Pro Football Focus ranks SMU QB Shane Buechele as the No.10 QB in the 2021 draft class.
For most analysts, the No.10 spot is wide open. Kyle Trask, Davis Mills, Kellen Mond, and Jamie Newman, in some order, are widely accepted as the 6th to 9th best QBs in this class, but the 10th spot is really an “eye of the beholder” deal. For the crew at PFF, Buechele slots into the No.10 spot. Buechele (6'1/207) is a former Texas transfer who helped SMU put together some of their best seasons of the modern era, throwing a whopping 57 touchdowns over the past two years. Buechele should be aiming for a Case Keenum-style career in the NFL, which isn’t bad value for a team if they can get him as the 10th QB off the board.