Why MICHAEL PRATT is the QB STEAL of the Draft (Who Is This Guy?)

Every year there is one QB who's draft stock falls apart and this year it is Michael Pratt. After falling to the 7th round, he could be the QB steal of the draft for the Green Bay Packers. Back in time, he was just a 3 star recruit coming out of high school and went to a lower tier group of five program, but Michael Pratt became a star for Tulane, has flown up draft boards and is the hidden QB secret of the 2024 NFL draft. Today, I want to talk about who he is, his journey and his potential in the NFL, enjoy!

[@ScottFisherCFB]

Why did Pratt fall on draft day? What rookie should I cover next?

[@lancelindqvist8848]

The kids of nfl legends. T.o's kid, Jerry rice son and Frank gore jr

[@briannettles669]

I am guessing Pratt fell because NFL teams viewed him as a long-term backup, not a starter. Teams are not going to spend a high draft pick on a backup quarterback.

[@Jon223uhc]

Pls do a vid on kalen king

[@josephlewis7912]

Kalen King

[@biteme-rz3ws]

Small hands Small School Injury that caused his final year to not be his best season Average at best arm strength for the NFL He's basically a Tom Brady/Brock Purdy type of player as he doesn't blow you away with insane play making but he gets the job done.

[@Luismx6]

Im actually glad Pratt went to GB, it's a franchise that knows how to develop QB's. I could see them develop him into a quality QB and trade him for picks, then rinse and repeat. - Seahawks fan

[@pauliej345]

I wouldn't be shocked he pushes Love out of town

[@cwn03]

Exactly!!!

[@driftlesshunter9200]

Ron Wolf started that trend in the 1990s. 1994 QB camp included Brett Favre, Mark Brunell, Ty Detmer, & Kurt Warner. While some teams struggle to find one starting QB, GB had 4 in camp that year that went on to have good NFL careers. I have heard the Bears have had 36 starting quarterbacks since Brett Favre started in GB.

[@Gabagool99-v8c]

@@pauliej345 😂😂😂😂😂kneeslapper!

[@Sosaboy08]

@@pauliej345 Yeah ok..

[@Lee86THUNDER]

An absolute steal for gb. It might be the best place for him. He'll learn from tom clements, one great qb clements

[@randomrebel1497]

I’m a Tulane fan and have been going to all the home games for all 17 years of my life. Pratt has been one of the most consistent and maybe the greatest qb I’ve seen in the olive and blue. He’s smart with decisions maybe a little too conservative at times but he just doesn’t have the big arm. And I think that’s what made him fall. His arm is good but also he was injured after the first game and he never really fully recovered from it throughout the season. He will have his chance in preseason tho!

[@tomcollins5112]

I was only able to watch one game with Pratt as the starter. It seemed to me that Tulane's offense primarily revolved around short and intermediate passes, and the running game. You say he doesn't have a big arm. Is he capable of throwing 20 yard outs?

[@jesusoftheapes]

His arm strength tested better than Nix , Drake Maye and JJ . He has more speed off his wrist motion than anyone who is not Caleb or Daniels . I would say his arm is not fully developed yet more than he does not have arm strength . He has more arm than Sean Clifford .

[@jesusoftheapes]

@@tomcollins5112 He has a big arm . It is his best characteristic . He has about the same arm as Daniel Jones, Tua on a warm day, and he can outthrow Brock all day long.

[@randomrebel1497]

@@tomcollins5112 yes. When he needs to he can make longer throw or 2. But a lot of times he will miss his spot. He’s made a-lot of great 20+ yard throws that have been dropped right in the Bucket, but other times he’s thrown some stinkers. But I think all he needs is to develop his arm a little more and he’ll be way more consistent on deeper throws.

[@randomrebel1497]

@@jesusoftheapes I agree. The only thing is that it’s 50/50 on accuracy. His deep ball isn’t the best but definitely not the worst in the class. It’s more of accuracy and I think that was due to injury.

