New Mexico’s Austin Apodaca is the ultimate sleeper prospect.
He wasn’t invited to the Scouting Combine after attempting fewer than 100 passes in his senior season, but he put on a show at the New Mexico pro day with his arm strength and athleticism.
Hitting 61 miles per hour on a radar gun (which would have broken a Scouting Combine record), Apodaca has rare arm talent and raw skills with which to work.
The Broncos would likely consider Apodaca as a QB4 or practice squad option in his first season as he acclimates to the NFL game and a pro-style offense, but this is a guy who seemingly checks every box when it comes to the physical ability to play the game at a high level.
He ran the triple-option offense at New Mexico, and clearly that’s not his fit moving forward. I think he’d be worth a seventh round flier if the Broncos feel like there’s a chance he’ll opt for a different situation to try and break into the NFL.