There are some mixed emotions on where Shea Patterson stands as a potential NFL Draft prospect currently. The two-year starting quarterback at Michigan has received some high praise during the early stages of practice at the Senior Bowl, while also being knocked around by other scouts.

Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller said he didn’t think Patterson was a draftable quarterback this year. Coast to Coast Scouting thought Patterson had one of the best showings from the first day of Senior Bowl practice, calling him a “Day 1 winner.”

In the end, though, it’s up to Patterson to prove himself as an NFL prospect. And Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy believes the former Wolverine has an excellent opportunity to do exactly that.

“He’s a guy whose had four different (offensive) coordinators over his time at Ole Miss and Michigan and really, finally, during the final month of November down the stretch, he threw for 1,000 yards in his last three games and really played his way in,” Nagy said, joining Adam Schefter’s podcast on ESPN. “He’s got play-making ability . He can get outside the pocket and he makes a lot of those — not saying he’s Patrick Mahomes — but he makes a lot of those improvised, different arm angle throws.”

At times during his career, Patterson looked like one of the top quarterbacks in the B1G. He showcased the ability to extend plays and connect on deep passes, stretching the field unlike previous Michigan quarterbacks have been able to do in the Jim Harbaugh era.

However, there were other times throughout his career when he missed easy reads, overthrew his targets and struggled with turnovers. Part of that can be attributed to injury early in 2019, and he was able to correct some of that in the final month of the season once healthy.

Regardless of what folks think of him right now, Patterson may be one of the most interesting draft prospects this offseason.

Patterson left Michigan having thrown for 5,661 yards, 45 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He was 19-7 in two seasons as the starting quarterback.