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Vikings select QB Anthony Richardson in latest 2023 NFL Mock Draft

Vikings Wire 1/20/2023 Tyler Forness

The Florida Gators have been trying to find a start quarterback ever since Tim Tebow's last season in 2009. After Saturday's game against Utah, they seem to have found him. Hosting number seven Utah in Gainesville, the Gators were overlooked going into the game. The Utes were viewed as a dark horse playoff team and fans were frustrated with the lack of star commitments new head coach Billy Napier was bringing in. After Richardson's performance on Saturday night, none of that seems to matter. While the excitement was real from the start, this play got things going. https://twitter.com/TheRealForno/status/1566222269067759616?s=20&t=Yy6UXbq_h_n_ueODT3zNLA Richardson is a true dual-threat who runs with both speed and power and has a powerful missile for an arm. The most important element of his game is how the play above starts: a quick, decisive trigger. He stays pass-first and understands when to break away from structure and make something happen. His arm is truly something special. The ball absolutely pops out of his hand in a way that would only be comparable to Dan Marino or Josh Allen. It's a truly special trait. Going into the season, Richardson had less than 150 touches. He is more tools and projection than anything. Saturday night's game is just the beginning, but the future is incredibly bright.

© Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Florida Gators have been trying to find a start quarterback ever since Tim Tebow's last season in 2009. After Saturday's game against Utah, they seem to have found him. Hosting number seven Utah in Gainesville, the Gators were overlooked going into the game. The Utes were viewed as a dark horse playoff team and fans were frustrated with the lack of star commitments new head coach Billy Napier was bringing in. After Richardson's performance on Saturday night, none of that seems to matter. While the excitement was real from the start, this play got things going. https://twitter.com/TheRealForno/status/1566222269067759616?s=20&t=Yy6UXbq_h_n_ueODT3zNLA Richardson is a true dual-threat who runs with both speed and power and has a powerful missile for an arm. The most important element of his game is how the play above starts: a quick, decisive trigger. He stays pass-first and understands when to break away from structure and make something happen. His arm is truly something special. The ball absolutely pops out of his hand in a way that would only be comparable to Dan Marino or Josh Allen. It's a truly special trait. Going into the season, Richardson had less than 150 touches. He is more tools and projection than anything. Saturday night's game is just the beginning, but the future is incredibly bright.

One position that we haven’t seen the Minnesota Vikings target in mock drafts so far is quarterback. PFF sent the Vikings Tanner McKee from Stanford and that raised some eyebrows due to the value but the quarterback Jarrett Bailey of Bears Wire sent to the Vikings at 23 will do so in a positive connotation.

Bailey has the Vikings selecting Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson who will be incredibly polarizing during the draft process. Here is what Bailey had to say about the Florida quarterback.

“Richardson is the draft darling of several analysts because of his dual-threat abilities. However, he is still incredibly raw, and going to a place where he can sit for a season would do him well.”

Raw is a relative term here. What Richardson does incredibly well is seeing the field and most importantly has tools eerily similar to that of Josh Allen. The arm strength, size, physicality and playmaking ability are all tremendous but he will need some nurturing to fully reach his potential.

Sitting him behind Kirk Cousins for a season would be an ideal scenario for him.