Illinois Football: 2020 vs 2007 Illini quarterback comparison
Arm Strength
Williams was a great athlete who could fling the ball around the field. I didn’t have a hard time with his arm strength throughout this career. He was able to move the ball down the field to his talented pass catchers, like Arrelious Benn.
The problem with Williams was never his arm strength. He could flip the wrist and the ball would fly down the field. He could also zip it into a wide receiver on a slant route. Williams’ touch was way more of an issue than actual strength.
The arm strength of Peters tends to worry me at times, though. The kid is super talented, but zip on the ball is not his thing most of the time. His arm strength reminds me a lot of what Peyton Manning did in the NFL. It isn’t the prettiest of balls, but it was able to get to the mark when it needed to.
There haven’t been major issues with Peters not getting the ball to the wide receiver because of the talent that is out wide like Josh Imatorbhebhe. When you have talented pass catchers, it can mask deficiencies.
Overall, I would give Williams the nod over Peters in arm strength. He was able to push the ball down the field.