The combine's a great experience, and I'm sure everyone will tell you the same thing. Cool experience, lots of fun, would never want to do it again.
— Jared Goff
I did The Sorting Hat, and it was the Gryffindor, and I was like, 'I'm not doing it again. It could be something bad.'
I'll be happy to go anywhere that will take me, honestly.
I don't feel like I have to prove anybody right or wrong.
If you're on a bus and going down a snowy mountain like in Tahoe, and the bus loses its brakes, where do you want to be sitting? Immediately, you all think, 'In the back.' But in the front would be the correct answer. As a quarterback, you want to take control of it.
Repetition every day. That's something the great ones do is never get complacent.
I think I'm going to improve a team the day I get there, honestly. I think I can be the guy who can play right away, the guy who can sit if I need to and learn.
I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field.
Rick Neuheisel was recruiting me, and he told me something, and I'll never forget it: he said you make your money in the red zone. If you're down there, that's already three points, so don't turn the ball over. I kind of took that to heart, and I'm always very careful in the red zone.
Guys like Bryce Treggs, Chris Harper, Kenny Lawler, Darius Powe, Richard Rodgers, Jackson Bouza. All those guys are incredible. They run great routes and have great hands.
I think I'm fairly laid-back. I like to have fun and kind of just be happy.
I don't want to be a quarterback that has all these stats but didn't win a lot of games.
I try to pride myself in having really quick feet and being able to set up and throw balls in time.
The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.
I'm just going to try to play as best as I can.
I think I'm a face of a franchise. I can make an impact.
My pregame music includes a nice little mixture. Probably a little Counting Crows, maybe some Avicii. Taylor Swift.
That's what helped me be successful is staying as calm as possible.
I like 'Harry Potter.' I've seen all of them, I think.
I'm just worried about what I'm doing. Case has played well, and Case is doing a great job. But at the same time, I'm not going to concern myself with him.
You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career.
I wouldn't be the first quarterback from California to go to cold weather. I think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are doing pretty well and been able to do it.
There is obviously going to be a transition. There is a transition with every quarterback going from college to the NFL. I'm excited for it.
Continuing to grow and continuing to improve is my main goal.
I'm playing quarterback, I'm playing football, and I don't try to make it more than that.
I'm extremely accurate; that's one of my biggest strengths.
I think I can fit in many offenses.
I think I throw the ball down the field pretty well, but I think I'm really accurate and make good decisions.
I want to leave Cal with a winning legacy.
The way I've always seen it is, I don't want him to do bad. I want him to do good. But when I'm competing with somebody, I want my best to be better than his. That's just how I've been. I'm not wishing bad for anybody.
I'm not going to worry about any outside pressure or distractions or any of the things that comes with being the #1 pick. I know there is responsibility that comes with it, but I'm ready to get after it.
What the people say on TV means nothing to me, and it means nothing to anybody that's actually playing football. It's for the fans to watch and enjoy.
I think I can bring tremendous leadership.
I think I can be a guy who can make an impact right away.
A lot of stuff's going to happen in a football career that you don't like.
I've been trying to put weight on my whole life, and I've been able to do it.
I'm going to focus on myself and continue to get myself better because I have plenty of things I need to work on.
Every day, you try to get better, and I don't think I'll ever be complacent and happy with where I am, no matter what.
I learned you're going to have to start from the ground up, and honestly, it starts with hard work, hard work in the offseason, and no shortcuts really.
Honestly I'm excited for whatever team wants to draft me, and I'm excited to make an impact right away.
I just want to do my best to prove myself.
You take your shots when you have them, and I threw a lot of touchdowns, but I'm always going to take care of the football in the red zone.
I really just want to go to a team that really wants me and wants to use me the right way and make me successful.
Rich Aurelia was my favorite growing up.
I like my kind of innate and natural ability in the pocket, and ability of anticipation, and all that stuff that's important when it comes to playing quarterback.
Having my feet be as good as I want them to be can get me out of a lot of problems when I'm in the pocket and stuff starts to break down. There's rarely ever a perfect pocket.
I've never not started.
I've been a good player my whole life and expect to continue to work hard and continue to do everything that I have done and try not to take any steps back. Try to stay the course and be the best player and the best teammate and hopefully the best leader I can be, and play as well as I can.
I know what my teammates think about me, I know what my coaches think about me. I don't concern myself with what anyone thinks outside of that.
I want to go to a team that really wants me and can use me to be successful.
