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Sanchez the second best QB in the draft?
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Sports Illustrated's Bucky Brooks, a former NFL scout, rates former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez as the second best prospect at his position heading into next week's NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
The Pac-10's leading passer surprised many with his decision to enter the draft after only one full season as the Trojans' starter. While scouts will downgrade him for his lack of game experience, Sanchez is highly regarded as a pro prospect due to his outstanding physical tools and leadership ability. His spectacular Rose Bowl performance (28-of-35 for 413 passing yards with four touchdowns) is why some view him as a potential franchise-type quarterback.
Brooks' colleague, SI writer Don Banks, has Sanchez slated to go San Francisco with the tenth pick in the first round in his latest mock draft. Writes Banks:
While I'm well aware that new 49ers head coach Mike Singletary likes Shaun Hill's game quite a bit, if they grade Sanchez highly enough it'll be hard to pass on the one-year USC starter. He needs some time to mature as a quarterback, but that's where Hill figures to be the short-term answer for the 49ers while Sanchez watches and learns for a while.
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