But he only had a handful of starts, and he’s only 19 years old.
Which makes it nearly impossible to determine actual market value. If he comes in with 24-30 college starts instead of one season, you'd know that much better what you were dealing with. The limited experience makes him at once a huge risk and yet worth the price for a quarterback-hungry team looking to mold him, and esp if it already has a veteran signal caller and can patiently develop him over time.
The problem with that, though, is at the high draft position he's likely to go, combined with all the hoopla over the unique physical skills, fans are going to be clamoring to see him get snaps just like they did here. It becomes a Catch-22. You can't give in to that pressure if you're coaching a raw talent like this.
Personally, I think he's made a big mistake declaring early, but I sort of get the rationale. He had to choose between staying at UF under a new coach in a new system or starting all over, which wasn't easy. What would have been ideal is him having another year or two under a great mentor. No offense to Napier, but I haven't seen anything yet to indicate he's capable of that.