On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks selected former Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe with the No. 92 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He was the fourth quarterback taken in the draft, following behind Cam Ward (No. 1), Jaxson Dart (No. 25) and Tyler Shough (No. 40).
However, Milroe isn’t discouraged by the three other QBs being drafted before him. In fact, he’s motivated. After being selected by the Seahawks, Milroe had a three word message to the teams that passed on him in the 2025 NFL Draft: “Belt to ass.”
Milroe is certainly a dangerous enemy to have. Ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero chatted with executive, coaches and scouts around the league about Milroe’s ability. Several of them were extremely optimistic about Milroe’s potential at the next level.
“He is the greatest runner of the football at the quarterback position I’ve ever seen. And there’s enough talent in the arm to make you want to play an offense that suits that,” one AFC quarterbacks coach told Pelissero. “It’s (Jalen) Hurts. It’s Lamar (Jackson). It’s Colin Kaepernick. There are some guys that have successfully done it, and if you want to baby him into the league that way and then let him flourish, who knows?”
“(Milroe) has a lot of accuracy issues. But he’s a freak,” an AFC coordinator said. “He’s the best running quarterback I’ve ever evaluated. He’s like Cam Newton‘s power with Lamar’s speed. He can throw the ball down the field — his numbers over 20 yards are good. And he’s a true developmental-type player. He’s electric.”
Nobody can argue with Jalen Milroe’s talent in the ground game. In his two years as Alabama’s full-time starting quarterback, he amassed 1,257 rushing yards and 32 rushing touchdowns.
Alas, his accuracy was questionable at times. In the 2024 campaign, Milroe tallied 2,844 passing yards and 16 touchdowns while throwing 11 interceptions.
While Milroe may not immediately start for the Seahawks, he could see playing time in his rookie year as a QB who comes into the game in goal line situations. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban believes Milroe will be a serious offensive weapon for the Seahawks.
“He’s going to give the Seahawks an element of offense that nobody in this draft can give anybody because this guy is fast, he’s explosive,” Saban said. “Look, he can throw the ball. He’s got a strong arm. He’s a great deep-ball thrower. He just needs a little refinement and consistency in the passing game, and he can be an outstanding player.”
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