The 2026 Panini Senior Bowl will provide an opportunity for NFL draft prospects to showcase themselves on the largest pre-draft stage. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson plans on taking full advantage. Robertson recently spoke exclusively with the Senior Bowl and Draft Network to discuss his motivation for accepting his invitation to compete in Mobile, Alabama.
Robertson also discussed what he's striving to prove to NFL general managers and scouts in attendance at the Senior Bowl, his approach at quarterback, how he’d write his own scouting report, and more. Let's get to know Robertson better ahead of his journey to the Panini Senior Bowl.
JM: Where were you when you found out about your Senior Bowl invite, and what was your initial reaction?
Sawyer Robertson: My position coach/QC [Quality Control] called me into the facility and asked me to meet with head coach Dave Aranda. At first, I was like ‘Uh oh, is everything okay? Am I in trouble?’ (laughs)
He told me it was good news. I drove up to the facility and met with Coach Aranda. One of my teammates got invited to the Senior Bowl as well, so we went to the office together. I was fired up.
You always hear great things about the Senior Bowl. I’m super excited to go compete. I was fired up when I got that invite.
JM: It doesn’t sound like you needed much convincing, but what motivated you to accept the Senior Bowl’s offer?
Sawyer Robertson: It’s an opportunity to compete at the highest level with some of the best players across the entire nation. It’s an incredibly prestigious week and event. I’m honored to be invited. I wasn’t going to hesitate to accept the Senior Bowl’s offer.
JM: What are you hoping to prove to NFL general managers, coaching staffs, and scouts in attendance in Mobile?
Sawyer Robertson: I want to prove that I can be a consistently good quarterback in the NFL. It’s about more than making that one flashy play. I need to be consistent with it. That’s something I’d like to prove in Mobile. I want to highlight my competitive nature.
I want to win more than anything. I want teams to know that about me. I want it to be obvious in the drills, in the meetings, and at practice. I’m obsessed with winning. I’m the ultimate competitor. I want to be consistent while doing it.
JM: We love that. How would you write your own scouting report? Self-scout yourself for us.
Sawyer Robertson: We threw the ball a lot at Baylor. I feel like I’ve put every throw on tape. I’m big and tall with a good frame to play the position. I’d include some of the traits I need to improve on as well.
It goes back to what I said earlier. I have to be more consistent. There were some games where I felt like I was the best quarterback in the country. There were other games where I’d go back and watch the film and say, ‘Man, I need to get better.’
It comes down to being more consistent. That’s what I’m chasing after.
JM: We appreciate the honest assessment. If you had to compare yourself to a current NFL quarterback, who would you choose and why? Anyone in particular you try to study and learn from?
Sawyer Robertson: I would probably go with Jared Goff or Dak Prescott. I have a very similar frame to Goff. We’re both taller QBs, we both throw the ball around a bunch.
I also like Dak Prescott because he’s very accurate. He’s a passer first. At the same time, he’s not afraid to tuck it and run for a first down. I did that on tape sometimes as well. I really enjoy watching those two quarterbacks. Those are the QBs I’d love to be like one day.
JM: Those are some good choices. You threw about 60 touchdowns over the past two seasons. You completed more than 60% of your attempts. How did you get better and improve? How did you thrive in that Baylor offense?
Sawyer Robertson: I think I got better over time. It’s not like I woke up one day and just randomly figured it out. It was a process. It was the daily deposits. I trusted the process. I believed in myself.
I trusted my training. Going from 2024 to 2025, I became so much more confident as a passer. It had a little to do with being in the same system for a year. I grew more confident over the offseason.
I felt like I could put a ball wherever I wanted to, all over the field. I just felt it. I didn’t have to overthink it. I can get the ball there on time. Our offense at Baylor, coach [offensive coordinator] Jake Spavital is awesome. He’s a great offensive mind.
I grew very close with Coach Spavital. It’s been awesome playing for him. I’m thankful for what he did for me and how he helped me take steps forward in my career.
JM: This has been outstanding, Sawyer. I’ve appreciated your time. At the end of the week, what does a successful Senior Bowl look like for Sawyer Robertson?
Sawyer Robertson: A successful Senior Bowl would mean I do some of the things maybe I didn’t do consistently enough in college. I’m talking about different kinds of drops, footwork, throwing different routes, things of that nature.
I want to get better throughout the course of the week. I’m not going to have it all figured out at the first practice. Messing up here and there isn’t the worst thing in the world. Failure teaches you how to grow and learn.
If I’m better on day seven than I was on day one, then I had a successful Senior Bowl.