[@ihcterra4625]

Pratt beat Caleb Williams in the Cotton bowl on a last second TD pass. So a future Packer QB broke the heart of a future Bear QB. Get used to it Caleb.

[@gouda2872]

One of our safeties we drafted has experience sacking Caleb as well lulz

[@ltcp2336]

Ha! Well Done! Go Pack Go

[@tmoneyphresh]

This is beautiful 🥹

[@bigapplebucky]

Teach 'em young.

[@tieoneon1614]

Im a lifelong Packer fan, but seeing this repeated so much makes me cringe. If Caleb does even remotely well, GB is going to be fighting for 3rd in North very soon. Y'all LOL'd when I said 2 years ago the Lions were going to really good. Now they are going to be division leaders for awhile; Vikings getting JJ and Bears getting Caleb is no joke cuz both these teams are trending upward both offense/defense. Packers only made playoffs cuz Kirk got hurt last year and Vikings season tanked. Jordan Love looked OK last half of season but he definitely aint a championship winning QB despite all the glazing he's getting.

[@Jon223uhc]

Can you do a video on Kalen King and why he went from a first round lock to a 7th rounder

[@frenchfrey65]

I'm getting flashbacks to when the Packers had Aaron Brooks and Hasselback, both would later be traded after a year or so of development and become studs. Packers weren't doing that well under Rodgers in terms of backup QB's like Tolzien, Hundley, and a bunch of UDFA's, Flynn was the closest we had to someone who could've started somewhere else but fate dealt him a different hand. I like this coming from QB, we could be seeing a day 3 QB every other year now if means constant competition for the backup spot. The best part tho with Pratt, if he loses the backup job to Clifford, given that Pratt is a 7th round guy, nobody is going to try to snatch him up if the Packers cut him after the preseason, and thus Pratt can be on the practice squad for the year, thus not wasting a roster space. That's not even knocking him or his talent either, it's giving him time to develop. This was one of my issues when we first drafted Love, because he was a 1st rounder there was no way we were cutting him, and as a result the packers had 3 QB's during his rookie year, and Love was a scratch all year meaning he was literally wasting a roster space for someone who could've helped the Packers. Now granted, we now know Love is good, and in the end, I like this strategy by the Packers and I hope they continue it for the rest of Love's career.

[@pete1853]

Ty Detmer and Mark Brunell too.

[@frenchfrey65]

@@pete1853 and *TECHNICALLY* Kurt Warner as he was a UDFA Rookie in 1994 and was on the preseason squad for the Packers

[@michael_mcgowan]

I was just talking to someone today about all the QBs that backed up Favre and went on to be good/great somewhere else. I forgot about Ty Detmer though

[@briankral4468]

Given the adjustment to the third QB rule, he still might get a chance to suit up, even if he doesn't play. A practice squad QB can be brought up and named as an inactive player. If a team's QB#1 and QB#2 are injured during the game QB#3 can play. QB#3 doesn't count against the active player limit for game day. The third QB can be returned to the practice squad and called back for the next game without being subject to waivers. This is a very good rule as teams can dress an emergency third QB and not short change a position that may be needed more during a game. You never know what may happen during a game. I hope nothing does; but you never know.

[@driftlesshunter9200]

1994 GB had Brett Favre, Mark Brunell, Ty Detmer, & Kurt Warner in QB camp.

[@gliebin]

Looking forward to seeing Michael Pratt as the Jets starting QB in 2036!

[@zacwoods]

You mean Jordan? Lol

[@miketemple7686]

He’s in and that’s all that matters. Let’s see how he does in training camp. Teams in the NFL want to win no matter what. If Purdy can do it so can Pratt. If it’s not with GB, it could be with another team.

[@ingwopwetrust]

Yea, best case scenario he balls out in practice and develops for a couple years and becomes trade capital for GreenBay!

[@MosHighChadro]

Perfect backup QB for Green Bay. Green Bay is the perfect place for Pratt. "Welcome to Title Town" Go Pack go!!

