NFL Draft Profile: Tyler Shough, Quarterback, Texas Tech Red Raiders
#12
Pos: QB
Ht: 6040
Wt: 229
Hand: 958
Arm: 3078
Wing: 7618
40: 4.90
DOB: 9/28/1999
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
High School: Hamilton
Eligibility: 2023
Tyler Shough
Texas Tech Red Raiders
One-Liner:
A very accurate and precise quarterback with a lot of athletic ability. He is the optimal RPO player who is very smart and good at reading defenses.
Evaluation:
This is a player with a lot of potential, but definitely has a few tweaks to his game he needs to make. He is a very accurate passer and has great timing with his receivers. He is able to be a precise decision maker and gets the ball out of his hand very quickly. That being said, he isn’t afraid of standing in the pocket and taking a hit if it means that the play will be made. He is also a highly athletic quarterback and is the ideal player for an RPO-based offense. He is good at reading the defense and usually makes the correct call whether to keep, handoff, or pass the ball. His arm isn’t the strongest for sure, but it’s adequate enough to make any throw you may ask of him. His running ability makes a real threat in the run game, too, as he surprises opponents with his speed and as well as being difficult to bring down once on the run. The biggest negative of his game is the frequency that he stares down his receiver, allowing defenders to read his eyes and make a turnover. He is very confident, though and has a short memory, so rarely backs down from making throws. However, he doesn’t adapt well and once a defense figures him out, they can really force him to have a bad game because he will commit multiple turnovers.
Grade:
6th Round
Background:
Tyler Shough has been an excellent quarterback for Texas Tech, and prior to that, at Oregon for the Ducks. In 2021 at Texas Tech, he started for the team and was tremendous in his role. Shough is from Chandler, Arizona and attended Hamilton High School in Chandler during his time, he had a year where he threw over three thousand yards and thirty touchdowns while only throwing five interceptions. In the classroom, Shough graduated from Oregon with a Criminal Justice and Political Science Degrees and, now at Texas Tech, is studying Interdisciplinary Studies in their Master’s Program.
