This is the first article in a series previewing the top NFL prospects by position for the 2010 draft.

The traditional pro-style passer has become a dying breed in college football. As the spread-option offense has taken over the collegiate landscape, pro-style offenses largely have been phased out, placing a higher premium on passers comfortable with operating from under center and making the progression reads necessary in the pro game. Meanwhile, it has diminished the value of shotgun operators not comfortable with the intricacies of an NFL offense. As a result, colleges running NFL offenses, such as Washington and Notre Dame, could significantly enhance the draft value of their young quarterbacks, while more unorthodox offenses, such as those run at Florida, Texas and Oklahoma, are expected to detract from the value and cloud the future of their big-name QBs.

Note: "e" indicates the height, weight or 40-time is estimated.

SENIOR PROSPECTS

1. Tim Tebow, Florida
6-3e, 230e, 4.8e