{"id":601744,"date":"2026-04-23T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/601744\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:44:18","slug":"kyron-drones-was-packers-top-secret-quarterback-visitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/601744\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyron Drones was Packers\u2019 top-secret quarterback visitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, Huber has revealed the name of that individual, either through his own reporting or with the Packers\u2019 blessing. That player is not a highly-ranked prospect as some had speculated, but rather one who is more likely to be a priority undrafted free agent signing than to hear his name called this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Enter Kyron Drones out of Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Drones fits the mold of the hyper-athletic dual-threat quarterback that the Packers have had backing up Jordan Love in recent years. At a well-built 6-foot-1 5\/8 and 226 pounds, <a href=\"https:\/\/ras.football\/ras-information\/?PlayerID=30327&amp;ovl=Virginia+Tech\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drones posted a RAS of 9.58<\/a> thanks to an impressive Pro Day workout that saw him run the 40-yard dash in 4.62 seconds and put up a 10-foot broad jump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He put that athleticism to work as the Hokies\u2019 primary starter over the past three years, averaging more than 10 carries and 50 rushing yards per game. In total, he put up 1,847 yards on the ground on 442 carries with 22 touchdowns for his career. Those numbers are even more impressive when remembering that college football counts sack yardage against a quarterback\u2019s rushing total and understanding that Virginia Tech\u2019s offensive line struggled to protect Drones \u2014 they ranked 99th in FBS with 29 sacks allowed last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Drones surely seems to need work as a passer, however. He completed fewer than 60 percent of his pass attempts over his career and although that rate was affected somewhat by being under pressure consistently. Huber notes that he was the most-pressured quarterback in FBS last year according to PFF, but those passing numbers remain a significant concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Given Drones\u2019 ranking on media big boards \u2014 he is ranked 424th overall on the consensus draft board and is the 27th-ranked quarterback by Dane Brugler \u2014 expect him to go undrafted this weekend. The Packers seem to be poised to look at him as a free agent signing to be a developmental option. Perhaps by trying to keep his name out of the news, the Packers were hoping to keep his Top-30 visit as a UDFA recruiting pitch and avoid putting him squarely on other teams\u2019 radars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In any case, keep a close eye out for Drones\u2019 name when those undrafted signings start trickling in on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"However, Huber has revealed the name of that individual, either through his own reporting or with the Packers\u2019&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,156905,398,396,397,99],"class_list":["post-601744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-football","tag-green-bay-packers-draft","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}