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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith is the de facto No. 1 signal caller of the 2013 NFL Draft class, largely because of how meager the upper end of the position is this year.


Pass-first athletic quarterback
He completed at least 64.8 percent of his throws in each of his three seasons as a starter, improving each year. Smith has thrown 73 touchdown passes to just 13 interceptions in the last two years, throwing for at least 4,205 yards in each of those seasons.

Strengths

Strong arm - throws a catchable ball with a tight spiral within intermediate ranges
Adequate size at 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
Above-average mobility - throws a good ball on the move
Places the ball in position for yardage after the catch
Compact, over-the-top release
Eyes stay downfield in the face of a pass rush
Has experience adjusting his receivers at the line and seems to do a capable job of making defensive reads at the line
Displays the ability to manipulate safeties
Rarely makes dumb decisions with the ball - understands when a play is lost
Weaknesses

Struggled to dig the Mountaineers out of big holes versus Kansas State and Texas Tech in 2012
Questionable mental toughness
Sometimes unloads too much heat on what should be touch passes
Inconsistent footwork
Has taken mostly every snap out of shotgun and pistol formations
Inflated statistical production based on West Virginia's high-flying system

It looks like Jennings has begun the process of relocating, as his home, which is 10 minutes from Lambeau Field, is now up for sale. A groin injury forced the 29-year-old to miss eight games last season, his seventh season in Green Bay. The Packers don't seem interested in giving Jennings a long-term contract, so it's looking more and more likely that he'll move on to another team.