Matt Barkley, possibly 2013 best NFL rookie?

Matt Barkley throwing a football
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Matt Barkley is an outstanding quarterback at USC, and from.watching his improvements from previous years, it’s noticeable he’ll be an impressive NFL player. However, last year Barkley turned away the money  to stay in USC for his senior year. ESPN caught Barkley saying, “The 2012 team has some serious unfinished business to attend to, and I [Barkley] intend to play a part in it.”

This gives a ray of hope to USC, for with Barkley’s skill, it’s possible to accomplish two important things: another Heisman award and also a chance to win the national championship.

Each year Barkley has shown more and more improvement. During his freshman year, Barkley had a 59.9% passing percentage, 15 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. The next year, he improved to a 62.6% passing percentage, 26 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Last season, Barkley, improved again with a 69.1% passing percentage, 39 touchdowns, and only seven interceptions. This coming season, it’s predictable the amount of touchdowns he throws will increase and the amount of interceptions will be even lower than in previous years.

Now being predicted to be the first pick of next year’s NFL draft, everyone has high expectations for him. Washington Coach Steve Sarkisian told Los Angeles Times, "If I'm an NFL head coach, right now, I'd pick Matt Barkley ahead of Andrew Luck. I think he's playing at that high of a level." Let's hope Barkley could live up to Coach Sarkisian's hope and all of the other of his supporters.