Bailey Zappe

The war room did so to select Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe at No. 137 overall Saturday afternoon. Here's an initial glance into why. FBS record- ...

The arrival from the fourth round of the 2019 class now enters the final year of his deal having appeared in eight career games. As a graduate student in 2021, Zappe threw for 5,967 yards and 62 touchdowns to set FBS single-season records. Zappe spent four years at Houston Baptist, where the Victoria, Texas native went from a former no-star recruit to a Walter Payton Award finalist.

For the third time in four years, the New England Patriots will leave the NFL Draft with a quarterback. This time, it's Western Kentucky signal-caller ...

Not immune to making poor decisions with the football. Jarrett Stidham is entering the final year of his rookie deal and Brian Hoyer will enter the 2022 season at 36 years old. Zappe transferred to Western Kentucky this past season, earned the starting job heading into the year, and put together a record-breaking campaign. Back in December, Zappe led Western Kentucky to a win in the Boca Raton Bowl over Appalachian State where he threw for 422 yards and six touchdowns. Of course, Mac Jones is solidified as the Patriots' starter going forward, but New England does need someone to back him up for the foreseeable future. This time, it's Western Kentucky signal-caller Bailey Zappe, who the club has taken with the No. 137 overall pick in the fourth round.

No, Mac Jones isn't going anywhere or in danger of losing his starting job. He does, however, have some new company in the quarterback room.

I’m really looking forward to learning from all three of those guys and getting up there and meeting them.” “I don’t really worry about the naysayers and the critics,” Zappe said. Then, he led the nation with 35 regular-season TD passes as a junior in 2019. He doesn’t pay too much attention to that. The next closest in passing TDs was Alabama’s Bryce Young, who had 15 fewer. “He’s a phenomenal quarterback,” Zappe said of Jones. “He’s a great QB, as are the rest of the QBs in that room.

The Patriots selected Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe with the No. 137 overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday.

The Pats are never shy at stockpiling the most critical position in football and figuring it out later -- ala Jimmy Garoppolo or Jacoby Brissett. Belichick makes a similar move with Zappe here. At a shade over 6-feet, Zappe lacks size and has an average arm. He set FBS records for pass yards with 5,967 and passing TD with 62 on 687 attempts in 2021.

The New England Patriots used their final pick in the fourth round to draft Western Kentucky quarterback, Bailey Zappe. Brian Hoyer is 36-years-old, ...

Zappe is known as a player who loves ball and his ability make good decisions on the field. Brian Hoyer is 36-years-old, Jarrett Stidham is on the final year of his contract and the Patriots need quality depth behind Mac Jones. Zappe began his career at Houston Baptist and then transferred to Western Kentucky — where he threw for 62 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 2021. The New England Patriots used their final pick in the fourth round to draft Western Kentucky quarterback, Bailey Zappe.

Bailey Zappe set records in his lone season at Western Kentucky. What do the draft experts say about the Patriots' newest quarterback.

Despite having 2021 first-round pick Mac Jones entrenched as the starter, the Patriots added more QB help on Saturday with Bailey Zappe.

“(Jones is) a phenomenal quarterback, a great QB – as the rest of the QBs (are) in that room,” Zappe said. This marks the second consecutive year that the Patriots drafted a quarterback after selecting Mac Jones in the first round in 2021. With Jones entrenched as the starter, Zappe's selection provides depth at the most important position on the Patriots’ roster.

The Patriots selected a quarterback in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft, WKU star Bailey Zappe, who had one of the best statistical seasons in college ...

The previous record (5,833) was set by Texas Tech's B.J. Symons in 2003. Starting quarterback Mac Jones will probably need a new backup soon, and Zappe could fill that role for several years. One is the single season FBS passing touchdown record, which was previously held by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who threw 60 touchdowns for LSU during the Tigers' national championship-winning 2019 campaign.

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A five-year starter between two schools, Zappe obviously will be a developmental backup behind starter Mac Jones and veteran backup Brian Hoyer. The status of fellow former fourth-round draft pick Jarrett Stidham, meanwhile, is in question — he appears to be a trade candidate with Zappe now on the roster. The New England Patriots’ busy Round 4 continues. While Zappe’s upside is limited, he provides the team with another longer-term option to groom behind Jones.

Consider the assessment of Patriots director of player personnel on newly-drafted Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe. “You put on the film of Bailey ...

You’ve got to have plenty of talent there at that position, and we had an opportunity to add Bailey and tried to add some good value to the quarterback position.” “There’s always value in having good players on your team,” Groh said, “and Bailey is a good player and he’s going to add value to our team. This guy is a winner, the way he’s able to lead and command his team.

The Patriots have drafted a quarterback. With the 137th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, New England selected Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe.

Stidham may be the odd man hout. Prior to his one season at Western Kentucky, Zappe put up very good numbers while playing against a lower level of competition at Houston Baptist. The 6-foot-1 Zappe doesn’t quite have the look of an NFL athlete, but the Patriots think he has potential.

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When the ball is out on time and in rhythm, and the throw is placed away from the leverage of the nearest threat, the quarterback puts his receiver in position to gain that yardage after the catch. While Howell was perhaps the best deep-ball passer in the class, think of the Patriots offense. Zappe identifies that the Spartans are spinning into a single-high coverage, and he lets this seam ball go as the receiver is clearing the underneath defenders. The selection of Zappe is another window into the Patriots’ evaluation process at the quarterback position. By drafting the Western Kentucky product, the Patriots passed on two options who were higher in the minds of media evaluators: Sam Howell and Carson Strong. Zappe is an accurate passer, reflected in the charting data available this draft cycle. Currently, the Patriots have Jones as their starter, coming off a rookie season where he helped the organization earn their first playoff berth post-Brady. They also have Brian Hoyer and Stidham in the fold. Zac Robinson, drafted by Belichick in the seventh round of the 2010 draft. Heads were scratched in the wake of the move. 2014 saw the Patriots draft Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round, another player who was getting first round attention during his draft cycle. The time for post-mortems is around the corner, and you can believe one of the biggest topics over the next few days will center on how the NFL viewed this incoming quarterback class. One of the more fascinating aspects to the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick Era was this.

Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe was one of the more surprising picks made by the New England Patriots in the 2022 NFL Draft, and that is saying ...

“I am going to come to work every day and get one percent better. “It’s going to be up to him to kind of carve out what role that is here initially and then going forward. Nonetheless, Zappe should be seen as a lock to make the team this year. “There’s a lot of room to grow. “Bailey is a good player and he’s going to add value to our team,” Patriots director of player personnel Matt Groh said about him on Saturday night. Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe was one of the more surprising picks made by the New England Patriots in the 2022 NFL Draft, and that is saying something.

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“He's a phenomenal quarterback,” Zappe said of Jones. “He is a great QB as are the rest of the QBs in that room. “It's a lot of completions, it's a lot of touchdown passes, and it's a lot of wins. “Getting that call from the Patriots was amazing,” Zappe said. You've got to have plenty of talent there at that position, and we had an opportunity to add Bailey and tried to add some good value to the quarterback position.” As for Zappe, he has been given the opportunity to join an organization rich in tradition at quarterback. Despite the seeming over-indulgence, conspiracy theorists may attempt to construct a narrative of Zappe being brought in to displace Jones. However, that offering from the ‘hot take hotel’ is built on smoke and mirrors.