Robertson is a gunslinger in every sense — a 6-4, 220-pound frame with a live arm that rips fastballs into tight windows, but a baseball background that bleeds into inconsistent lower-body mechanics and a tendency to let balls sail when his feet aren't set. He navigates the pocket with natural feel and rarely panics, but his processing is still Air Raid-simple: he locks onto his first read, trusts the arm to bail him out, and Big 12 secondaries let him get away with it far more than NFL defensive backs will. The Senior Bowl was a disaster — 1-of-5 with a pick — and it crystallized the concern that his operation speed can't yet handle pro-level complexity. The ceiling is a starting-caliber backup who develops into a bridge QB with the right coaching; the floor is a career QB3 whose arm talent never gets harnessed. He's a fascinating Day 3 swing on tools, but only for a team patient enough to redshirt him behind a veteran.
- Live, whippy arm that generates elite velocity on short-to-intermediate throws and can challenge every window on the field
- Natural pocket navigator who feels pressure with subtle movements and rarely bails prematurely from clean pockets
- Prototypical size (6-4, 220) with enough functional athleticism to escape collapsing pockets and pick up first downs on scrambles
- Competitive toughness and gunslinger mentality — played through a lower-body injury in a walking boot for the final two months of 2024
- Quick, compact release when feet are set, getting the ball out in rhythm on timing routes
- Inconsistent lower-body mechanics from baseball background create a wide, kick-style follow-through that causes accuracy to deteriorate on deep throws
- Late trigger and first-read dependency — holds the ball too long when initial read is covered, leading to sacks and forced throws into coverage
- Career 60.5% completion rate with one of the highest uncatchable-pass percentages among 2026 QBs, per PFF
- Decision-making under pressure remains uneven, particularly against disguised coverages — has never had to consistently work through progressions in Air Raid and Baylor's simplified schemes
Similar arm talent and developmental trajectory — a pocket-centric QB who can operate an offense when kept clean, but whose anticipation and processing need significant improvement to handle NFL speed. Both came from simplified college systems and project as developmental backups with starting upside only in the right environment.