It's funny you should mention Paulus. Going into the season I thought this was nothing more than a PR move. 4 years away from the game and holy hell, it turns out the kid can actually play. I can't begin to tell you where Paulus rates skill wise compared to other college QB's. I can tell you this though, the kid is a natural born leader. He has taken control of that team and when he goes into the huddle 10 sets of eyes are focused on him.
It makes me wonder what is a bigger intangible in a QB? Physical attributes are the lesser part of the equation. JP Losman, Vince Young, Jamarcus Russell all have oodles of talent but it's unlikely they'll ever amount to much as NFL QB's. It takes a special kind of person to command an NFL huddle.
I don't know if Paulus will ever make it to the NFL but from what I've seen so far if this kid had 4-5 years of college ball he'd be as highly touted as any college QB. You put him on the Gators as a Freshman and I bet he might just beat out Tebow.