What Tom Telesco Wants in a Quarterback

“The two for me are probably leadership and toughness,” he said. “I think you have to start with that. He’s got to be somebody that when you’re in the huddle, and those 10 other players are looking you in the eyes, that you can lead that group, and you’ve got to have that. So, those are the two most important things for me. Then it kind of goes into preparation skills for that position; it’s like none other, and probably no other sport in professional sports. So, talking about leadership, toughness, preparation skills, and then when you get into the physical abilities, then you have to start sliding different scales for things because there’s no perfect players. You have to realize that, but I would start with leadership and toughness and work my way from there.”

Telesco highly values intangibles from the quarterback position. Whoever the next QB of the Silver and Black is, they must be able to command a huddle and bring the team together.

Telesco wants his next quarterback to be tough, whether physically tough, maintaining hits and playing through an aggressive game, or mentally tough, being able to rally his team when they are in a pivotal moment.

The Raiders will consider all options when it comes to the quarterback, but Telesco will look for traits of greatness in a signal-caller that separate them from the crowd.

The NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Mich., on April 25-27, 2024. The Las Vegas Raiders currently hold the No. 13 overall pick.

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