2023 NFL Draft props: Stetson Bennett will be drafted on Day 3 as a future backup

With two National Championships on his resume, Stetson Bennett will go down in college football lore as a steward of one of the best teams in the sport’s history.

Now that he’s making the jump to the NFL, the question for many minds might be: How does he project as a professional?

I can’t say for sure, but a man of his game-managing skill set usually (or eventually?) finds a home as a pro football backup. Unfortunately for Bennett, this kind of profile means he’ll likely have a long wait during the weekend of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Sportsbooks currently have centered on Bennett as a fifth-round pick (at best). I’m in alignment with them.

Do I think Bennett will make some team happy in the event that a Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen (purely examples) has to miss a game or two in the coming years? Absolutely! Bennett’s game of the high-floor, low-ceiling variety is perfect to man the ship of an offense for a Sunday here and there.

But he’s not going to be the next Tom Brady. He’s not going to be the biggest name in football, period. And NFL teams know it. Don’t expect to hear Bennett’s name called until Saturday — the last day of the draft.

Prediction: Stetson Bennett, fifth-round pick (+500)