5. Christian Hackenberg
| Dorf Proj. Round | D’Town Proj. Round | Dorf Pos. Rank | D’Town Pos. Rank | School | Class | HT. | WT. |
| 3-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 6 | Penn State | Jr | 6’4″ | 236 lbs |
Downtown says:
All the tools are there for Hackenberg to be great. However, he doesn’t implement them to his game. He takes one shot too many when throwing it deep and it often leads to a turnover. He’s had some real accuracy concerns and I would only be comfortable in taking him if I had a solid veteran in front of him. Hackenberg has the physical build you want to see in a quarterback but he doesn’t carry himself as a quarterback. When the game isn’t going as planned, he shuts down and doesn’t show any leadership on the sidelines. To me that’s a red flag and is composure in the pocket is very poor. Right now, he’s at least a third rounder for me but I wouldn’t be surprised if he falls beyond that.
Dorf says:
Christian Hackenberg has all the physical tools to be a successful NFL quarterback, but due to a lack of protection at Penn State may be physically and mentally ruined. If he is taken by a franchise that will give him time to get comfortable at the NFL level, he could end up being a diamond in the rough. If he is expected to play day one, his maturity issues and shell-shock problems will mean this rocket arm never takes off.
