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Nice Pickup: Bears Draft QB LeFevour In The Sixth Round

Published by Jake Perper on April 24, 2010
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears

In the sixth round at No. 181, the Bears picked offense. At a position that already has Jay Cutler and Caleb Hanie, the Bears decided to draft a quarterback.

Dan LeFevour a 6′3″ 230 lbs quarterback from Central Michigan was one of the best quarterbacks in this draft class and I’m really surprised he fell to the sixth round.

In my mind he is a steal for the Bears. He could easily turn out to be one of the best quarterbacks from this years NFL Draft.

LeFevour was rated ahead of Florida’s Tim Tebow by some experts and as a sophomore, as he joined Texas’ Vince Young as the only quarterbacks in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 in the same season. LeFevour has the most total touchdowns in NCAA history.

He doesn’t have the greatest arm and he played a spread offense at Central Michigan, which are two negatives. But some positives are he can feel the pressure and he can run the ball very well.

Here are his stats from his four years at Central Michigan:

Stats Overview	Passing
YEAR	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	YPA	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	RAT
2006	247	388	3031	63.7	7.81	88	26	10	26	146.24
2007	355	543	3652	65.4	6.73	76	27	13	22	133.50
2008	251	376	2784	66.8	7.40	93	21	6	20	144.19
2009	318	456	3438	69.7	7.54	82	28	7	17	150.26

NFL.com highlights LeFevour’s strengths and weaknesses:

Positives: “LeFevour is high-character player and fierce competitor. Was extremely productive at the non-BCS level. Plays with very impressive intelligence and is a good decision maker. Possesses the release quickness you look for at the next level. Has the arm strength necessary to make most NFL throws. Exhibits very good accuracy in the short passing game.”

Weaknesses: “Spent most of his time in the spread and must gain experience taking the snap from under center. Needs improvement and more consistency throwing the deep ball. Must avoid locking onto receivers and become better at looking defenders off. Does not have the speed to be a threat to pickup yardage with his legs.”

LeFevour is a native of Downers Grove, Illinois so I’m sure he excited to be picked by the Bears. Lets just hope he doesn’t turn out like the last player the Bears drafted from Central Michigan, Dan Bazuin. LeFevour should be able to learn under Jay Cutler and Mike Martz and possibly compete Caleb Hanie for the backup QB job.

Jake Perper is the creator of www.BearsBacker.com and also covers the Bears for www.NFLTouchdown.com.

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