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Penn State football: How did 4 former Lions do in their NFL debut?

By Justin Grasso

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 08: Trace McSorley #7 of the Baltimore Ravens scrambles against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 08, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 08: Trace McSorley #7 of the Baltimore Ravens scrambles against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 08, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 08: Trace McSorley #7 of the Baltimore Ravens passes under pressure by Picasso Nelson #43 of the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 08, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 08: Trace McSorley #7 of the Baltimore Ravens passes under pressure by Picasso Nelson #43 of the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 08, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Trace McSorley, QB

The player you’ve all been waiting for. Over the last three seasons, McSorley has been balling at Penn State. Although he was viewed as an undersized prospect, the former Nittany Lions offensive general was destined to prove his doubters wrong at the collegiate level. Now, he’s on a much more difficult journey to prove all of the doubters wrong at the NFL level.

Heading into the draft, teams didn’t view McSorley much as a quarterback. It seemed like a transition to wide receiver was in his future. However, the Baltimore Ravens wanted to take him as a quarterback and are willing to get creative with him — just like how they did with Lamar Jackson last season.

So far, we didn’t get to see any trick plays involving McSorley. The Ravens decided to use him strictly as a quarterback, considering that their backup is currently hurt. Surprisingly, McSorley had the opportunity to throw 22 passes. Unfortunately, he only completed nine of them. With a completion percentage of 40.9, McSorley passed for 85 yards and an interception.

McSorley did actually throw for a touchdown that wouldn’t show up on the stat sheet because it did end up getting called back. However, it wasn’t a huge deal considering it is preseason. He still made the play nonetheless, which will count for something when the preseason is all said and done. The Lions’ All-Time passing leader has some work to do at the NFL level, and fortunatley, he will have the next three weeks to step his game up.

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