Chicago Bears 2020 NFL Draft: Late-Round offensive sleepers to target

Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 196 pounds
Arm Length: 31 ¾ inches
Hand Size: 9 ¼ inches

Huntley’s measurements come from the 2020 Shrine Game, via OurLads.

After trading for Nick Foles earlier this offseason, it seems unlikely that the Chicago Bears will take a quarterback with one of their second-round 2020 NFL Draft picks. Not impossible, but I do find it unlikely with all of their other needs on the roster.

That being said, this team could certainly take a flyer on a late-round quarterback who they could try to develop as a potential asset down the line. I know that Anthony Gordon is the Da Windy City golden child, but he is more of a Day 2 prospect in my opinion. I want to look at Day 3 guys in this post and Tyler Huntley stands out as the most interesting truly late-round quarterback prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft class.

Huntley is an extremely mobile quarterback prospect who started for three years at Utah. His best season came in 2019 when Huntley completed 73.1 percent of his passes for 3,092 yards, 19 passing touchdowns and only four interceptions. Huntley was voted as the First-Team All-Pac 12 quarterback by the conference coaches, earning the spot over Anthony Gordon and projected top 10 pick, Justin Herbert.

Huntley’s mobility makes him a difficult player to defend at all times. He is an extremely creative playmaker who always seems to be able to make something out of nothing. Some will knock Huntley’s ability to make plays with his arm, but honestly, I think he is a much better passer than he is given credit.

Huntley has more than enough arm talent to make any throw on the field and he shows great accuracy to all fields at times. Sure, his accuracy is inconsistent, but the flashes of brilliance are undoubtedly there. His decision-making is a major work in progress, but you obviously aren’t going to get a perfect quarterback prospect late in the draft.

Simply put, Huntley is an exciting quarterback prospect who has some real upside at the quarterback position. If he can improving his decision making by sitting and learning behind Foles and Mitchell Trubisky, Huntley just might have enough to be a legitimate playmaking quarterback at the next level. The Chicago Bears should undoubtedly have Huntley on their radar late in the 2020 NFL Draft.