[@ingwopwetrust]

Sadly this is why these guys are transferring for their final seasons. If he transferred to a P5 school and balled out he would’ve been a lock for a 2nd round pick to a QB needy team.

[@horusreed6058]

He was lucky to get drafted to a franchise that has nailed the formula for developing top tier QBs! Best of luck to him

[@anthonynoneyabusiness420]

I’m glad he got another backup I do like our backup Sean Clifford though as well

[@mafarmerga]

We Cheeseheads have a solid record of getting top QBs that others skipped over.

[@lancelindqvist8848]

Kirk cousins 2.0. tulane had a good run with qbs 20 years ago. Shaun king, Patrick Ramsey and jp losman. Pratt is a better prospect than rattler

[@Markie999]

Go Pack Go. It's a great fit and a steal pick... Pack got an A+ draft in 2024 ❤

[@jesusoftheapes]

I called this guy the best QB prospect of the 2024 draft after round 1 . I thought he was a sure fire 3rd or 4th round player though.

[@Pccpy]

Packers' potential 3rd string rookie QB beat Bears' HOF rookie QB. Think about that.

[@daviddorger6916]

Out of all the backups GB has sent out and saw them be successfull elsewhere (Aaron Brooks, Mark Brunnell, Matt Hasselbach, just to name a few, this guy has the most talent of them all.

[@MartinSummers-j6t]

As a Tulane and a Saints fan its nice to see someone actually acknowledge that Aaron Brooks had talent and was actually successful. "Saints fans" have been putting that guy down for too long.

[@robertsteiger4917]

He is a Buccaneer now so let's see how he holds up. I believe he is under rated.

[@otisgreer8429]

I’ve had my eye on Pratt for awhile now.

[@JonKlinkel]

I had Pratt ranked in my top-5 or 7 in the draft. My #1 was Bo Nix, of course.

[@Unknown-c4l]

What happend to every first round pick vid ???

[@SokemRokemRobot]

Clifford is Don Majkowski 2.0... Pratt is Lynn Dickey 2.0. It looks like a good battle for #2. If I was building a team, I would pick Michael Pratt as my starting QB over Sean Clifford.

[@Shane16784]

My buddy who’s a Packer fan seemed not pleased about this pick. I keep telling him he’s going to be solid, as much as I hate it as a Vikings fan, but he seems so sure that the backup they have now is good enough

[@1packatak]

Ask him about Brock Purdy. Nothing wrong with 3 guys who can do the job.

[@Shane16784]

@@1packatak if anything seeing the Vikings last year is exactly why you invest in late round fliers. Beyond that they fell victim to the late round QB run last year. They got the best one this year

[@pabloschulman4726]

Nonsense, we drafted 11 guys this year, we can draft a QB especially in the later rounds. IF Pratt pans out to be a gem, at least we might use him for trades and such.

[@johnsheldon7716]

Main thing I saw about Clifford is that if he missed a throw, it was usually too far ahead, making him very susceptible to picks. Also looked mechanically clunky to me.

[@Shane16784]

@@pabloschulman4726 honest I think most teams should draft a late round QB once a year or every other year. Especially if you got extra picks.

[@bergy9367]

Nice job with this video.

[@dishantithomas4198]

I'd love to here you talk about malachi corley I've heard a few people refer to him as the steal of the draft and yet I've heard very little about him prior to his drafting

[@EdBate]

yea he was good at western ky 2100 yards 22Tds last 2 years.

[@Bigmik938]

Can you do a video Jordan Travis is getting drafted to the Jets

[@GottaWannaDance]

Tom Clements will make him better, just like Love, Rodgers. Not sure if he helped Favre. I think Breeze, too. Also, after reading comments I'm not sure im watching the same footage at Tulane. He was not so good at everything in his early days, but the footage I've seen shows arm strength, bullet passes, accurate passes, reading the D and quality running. What were you all watching?

[@d.s.8733]

home school does NOT mean sheltered! Our kids and their friends all Home Schooled are way more social and adjusted than public school kids! We own Student rentals and it's sad what's coming out of the public school system!

