Possesses great touch from all ranges. Has solid arm strength and trusts his mechanics enough to throw the ball all over the field. Gets an exceptional initial read on opposing defenses and shows underrated mobility. Provides mature leadership on and off the field.
Flaws:
Isn't the best of scramblers out of the pocket (although he knows how to adjust in motion). Sometimes loses trajectory on deep throws getting too much loft on the ball (which leads to interceptions). Can be slow at times spotting a secondary target, which affects his completion percentage.
Career Potential:
Elite quarterback (eventually).
Career Honors & Awards
League
Honor
Description
NFL
Named to play in Pro Bowl
2012 (injury replacement)
NCAA
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
2011
NCAA
Maxwell Award
2011
NCAA
Walter Camp Award
2011
Movements & Injuries
2012
7/19/2012
Signed by the Indianapolis Colts to a four-year contract.
Career Transactions
2012
4/26/2012
Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1st round (1st Overall) in 2012.
Player News
Expect shorter throws from Andrew Luck | 05/16/2013 11:05 AM
News
Coach Chuck Pagano said to expect more three- and five-step drops from Andrew Luck this season.
Indianapolis Star
Impact
Under Bruce Arians, Luck took mostly seven-step drops. He rarely dumped off passes to running backs and always looked to aggressively push the ball vertically. Now that Arians is out and Pep Hamilton is in, a true West Coast scheme is being installed. "We want to be efficient. The biggest difference might be a little bit more quick-game, if you will. Get the ball out of Andrew's hands," Pagano said. "Get it into our playmakers' hands. A little bit more catch-and-run type of things." Luck is at the back end of the QB1 rankings in fantasy circles.
Hamilton trying to adapt to Arians' offense | 03/24/2013 8:49 AM
News
The National Football Post's Dan Pompei reports new Colts OC Pep Hamilton is trying to adapt to as much of Bruce Arians' offense as possible.
National Football Post
Impact
Hamilton is "trying to minimize changes" and "make it easier" on his younger players while sticking with what worked so well in 2012. We still expect more West Coast tendencies to be implemented by Hamilton, but keeping the offense as vertical as possible is good news for the fantasy prospects of Andrew Luck and especially second-year burner WR T.Y. Hilton.
New Colts OC Pep Hamilton says he may "mix in some read-option" in 2013.
Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
Impact
"We'll do a great job of mixing in some power runs, mixing in the downfield passing game, maybe even mixing in some wildcat plays, mix in some read-option, pistol-type schemes," Hamilton said. "Just really try and present once again a lot of conflicts for our opponents." Luck certainly has the athleticism to make plays with his feet, but we wouldn't expect a huge uptick on his 2012 running numbers (62 carries for 255 yards and five touchdowns). However, even 2-3 more rushing scores would be a boon for his fantasy prospects.
Colts to run more West Coast offense in 2013 | 01/21/2013 1:44 PM
News
New Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton says he'll run more of a West Coast offense than Bruce Arians did in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Star
Impact
Under Arians, the Colts relied on a heavy passing game that sought to pick up yards in chunks. In turn, Andrew Luck averaged a healthy 12.9 yards-per-attempt. Luck is very unlikely to approach that number again. "The short, efficient passing game, a high completion rate. I'm a big believer of the power-running game and I think that ultimately opens up your passing game, the play-action passes," said Hamilton. The Colts were in the middle of the pack when it came to play-action in 2012, but that figures to rise under Hamilton. We might be a bit wary of expecting Luck to top 4,300 yards passing again.
Colts to focus on upgrading offensive line? | 01/16/2013 11:40 AM
News
Colts GM Ryan Grigson suggested that upgrading the offensive line will be among his top priorities this offseason.
Associated Press
Luck throws for 288 yards, INT in loss | 01/06/2013 5:56 PM
News
Andrew Luck completed 28-of-54 passes for 288 yards and an interception at Baltimore in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
Rotoworld.com
Impact
His 54 attempts shattered Aaron Brooks rookie record of 48. No quarterback was knocked down more than Luck this season, and he got little help from his offensive line and wide receivers again on Sunday. Although the Ravens blitzed him relentlessly, Luck played well enough to win with more support from his teammates. With another offseason for savvy GM Ryan Grigson to acquire talent, Luck should be a top-10 fantasy QB again in 2013.
