Lincoln Riley and the Oklahoma Sooners have created quite the quarterback factory for the NFL. In three straight drafts, the Sooners produced three players for their respective teams in 2021. In 2020, they’ll add another one to the league in Spencer Rattler.

With just one season under his belt, there’s some debate about where he ranks among college football’s top quarterbacks. While some see the talent and enormous upside, there are still things that Spencer Rattler needs to work on.

Recently, Jacob Infante of Draft Wire is making a case for and against each top quarterback as the number one quarterback in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Here’s what he had to say about the positive aspects of Spencer Rattler’s game.

In his first season as a starter for the Sooners, Rattler displayed impressive velocity behind his throws and an ability to make just about any throw on the field. Not only does he have a cannon of an arm that allows him to hit receivers with distance and zip, but he also offers the ability to make tough throws off-platform. Combine Rattler’s arm strength with impressive anticipation, pinpoint accuracy and above-average athletic ability, and you have the making of a potential NFL quarterback. – Infante

Infante compares him to other highly drafted quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, and Zach Wilson, with his ability to throw on the move or from different platforms. Meaning, Rattler doesn’t have to have his feet set to get the ball down the field to his wide receivers. That ability to play off schedule is important for NFL quarterbacks because they will be under pressure. The quarterbacks that can navigate pressure and still make plays are the quarterbacks that have a lot of success in the league.

Though there’s a lot to like about Rattler and his NFL prospects, it’s hard to erase the start of the 2020 season from the minds of draft analysts.

He threw five interceptions in his first four games and fell victim to upset losses to Kansas State and Iowa State to start the year off at 1-2. Rattler’s arm strength can come to be a weakness at times, in that he trusts his arm a bit too much and has a gunslinger mentality that sees him throw into double coverage often and pass over checkdowns for riskier throws. His accuracy can be affected by incoming pressure. – Infante

While the start of last season was certainly troubling for Rattler and the Sooners, the benching by Lincoln Riley had an impact, and Rattler came back a different quarterback. After the Texas game, Spencer Rattler threw just two interceptions. Though his completion percentage went down, he was more calculated in his passing down the stretch.

One thing Infante mentions is something that Spencer Rattler can’t do anything about; his size.

Plus, at 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, Rattler doesn’t necessarily have great size for an NFL quarterback. While size has proven not to be as hard-pressed of an issue in recent years, he is still on the smaller side for his position. – Infante

And as he mentions, it’s not an issue that NFL clubs are concerning themselves with near as much as they used to in the past. The arm talent and production far outweigh any size issues like we’ve seen with Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson now with the New York Jets.

With a full offseason to work in Lincoln Riley’s offense and starting wide receivers, Spencer Rattler will have a much more efficient 2021 on his way to his Heisman contention.