Within the second consecutive season of many NFL groups having a revolving door at quarterback, Easton Stick is without doubt one of the newest unproven backups thrust right into a beginning gig.
The Los Angeles Chargers QB is changing Justin Herbert, who was misplaced for the 12 months with a finger harm, and comes from a successful custom at North Dakota State.
“I perceive North Dakota State isn’t the Nationwide Soccer League however I’m used to successful,” mentioned Stick, who went 49-3 in faculty, and received 4 FCS titles. He’s the file holder for many wins by a beginning quarterback in NCAA DI FCS history.
Nonetheless, the 2019 fifth-round draft decide has seen very restricted motion in his professional profession — showing in solely two video games.
Stick isn’t the lone NFL QB to make the league out of NDSU; Carson Wentz and Trey Lance are the others. All three of them have received nationwide championships, however no Tremendous Bowls. Wentz had some success in Philly earlier than being injured and changed by Nick Foles, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to a Tremendous Bowl win over the New England Patriots. Lance was the No. 3 decide of the 2021 NFL Draft however is already on his second crew.
However we’ve additionally lately seen Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy and the undrafted Tommy DeVito discover success with their groups, and maybe Stick leads the Bolts to a couple W’s. However since Stick’s arrival in L.A., the Chargers are 36-43.
NDSU has really produced a number of different contributors; as of August 2023, 10 gamers on 53-man active NFL rosters got here from NDSU. Whereas it is likely to be a tenth of Alabama’s gamers within the NFL, the subsequent closest FCS crew solely has 4.