Category: 2021 Player Profiles

STRENGTHS
Trevor has all the physical and athletic talent to be a franchise quarterback for the team that selects him. He has excellent arm strength and shows the velocity and touch he needs to dominate at the next level on every throw. Trevor has the size and athletic agility to extend plays in and out of the pocket. He also shows good speed to be considered as a runner in shotgun with an empty backfield and this makes him even more of a potential impact player on every down and distance. Trevor looks to be the prototypical quarterback the new NFL is looking for physically and athletically but as I always say…it takes more than talent to play in the NFL.

CONCERNS
There is no doubt about Treavor’s talent but for me, I have a problem with his overall demeanor. Trevor is a “me” kind of guy who pretends to lead when everything is working and he is playing well. Of course, playing the position he plays, that attitude is needed, and as long as he plays well and the team wins everything will be fine. My fear is when adversity happens and he struggles. When adversity becomes too much to handle, players like this will do everything not to take accountability, blaming others around them, and become difficult to coach. In short, Trevor needs to learn how to lead under “personal” adversity, and I’m not convinced he has ever been in that position to show that ability. Because of Trevor’s obvious talent, everything has been handed to him. When Trevor is interviewed he uses every overused expression, never having a thought of his own for fear he will say the wrong thing and be criticized. If he is THAT concerned with being judged personally, then he is in the wrong business.

BOTTOM LINE 1.60
It would be nice to see some film on Trevor when the coaches are not protecting him early in a game with their play-calling against top teams. Against SEC teams their game plan seems to be to run the ball first and pass the ball behind the line of scrimmage until they are ahead and then let Trevor go vertical with his passing. They keep Trevor out of any decision-making down the field early, in most games. This doesn’t mean that Trevor is not a potential top quarterback in this draft. It does mean the team that selects him better have a strong administrative structure in place right from the Owner to the GM, the Head Coach and yes, even the Offensive Coordinator because when adversity hits this kid… they all could be looking for a new job. Trevor plays with a nasty streak that the good players need to have to be successful. I also see a player who has franchise talent and when he plays well, could be one of the best quarterbacks in the future as long as he is playing well and putting up the numbers. Nevertheless, Trevor has played football with very little adversity on the field and all of that is about to end in the NFL and the shock just might be too much for him to handle. For me personally, if I needed a QB and he fell to me I would select him but if some team wanted to trade up with me to select him I would listen because…I’m not convinced he is the only one in this draft at the QB position that can be successful.

STRENGTHS
Trey is a talented quarterback with excellent arm talent along with the athletic talent to run and extend plays. He has good size and the strength to hold up physically at the next level and take the pounding a pocket passing quarterback will have to take. He shows excellent accuracy and touch along with the arm strength and throwing velocity that will attract all thirty-two teams. Trey looks on film to be a good teammate along with being an excellent athlete. He has the athletic talent to become a starting quarterback for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Athletically, Trey has the talent, but it is raw talent. This raw talent, along with a football IQ and decision-making abilities that are nowhere near the level needed for him to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, makes Trey the type of player who will need to sit and learn or he will not make it. Trey also has a little bit of the “Jay Cutler syndrome”. He gets down on himself when things are not going his way and gets frustrated and without excellent play-calling this becomes an issue that will be magnified at the next level.

BOTTOM LINE 2.19
Trey’s size, athletic talents, accuracy, and arm talent is up there with the best quarterbacks in this draft. His football IQ and leadership talents are not. It’s not his fault, it’s just the reality of losing a year of repetitions and playing against teams with overall athletic talent that does not challenge him. I’m convinced his talent makes him a potential 1st round selection mostly because teams will need the fifth-year option. Trey has the talent to back up while he learns because his athletic talent and size give him the potential to win games but, thinking he is ready for a 16-game schedule at this point in his career is in my opinion, a big mistake. Look for teams with a veteran QB, ready to call it a career as the most likely type of teams to select Trey. A team like the Falcons or Steelers, Patriots might be looking at selecting Trey in the 1st round, to groom him for the future like the Packers are attempting to do with their 1st round QB selection last year.

STRENGTHS
Penei has the athletic talent to play any position on the line of scrimmage on either side of the ball. He has the athletic talent to play in the backfield as a running back or as an H- Back and I have no doubt as a Tight End. He is 6’ 6” with quick feet and gets out of his stance when blocking for the running game, with the explosiveness and power of a Rocky Mountain Big Horn Ram. He can change direction as well as any player on the field and has the lateral agility and explosiveness to mirror his opponent when pass blocking. Penei loves to go out to the second level to make blocks and is one of the best I have seen when going out to block for sweeps and screens since the hall of fame left tackle, Anthony Munoz. He shows leadership qualities through his play on the field and his energy is infectious and demands the players around him step up their game. I call him Penei (Penny) Sewell because he will be worth every penny of every contract he signs for his entire career.

CONCERNS
Penei can play too aggressive at times and will lose balance and create penalties…Oh crap. I got nothing.

BOTTOM LINE 1.27
In the 1980 Draft, the Lions selected RB Billy Sims, the Jets selected WR Lam Jones and the Bengals selected Anthony Munoz who was enshrined into the Football Hall of Fame in 1998. Billy Sims had a heck of a career until a knee injury ended it. Knee injuries were devastating injuries, and a big issue back then, bigger than they are now and Anthony had a knee injury that failed him on many teams’ draft boards at the time. I guess my point is that Penei’s play on the field is reminiscent of Anthony’s and I can’t believe the team that has the very first pick in this draft, would pass on selecting a player who has similar if not exactly the same talents, as Anthony with the same nasty play and leadership qualities who has no injuries…at least I wouldn’t. Penei reminds me of Anthony Munoz playing Left Tackle but if he played on the other side of the ball I’m convinced he would remind me of Reggie White. I don’t care what team has the first pick in this draft or even if that team has a pro bowl left tackle, I still do not pass up selecting this kid but that’s just me. All I can say is…if you pass on selecting this kid you’re a fool and will burn in the fires of failure for sure. There is no one in this draft that has the “potential” to be enshrined in the hall of fame (barring injury) then this kid. No quarterback, running back, receiver, pass rusher, cornerback, or any other player at any other position than Penei. Like I say, you draft with the information you have in front of you at the time of the draft and that’s my information. He is worthy of being selected as the first player in this draft. Remember to draft the obvious when the obvious is in front of you. Don’t look for excuses, nit-pick or overthink the process.