[@Playsinvain]

“Are way more social and adjusted” Do you have a source for that statement?

[@MrFreckles-1]

​@Playsinvain source, "trust me."

[@briannettles669]

Pratt will have to battle with Sean Clifford for a backup position on the Packers. It will be interesting to see how well he does.

[@jamesxm4240]

What happened to that one QB that looked like John Wick

[@DevinHoyt]

I'd imagine your thinking about Sam Hartman the UCF transfer to Notre Dame over hyped.. weird comparison 😂🍻

[@Tuggernuts10]

Washington sign him as a UDFA

[@greenbay3164]

He went to the Commanders

[@DevinHoyt]

@@greenbay3164 what happened to Sam Howell

[@DevinHoyt]

@@greenbay3164 redskins are building something lol they got rg3 2.0

[@andrewschickowski7056]

Yeah, if you had gone to a power school that last year instead of staying at Tulane and had a great year because he was surrounded by great teammates, he probably would’ve been a top 10 draft pick this year and of course stayed healthy. How is him and Nix different?

[@KamikazeJustice]

The way M. Pratt likes to run, he might get himself knocked out of the NFL, if he gets his chance to shine.

[@Cooljohn760]

I got a feeling Pratt will play in 2 games this coming season. Jordan love might have an injury this year and I see Pratt playing a game or so.

[@DevinHoyt]

If penix doesnt pan out i could imagine this dude being alright, whats his 40 time tho if it 4.9 or higher i think he will get cut after pre season

[@jackripper5270]

??? What did Brady run.... For a pocket passer the 40 time means nothing.

[@DevinHoyt]

@@jackripper5270 a QB needs mobility, I didn't say anything about Tom Brady but he's a prime example, take away the refs Tom had an above average career with the refs everyone is calling him the Great, id imagine a late pick qb would have at least a lottle mobility especially in todays football

[@jackripper5270]

@@DevinHoyt no, not really... needs to read defenses and throw dimes... you can extend a play without running track. 40 times are great, but they aren't the be all end all to playing football.... unless your a casual, then all you care about is 40 times.

[@tieoneon1614]

Him and Clifford are far more talented right now than Jordan Love was after 4.5 years in NFL. Love started figuring it out last half of season, but imagine putting 1 or 2 years learning into Pratt? But guarantee GB's management is too bullheaded to make the switch even if they see Pratt being more accurate and less mistakes cuz everything they bet the farm on drafting Love and running ARod out.

[@Gamerguy-501]

Green Bay got a huge steal! He’s going to get developed and then probably get traded to another team! They’re the best team in developing QBs so whomever would want him for picks in the future after he’s fully developed and can ball out! I would say he’s potentiallly QB2

[@CheeseWisconsin]

He's taking Sean Clifford's job, 100%

[@DavidArbuckle-sc8zc]

He is on the 53 Roster for the Bucs now.

[@Aaron-sl9lu]

Packers stacking qbs like they did in the 90s😎

[@SHODANFreeman]

From the highlight reel I watched after GB picked him, he was staring holes in his first read without even looking off the safeties. I don't think he has the vision to be an NFL QB.

[@jacquescrusan9500]

I was introduced to Michael Pratt by MVOS's relatively biased video of Tulane's 2022 season (linked here) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJi9fn2Zj8RrhLM After watching that earlier last year, my interest was piqued when I learned that GB had picked him up in the draft this year. Considering what the film of that year and the following 2023 team accomplishments showed, he's not a top-tier quarterback YET. With that being said, the pieces are there for him to build a solid foundation and considering the overall atmosphere of GB, I believe that not only will he improve, but he'll also be able to elevate the play of those around him given enough time. The 2022 magical turnaround season wasn't a fluke because Tulane almost went back-to-back seasons as AAC Champions with the same head coach, and now Pratt's gotten a taste for what a successful franchise is (especially one that intends to maximize the capability of all its players at all positions). I'm not expecting him to set the world on fire, but I do expect the by-play between him, Love and Clifford; Clifford especially, to help him grow and grow quickly. I get the feeling that Tom Clements will be able to work and knead him over time into a competent backup. Sean Clifford already showed some promise back in last year's offseason, along with all the work he's put into practice squad antics. I think this QB trio could become a venerable force to be reckoned with, but only time will tell, and both he and Clifford need that time to grow and evolve.

