and too high at times, causing wide receivers to break stride and not get the important yards after the catch.

He also struggles at times making decisions vs zone coverage. In the Alabama game, they threw zone coverage at him, which confused him, slowed up his decision making and led to passes in dangerous spots and turnovers.

Overview: I give Dak Prescott and late second- early third round grade heading into his Senior season. If he improves on his accuracy, along with his field vision and decision making versus zone coverage, he could possibly challenge Michigan St QB Connor Cook for the first QB taken in the 2016 NFL Draft.