BREAKING: Jacob Eason Drafted By The Colts In the 4th Round

by Jeff Wright, posted in Football

Heading into the third day of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Washington Huskies had not notched a single player being selected in the first three rounds.

As Saturday morning marked the beginning of rounds 4-7, the first domino fell off the board for the Huskies in the middle of the 4th round.

Former Washington quarterback Jacob Eason was taken as the #122 overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.

With his pick, Eason was selected as the #16 pick in the 4th round after getting an NFL Draft evaluation of going in the mid-second round somewhere.

According to his NFL Draft Profile, draft analyst Lance Zierlein writes Eason is a “strapping pocket-passer prototype” who has the “arm strength to challenge the secondary anywhere on the field.”

“Has frame and arm strength to excite evaluators,” Zierlein writes. “Can step and rip it between two levels of defenders.  Deep-ball accuracy on play-action shots.”

The local kid and hometown star from Lake Stevens, Washington chose the Georgia Bulldogs over Washington when he was at Lake Stevens High School.

Eason, a fourth-year junior from Lake Stevens, Wash., started all 13 games for the Huskies in 2019, throwing for 3,132 yards and 23 touchdowns on 260-of-405 passing (64.2 percent). His yardage total was fourth-highest in UW history, while his 23 TD passes ranked sixth. He also had top-10 marks in completions (third), completion percentage (seventh) and passing efficiency (seventh).
 
At Indianapolis, Eason will join a talented quarterback room which has Jacoby Brissett, Chad Kelly and Philip Rivers competing for the starting job.

 

You can support DubLife by shopping for the latest Huskies fan gear by clicking on the Fanatics.com “Shop Now” links on the ads seen on our site – When you do, we’ll earn a small commission on each sale.  Thanks for your support! Go Dawgs!!

Published by Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright is the “Owner/Editor In Chief” for DubLife and has over 28 years of experience and knowledge of Husky Sports. He also is a Huskies Radio Analyst on various shows including the weekly Radio/Podcast show “Dawg Thoughts”. Jeff has extensively covered Husky Football, Husky Basketball, Husky Baseball, Husky Softball and Husky fanfare events. As a former athlete and Letterman at the University of Washington in Men’s Tennis, his passion and charisma for the Huskies shows in his writing, expert coverage and analysis.