My thing with Mayfield, and this is why I thought OU would win the playoff, is that he's still good when everything goes to hell. Uusally guys either duck their head and get sacked or run around and turn the ball over, but he's actually still productive when the play breaks down.
Now, it didn't help them win the playoff and it may not help him in the NFL, but I still think it's a feather in his cap that none of the other top QBs have (except for Jackson, but apparently fast, black kids shouldn't play QB).