He was the best prospect too.
IDK how. People just love measurables. And overdraft QBs. I didn't like Goff last year either, but at least he still has time to prove something. Bortles basically is what he is at this point.
That draft I had Bridgewater as my personal top QB and might have had Carr as my 2nd, don't remember. But even if I did have Bortles #2, it was close between him and Carr I didn't see him as a Top 10 pick. I do remember wanting no parts of Manziel though.
Bortles put up big fantasy numbers in 2015 because they were trailing a lot and people starting buying into the hype, but he was still throwing 2/3 INTs to go with that 400 yards and 4 TDs.
Bortles was a one hit wonder in college. Just like Paxton Lynch, Jake Locker, JaMarcus Russell, E.J. Manuel, Josh Freeman..careful about Trubisky Bears fans.
EJ Manuel was a 2 year starter. And played a lot due to injuries his Fr and So year too and was 4-0 in Bowls. And was pretty much the same player throughout. I wouldn't call him a one year wonder. Just much like the Vikings did with his predecessor Ponder, the Bills took a 2nd-3rd round talent in the 1st out of desperation. Even the pundits had him valued there. There wasn't much hype around him like their was Bortles and the others you listed.