Gardner Minshew had a 2018 season to remember as the then-Washington State QB totaled over 4700 yards passing with 38 touchdowns while completing over 70 percent of his passes.
A bunch of team’s looked over him in the Draft, so that’s why he remained available late in the 6th round before the Jacksonville Jaguars finally took notice.
Minshew spoke with “XL Primetime” shortly after he was drafted to talk about the experience and that’s where he revealed he was actually playing cornhole when he got the call from the Jags.
“It was an awesome feeling,” Minshew told 1010XL when asked about hearing the Jags were selecting him. “Honestly, I was trying to keep my mind off of the draft and not let it drive me crazy. I was playing a little cornhole with some of my buddies and my sister brought me the phone and I saw it was a Jacksonville number and I was fired up. It was a feeling like no other.”
Minshew was asked what interaction with the Jaguars he had in the pre-draft process.
“I had a formal meeting with them at the combine and I felt really good about it,” Minshew said. “It’s one of those things where you forget because you talk to other people more recently, but I felt really good coming out of that meeting, it had just been a while since I had really talked to them in depth, but I guess it was enough to make them want to pull the trigger.”
“As far as studying the game, knowing the game plan, being the most prepared, the hardest working, being the best leader I can be, all those are things I can control and I can provide for a team.”
He’s proving that last quote to be correct as he has the Jaguars at 2-2 and tied for 1st place in the AFC South, while he has thrown for 905 yards with 7 touchdown passes to only 1 interception.
