Baylor Romney
Brief Bio: Baylor Romney, another Texas native, played for Franklin High School where he threw for 2525 yards and 28 TD’s while only 3 INT’s. He also added 884 yards rushing and 10 TD’s on the ground his senior year. While at BYU, Romney has seen action in quite a few games, but primarily played in three games against Utah State, Liberty and Boise State in 2019 where he went 3-0.
Strengths: Reliability. If you want a player that you can just sit back, relax and be confident that nothing bad will happen Romney is probably the best option out of all the quarterbacks. He doesn’t let the moment get the best of him and he makes the right play and read almost every time. I like to compare him to restaurant food. Every time you go do your favorite restaurant there is that basic burger you love. Even though the other options may be attractive and new, sometimes you just go back to that burger because you know it will be great.
Weaknesses: Ceiling. Out of all the quarterbacks on this list, Romney seems like the least likely to have a drastic improvement. His mobility is fine, but not great. His arm strength is good but he probably can’t make a 55 yard throw. The accuracy is there, but not precise. If BYU Football is wanting to build a player to start for the next three seasons and to see drastic improvement all three of those years, Romney is not the guy.
How to get in the game: I actually really hope to not see Romney play this year. If he does play it is likely due to an injury to Jaren Hall or because Hall is being replaced. Either way, the route for Romney to get into the game outside of garbage time is not for good reasons. Hopefully we do see Romney a few times this year…when BYU is up by 35 points.