NFL Draft: What If Mark Sanchez and Matthew Stafford Switched Places in 2009?

April 23, 2011   ·   Matt Ryan   ·   Jump to comments

Like every year, one of the biggest questions heading in to the 2011 NFL Draft is which quarterback is the best prospect.The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and could select Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert or Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.
These are two players that most football fans had never heard of a year ago. A lot can change in the span of 12 months, especially for mock drafts. Last year, Washington quarterback Jake Locker was seen as the consensus top prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft, similar to how Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is seen as the consensus top prospect right now for the 2012 NFL Draft. 
Blaine Gabbert is this year's quarterback who came out of nowhere and shot right up Mel Kiper's Draft Board around Bowl season. (similar to Joe Flacco in 2008 and Josh Freeman in 2009). Many scouts think Gabbert is the better pro prospect and the safer pick. Newton has more upside, but is the more risky pick.
In four months, he went from unkn...

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