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Mississippi State transfer QB Sawyer Robertson commits to Baylor

January 10, 2023
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Mississippi State transfer QB Sawyer Robertson‍ committed to Baylor on Tuesday evening following his official visit over the weekend. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Robertson signed with Baylor over TCU. This quickly became a head-to-head battle between the Big 12 rivals for the priority quarterback. Ultimately, it was the Bears who came away with the blue-chip prospect.

As a three-year starter at Lubbock Coronado High School, Robertson threw for 12,256 yards and 146 touchdowns with just 23 interceptions while completing 64% of his passes. He also ran for 475 yards and 12 scores.

A four-star prospect, Robertson was a top 150 player in the nation for the 2021 class. He held offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Louisville, Florida State, TCU, Texas, USC, and Wisconsin, among others but chose to commit to playing both football and baseball at Mississippi State.

 

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Mississippi State transfer QB Sawyer Robertson commits to Baylor

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9:13p, 1/10/23
BOOM
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9:14p, 1/10/23
*huge sigh of relief*
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9:15p, 1/10/23
Good stuff!
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9:15p, 1/10/23
Got our guy and beat TCU to get him. At least we beat TCU at something
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9:16p, 1/10/23
Wanted this guy.
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9:17p, 1/10/23
Glad to have him, good start - still need more QB's
Well I ain't no greenhorn!!
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9:19p, 1/10/23
Great news....let the QB competition commence

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9:20p, 1/10/23
Nice! Frogs lose again.
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9:21p, 1/10/23
The end result should be a better football team, whoever starts.
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9:29p, 1/10/23
He's listed at 6' 3" and 200 lbs....good size
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9:30p, 1/10/23
Omg omg omg!

Pinch me!
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9:34p, 1/10/23
After HS had offers from UT, USC, Wiscy, Wash St, Louisville, Az St, TCU, FSU, and Ark
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9:35p, 1/10/23
I like that he's been in Mike Leach's system.

And has good size.

Other schools that made offers to him coming out of high school were:

  • Arizona State
  • Arkansas
  • Florida State
  • Louisiana
  • Louisville
  • Nevada
  • North Texas
  • SMU
  • TCU
  • Texas
  • Texas State
  • Tulsa
  • USC
  • Washington State
  • Wisconsin
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9:38p, 1/10/23
YES. this is probably best outcome we could have hoped for other than maybe Hudson card. He was getting some first team reps along with Will Rogers at Mississippi State who was one of the better underclassmen quarterbacks in the country. I've said it before, but Mike Leach didn't recruit quarterbacks that couldn't pass
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9:39p, 1/10/23
No Novosad? We good....I'm Nomosad
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9:42p, 1/10/23
And the off-season is saved. Solid finish with a mix of seemingly good transfers as well as incoming freshmen
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9:46p, 1/10/23
We want Bama!
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9:51p, 1/10/23
This is a huge pick up. Robertson is a really talented kid who adds significant upside to our QB room. Now if we can get one more veteran for depth, we'll be in pretty good shape at the position.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:53p, 1/10/23
boognish_bear said:
After HS had offers from UT, USC, Wiscy, Wash St, Louisville, Az St, TCU, FSU, and Ark
I saw him play at Coronado. He's a player.
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9:53p, 1/10/23
Kid is from Lubbock (West Texas boys are built different). Similar stats and ratings as Novo sad. Kind of like a reset button minus the drama. I hope he is for real and day 1 starter.
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9:53p, 1/10/23
Anyone know if he's very mobile?
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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:54p, 1/10/23
boognish_bear said:
Anyone know if he's very mobile?
He's mobile within the pocket, but he's not going to be much of a runner. He only ran for 553 yards and 13 TDs in 46 games in high school.

But he threw for 12,148 on 64.5 percent passing with 146 touchdowns and just 22 picks.
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9:58p, 1/10/23
Can we assume he was promised to have a chance to compete for a spot as QB 1?
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10:04p, 1/10/23
I'll tell you this - Mississippi State fans are very sad to see him go. The back up quarterback is always everyone's favorite, but many of their fans felt like he had a much higher ceiling than Will Rogers who is a good player in his own right. Robertson has a good arm, but he's deceptively athletic as well.
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In reply to robby44 • 10:05p, 1/10/23
robby44 said:
Can we assume he was promised to have a chance to compete for a spot as QB 1?


I don't think he would have left his backup position at Mississippi State to come be a backup here. He won't be given the job, but I'll be shocked if he's not the starter
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In reply to boognish_bear • 10:07p, 1/10/23
boognish_bear said:
Anyone know if he's very mobile?


Decently so. He's a true pocket passer that played in an air raid system in high school and then again at Mississippi State, but he moves around in the pocket very well and can bounce outside to buy more time.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 10:28p, 1/10/23
bear2be2 said:
boognish_bear said:
Anyone know if he's very mobile?
He's mobile within the pocket, but he's not going to be much of a runner. He only ran for 553 yards and 13 TDs in 46 games in high school.

But he threw for 12,148 on 64.5 percent passing with 146 touchdowns and just 22 picks.


There are a few plays in his junior year hudl highlights where he takes off running when he sees open real estate in front of him. I think when talking about a quarterback's athleticism, there's essentially two categories: mobility in the pocket, and ability to scramble. A quarterback's 40 time is not a great indicator of ability to scramble. Instincts are a big part of it. Blake Bortles tore us a new one on the ground and put up some respectable rushing numbers in the NFL, and his 40 time was awful
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In reply to robby44 • 10:37p, 1/10/23
I doubt the competition would be much after Spring workouts. It's his to lose.
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In reply to Daveisabovereproach • 10:39p, 1/10/23
No Quarterback said:
bear2be2 said:
boognish_bear said:
Anyone know if he's very mobile?
He's mobile within the pocket, but he's not going to be much of a runner. He only ran for 553 yards and 13 TDs in 46 games in high school.

But he threw for 12,148 on 64.5 percent passing with 146 touchdowns and just 22 picks.


There are a few plays in his junior year hudl highlights where he takes off running when he sees open real estate in front of him. I think when talking about a quarterback's athleticism, there's essentially two categories: mobility in the pocket, and ability to scramble. A quarterback's 40 time is not a great indicator of ability to scramble. Instincts are a big part of it. Blake Bortles tore us a new one on the ground and put up some respectable rushing numbers in the NFL, and his 40 time was awful
The fact that he averaged more than 185 yards rushing per season with a 4.4 ypc average his last three years in high school tells you he's pretty mobile because that mean's he didn't take many sacks in more than 1,350 dropbacks.

Granted, their offense got the ball out of his hands pretty quickly, but that's still a good average for a pocket passer.
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10:47p, 1/10/23
'Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in'
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 10:51p, 1/10/23
Where's the meme??
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