Did QB Penix’ draft grade take a hit from national championship loss … We’ve had a number of correspondents ask over the past couple of days whether Washington QB Michael Penix’ struggles in the Huskies’ national championship loss to Michigan damage his draft status. For the record, Penix finished the night with 27 completions in 51 attempts for just over 250 yards with two picks against just one TD pass. The simple is no. NFL scouts don’t grade games, they grade plays and given the fact that Penix was under duress pretty much from the opening kick-off from the Wolverines’ very aggressive defence will be a major mitigating factor. In the end, like every other prospect in this year’s draft class, Penix will be graded on his overall body of work which was pretty darn impressive. Indeed, in his two years at Washington, Penix put up the best passing numbers in college football since a guy named Mahomes in the middle of the last decade. At the same time, the major concerns re Penix – his age and injury history – didn’t change on Monday. Now the real question is where in fact do teams in the league have him graded which could be any where from a top 10 guy to an early-to-mid second rounder.
