Illinois Football: How Brandon Peters compares to Wes Lunt

Did the Illinois football team get a “broke man’s” Wes Lunt when they received graduate transfer Brandon Peters?

Herb Lawrence, the executive producer of Chicago Cubs baseball on 670 The Score, tweeted this sentiment on Monday afternoon. The full tweet said, “Brandon Peters is a broke man’s Wes Lunt. Gimme the kid and let’s get to work with some excitement.”

The “kid” he is referring to is Isaiah Williams, who is the exciting young quarterback commit who has lightning-quick legs and a cannon for an arm. There is no question he would be exciting to see on the football field. But we aren’t looking at that part of the tweet right now. We are only focusing on what Lawrence said about Peters and Lunt. Is there is a legit comparison there? Let’s find out.

Size wise, these two are similar. Peters checks in at 6-foot-5, 220-pounds and Lunt was 6-foot-5, 225-pounds. Another similarity each share is the fact they transferred to Illinois. Lunt wasn’t a graduate transfer and had to sit out a year, though. Peters has two years left and can play right away.

As far as the quarterback position goes, Peters and Lunt seem to be a little different. Lunt was more of a statue in the pocket with little ability to move. That is probably why he struggled to finish an entire season healthy. Peters, while not overly mobile, has the ability to roll out of the pocket. He can use his legs as an asset.

Arm wise, I think Peters has a slightly stronger arm. He can zip the ball into his receiver. I like his downfield passing abilities a little more than Lunt as well.

There might not be a night and day difference between Lunt and Peters, but there is definitely a difference. Peters is a more polished product who has a stronger arm and can use his legs to shift around and roll out of the pocket.

I am excited to see what Peters can bring to the table. This kid seems to have a good arm. The wide receiver corps should be excited too. They are getting someone behind center who can get them the ball. We haven’t had that in a while.