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Video: 2026 Rookie Prospects w/ Pat Kerrane and JJ Zachariason
he comped to um uh well he comped to Justin Herbert because he's he's actually huge... He's a much worse prospect than Herbert in my mind... Carson Wentz, >> Blake Gortles, like that, those types of dudes... I'm thinking of him as like big Sam Darnold, you know, in that system... the best outcome is probably like a Jared Goff type player from a fantasy

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Mid-tier QB comp to Wentz and Darnold; worse prospect than Herbert.

JJ Zachariason projects Blake Gortles as a mid-tier QB outcome rather than elite ceiling. Gortles is physically comped to Justin Herbert due to size, but Zachariason clarifies he is a much worse overall prospect than Herbert, making him a lower-priority target for early QB investment. Zachariason groups Gortles with Carson Wentz as comparable fantasy outcome profiles, conceptualizing him as a bigger version of Sam Darnold in his current system, implying limited upside. Best-case fantasy outcome comp is Jared Goff, who can put up strong weeks despite system limitations, though Zachariason expresses surprise Gortles would reach Goff's ceiling.

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