Colts draft QB Jacob Eason - Round 4, Pick 122

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

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At pick 122 in Round 4, Colts make a big move: It's a quarterback.

Washington's Jacob Eason is coming to Indy.

Chris Ballard has said for months they wouldn't force it. Eason will head to Indy and join a QB room that includes Philip Rivers and Jacoby Brissett.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...91669923913729

Eason is 6-6, 231 pounds, similar size to Philip Rivers. Not much mobility but a huge arm.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...93839591264256

ESPN's Chris Mortensen says teams found work ethic issues and accountability issues in Eason.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...09456260005889

Eason on the Mortensen report: "Everyone's entitled to their own opinions. ... My job is to go in there and prove those stories are false, get in there learn from an outstanding coach. ... Go in there, compete my nuts off and prove myself as a workhorse and a leader."

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1254092022304079874

Indy could be a really great spot for Eason, who'll get to learn from Philip Rivers and Frank Reich for a year (or possibly more) in Indianapolis. Huge arm, will get to play behind a great OL, and won't have to start from Year 1.

Moderate risk for the Colts, too.

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1254094596839178247

Colts realize Jacob Eason will need some time, but they're amped about his upside. Elite-level arm talent.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...92898934587392

Daniel Jeremiah: "I don't know if there's a better guy for Jacob Eason to sit behind and learn from than Philip Rivers."

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...07114332729349

Eason says he'd heard late first, early 2nd, and it was tough to see all those picks go by without a QB picked, but feels very fortunate to be a Colt

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...07807034617858

Eason says he's excited to learn from a guy like Rivers who has a similar skill set, playmaker from the pocket

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...08678082514947

Eason: "I'm going to work my butt off." He's had to wait before, when he transferred to Washington

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...08787167854593

Eason grew up a Colts fan, big fan of Peyton Manning, remembers getting his jersey under the Christmas tree.