Trevone Boykin Switching To Wide Reciever Rumor Is Ridiculous

Dual threat quarterbacks have had mixed results in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick was good at one time. Russell Wilson has made magic happen with his arm and feet too. However, Johnny Manziel and Robert Griffin III, and Terrelle Pryor have not fared so well. So does that mean TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin needs to switch to wide receiver to better his chances of making it in the NFL?

Absolutely not.

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The Browns have been trying to make Manziel fit into a system that does not complete his skill set. Terrelle Pryor was never a strong passer in college so it is no surprise that he wasn't one in the NFL. As for Kaepernick and Griffin--who knows why they have failed (so far). Kaepernick was a running quarterback in college, and his transition to the NFL was not bad at all.r

Griffin? Who knows. His injuries have seriously hampered his development, but at this point it doesn't look like he will get another chance until he leaves Washington.

The point is you can't look at the guys with similar styles in the NFL and say he needs to switch. Given the right system and the right coaches, Boykin could be a very good quarterback at the NFL level.

Unless he were to change now and show what he can do as a wide receiver it will not help his draft status. Teams are not going to be eager to draft an athlete with the potential to play wide receiver without having seen him play the position.

Moving positions really didn't do former Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall any favors. He went undrafted, but was able to make the roster as a defensive back with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Someone may take a flyer on him late in the draft, but he is more likely to go undrafted. That means he will make as little as possible for a few years till he proves he can play.

He would be much better off staying at quarterback and getting drafted in the middle rounds of the draft, Ideally, he will sit behind someone until he learns the nuances of playing at the NFL.

It served Tyrod Taylor well and would likely do the same for him.

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