SF 49ers NFL Draft: 6 quarterbacks to target who aren’t Zach Wilson
By Peter Panacy
873. . Quarterback. Aggies . Kellen Mond. 3. player
SF 49ers QB Target No. 3: Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
If the Niners elect to pass on a quarterback in Round 1 and Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond is there when their number is called in Round 2, Kyle Shanahan shouldn’t hesitate to pounce regardless what the situation with Jimmy Garoppolo is.
Mond, 6-foot-3 and 217 pounds, has all the likable traits for a pro-level passer. He’s big, athletic, gets the ball out quickly and has timely precision with his releases.
| Passing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| *2017 | Texas A&M | SEC | FR | QB | 10 | 117 | 227 | 51.5 | 1375 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 8 | 6 | 108.8 |
| *2018 | Texas A&M | SEC | SO | QB | 13 | 238 | 415 | 57.3 | 3107 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 24 | 9 | 135.0 |
| *2019 | Texas A&M | SEC | JR | QB | 13 | 258 | 419 | 61.6 | 2897 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 20 | 9 | 131.1 |
| 2020 | Texas A&M | SEC | SR | QB | 7 | 128 | 216 | 59.3 | 1573 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 16 | 2 | 143.0 |
| Career | Texas A&M | 741 | 1277 | 58.0 | 8952 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 68 | 26 | 130.4 |
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference
Generated 12/1/2020.
His lowish accuracy this season is a bit misleading, as he’s more often than not an accurate passer capable of hitting tight windows with relative ease. And while he’s not a traditional scrambler and tends to stay in the pocket, Mond’s 501 rush yards and eight touchdowns in 2019 suggests he’s more than a threat moving the ball on the ground.
Still, Mond’s best traits are within the pocket, and that’s likely what Shanahan will want him to do if the Texas A&M product winds up finding his way to San Francisco.