[@boxslam5795]

Roll waveeeeee

[@neilschauer5080]

I believe he did drop due to hand size..Why is this a big deal? In Green Bay it late season weather..& pass rushers will swat at the ball because you reallt can't hit them anymore..Of course Caleb Williams fumbled 16 times in 2023 & that is a tendancy that will be in high interest by NFL defenses..

[@lawrencefranck9417]

I can’t believe the Saints took Spence Rattler ahead of Pratt.

[@barrymarootner504]

Rattler is 🗑️

[@ricklong3260]

JJ McCarthy was the steal at 10 Thanks for Aaron Jones. Fudge

[@schlickywitdablicky8207]

steal😂

[@timcouillard3499]

You never know when someone goes down and he comes in , he may never come out ! Ask Don Majowski how Farve took his job !

[@bryankarst3881]

Let me guess 27 Twenty touchdowns.....😂 My man, you are always plugged and I will admit I haven't seen a single Miss. ST game but how does Nathaniel Watson be available in the 76th round? If he was on Bama' he'd be a 1st. 10 sacks as a LB and got SEC defensive Player of the year!!!! I had to look it up 3 times because I didn't believe it!? What am I Missing?! 🤔

[@sil-80nick]

Why do his high school highlights look like they’re playing against a middle school team? The opponent’s CBs are dwarfed by the big receivers.

[@jimbowlan5804]

Well being drafted doesn’t make you good we seen a 6th round pick become the goat we’ve seen a 3rd qb become the best big game qb go 4-0 in the Super Bowl we’ve seen an undrafted qb become the Dallas qb and have every statistic in that franchise how many first round qbs bust it’s not just skill you have to have the mind and study and be prepared it’s the nfl only 1 percent make it

[@tommycofield7434]

He is is good, suprise he fell so low.

[@thatdtailguy]

GB cut this dude, they don't even want him to be on their practice squad, reportedly.

[@alienoverlordsnow1786]

Good backup but very small hands and weaker arm make him unlikely to be a starter.

[@ttomgast1769]

Green Bay gave up on Taysom Hill too quickly .

[@greenbay3164]

Taysom Hill sucks at QB position. Good TE/FB though.

[@WARS187]

Good Luck with this Breakdown 😂

[@lindsey1448]

Agreed 💯

[@TheDrummaJ]

He just looks like he belongs in Green Bay.

[@Mike-hp3et]

Good luck kid

[@landonic81]

Gayleb Williams is LGBTQB1 🏳️‍🌈

[@ChetMathieu]

WELL' The Packers Are Known For Picking QB's

[@rickhall517930]

Little School Syndrome is why he fell.

[@randallshelp4017]

Joe Montana...

[@randallshelp4017]

no arm strength, hence draft fall...

[@SokemRokemRobot]

Pratt thrived on long passes, averaging 8.5 yds per pass in 2023. And he had a very good Pass Completion PCT. in 2023 (65.4%). He had only 5 INTs with 283 passing attempts in 2023.

[@williamcosbyIII]

He's not a steal.. this dude will more than likely never throw an NFL pass.. Just stop 🤦‍♂️

[@stevetan2331]

A wasted pick.

[@andrewpcbuilds]

meh

[@15packman]

A STEAL in the 6th round! What ??????? Lol! Just another guy that will be cut, and MIGHT BIG MIght. Are someone’s practice squad! Lol , you are delusional!

[@mwmann]

Way too early to call any drafted player or free agent signee a steal. Hundreds never pan out. Including many so called can't miss players and so called steals.

[@R0MANS109]

Predictions are made before, not after the fact.