So far, Senior Bowl practices have mirrored Jalen Milroe’s Alabama football career. The quarterback has thrown beautiful deep passes, right on the money, impressing the crowd gathered in Mobile.
He’s also put ugly interceptions on tape, ones that looked easily avoidable. At present time, that’s the Milroe experience.
“Jalen Milroe is a phenomenal athlete,” The Ringer’s Todd McShay said during his podcast at the Senior Bowl Wednesday. “Jalen Milroe is gonna be awesome in the game on Saturday, I’m guessing, because of his ability to extend plays and a lot of times in an all-star game, there’s gonna be miscommunication, guys haven’t played in this system a long time. Quarterbacks with mobility can kind of erase a lot of problems.”
Milroe has been showing up in mock drafts with first-round predictions, possibly as the third quarterback off the board behind Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward. He spent two seasons as the starter at Alabama.
During his final year in Tuscaloosa, Milroe threw for 2,844 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 726 yards and another 20 scores.
“He’s got a lot of tools to work with,” McShay said. “He’s got a big arm. He’s got (a) unique blend of speed and power as a runner. And I know you can sense a ‘but’ coming and there is.”
McShay praised Milroe’s deep passing ability, noting an especially good long throw on Wednesday. However, he also brought up the shortcomings, which led to the quarterback also throwing 11 interceptions in 2024, and struggling to find consistency.
He emphasized the need for Milroe to improve his accuracy in the NFL, citing Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson’s development as an example.
“He’s not accurate short to intermediate,” McShay said of Milroe, noting the QB had a tough week so far. “He’s missing and he’s missing by sizable amounts and it’s concerning. I just feel like it’s going fast for him. And a lot of quarterbacks come here and it’s happening fast, and I think he’s getting frustrated at times.”
Senior Bowl practice continued on Thursday. The game itself is scheduled for Saturday at Hancock Whitney Stadium.
