SAGE ROSENFELS
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#18-SAGE ROSENFELS Iowa State University Cyclones 6:04.1-221

ANALYSIS
Positives... Confident field general with a strong personality...Tough and durable, absorbing punishing shots without ever being knocked out of a game...Has fine delivery and passing mechanics, hitting receivers in stride on timing patterns...Though under constant pressure, he keeps his cool...Very quick driving away from the center while setting up, showing the body control needed to throw on the move...Carries the ball chest-high and is always ready to throw...Has quick wrist action in his delivery and the power behind his tosses so he does not have to plant in order to throw the deep passes...Knows how to adjust his release based on angles taken while throwing...Can drill the ball in the seam playing the short area passing game and keeps receivers within their routes by feathering the ball to them on long bombs...Shows good backside awareness rolling out of the pocket...Scans the field effectively throws with impressive velocity in the intermediate and short range...Can also hold for placements.

Negatives... Tends to lock onto his primary receivers too much...Looks to run when the pocket collapses, rather that throwing the ball out of bounds to prevent a turnover...Little inconsistent with his accuracy, especially when throwing the long ball...Has to improve his field judgement, as he gets into a rhythm where he will force the ball into traffic.

CAREER NOTES
Durable athlete with two seasons as a starter under his belt...Appeared in 29 regular season games during his career with the Cyclones, passing for 4164 yards on 306 of 587 attempts (52.1%) with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...His 306 pass completions of 587 throws rank fourth on the school's career-record list while his 4164 yards are topped only by Todd Bandhauer (5235, 1995-98) and Alex Espinoza (5307, 1984-86) in ISU annals... Known for his elusiveness in the pocket, he added 660 yards and 14 touchdowns on 164 carries (4.0 avg)...Averaged 166.3 yards per game in total offense during his time at Iowa State...His 4824 yards in total offense places him second on the school's all-time record list behind Espinoza's 5018.

REMIND ME OF... New Orleans' Aaron Brooks.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... There is no questioning his scrambling ability, but I think teams wished he would have thrown the ball deep a little more often. His athletic prowess will get him a look later in the draft, with Kansas City and New England perfect fits.

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