We might be about to see one of the greatest NFL draft experiments ever unfold.

We are stuck in a college season where we are seriously considering calling Jake Locker the best quarterback available. Every potential “franchise” signal caller was fallen flat on their face, and the ones that have been good are not NFL-type players.

What we do have is one of those potential franchise guys who hasn’t played badly. That’s cause he hasn’t played. Sam Bradford has now separated his throwing shoulder and now reinjured it today against Texas. What will this do to his draft stock? Well, that doesn’t depend on him as much as it does on all the other QBs stepping up and pushing him down the board.

Let’s look at what he have so far from all the potential 1st Round QBs this year:

• Jevan Snead, Ole Miss – 46.8 Completion Percentage, 9 TDs, 9 INTs. He’s been awful.
• Colt McCoy , Texas – 73.8 Completion Percentage, 10 TDs, 6 INTs, and even more questions about his potential as an NFL QB. Does he have the tools? Can he learn a pro offense? Can he succeed when he isn’t the best athlete on the field?
• Tim Tebow, Florida – 65.5 Completion Percentage, 7 TDs, 2 INTs; Had concussion earlier in the year. His play style has not suited the NFL anymore this year than it did last year. The arguement is well stated, but to quote 49ers beat writer Matt Maiacco “This kid is a winner doesn’t translate to the NFL.”
• Jake Locker, Washington – 57.1 Completion Percentage, 10 TDs, 4 INTs. Probably the best prospect of all of these, but I don’t know if he has great tools eithier. However, his knowledge of Steve Sarkasian’s pro style system give him an edge.
• Sam Bradford, Oklahoma – 58.7 Completion Percentage, 2 TDs, 0 INTs. Two shoulder injuries this season. Separated his shoulder in the first game of the year, and just reinjured today against Texas. Severity unknown.

So, out of all those guys, who would you put ahead of Bradford? There are teams out there like the Panthers (who don’t have a first round pick), 49ers, Browns,and Seahawks that are going to be looking into QBs. Will we see another player like Alex Smith get pushed up the board, or has the league learned from the 49ers mistake? Is it possible that we could see Eric Berry or Taylor Mays be the first overall pick? Will Tim Tebow go first overall? (God help me if that happens.)

This could get very interesting.