Are you ready, Alabama fans?

One of the top storylines for the Crimson Tide’s fall camp, which opens Thursday, will be the competition to replace Blake Sims at quarterback.

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The competition spills over from spring practice, when at last check David Cornwell and Jake Coker appeared to be the frontrunners for the job.

Let’s take a look at what we know so far:

Tale of the Tape

David Cornwell
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 221 pounds
Class: Redshirt freshman
About: An Elite 11 quarterback as a prep player, Cornwell also was selected for the 2014 Under Armour All-American game. A consensus four-star prospect out of Oklahoma, Cornwell was considered one of the nation’s best pro-style quarterbacks. With more experienced options ahead of him on the depth chart, the early enrollee took a redshirt season last fall.

Jake Coker
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 232 pounds
Class: Senior
About: Coker debuted with Alabama in 2014 after transferring from Florida State, where he sat behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston. He lost a competition with Blake Sims to be AJ McCarron’s replacement in 2014. Coker went on to serve as the backup to Sims for the duration of his first season in Tuscaloosa, seeing action in six games.

2014 results

Cornwell: After enrolling early in January, Cornwell took a redshirt season.

Coker: 38-of-59 for 404 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions as Sims’ backup.

Spring Results: A-Day Game Stats

Cornwell: 12-of-24 for 110 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in a losing effort for UA-Crimson.

Coker: 14-of-28 for 183 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a win for UA-White.

Nick Saban’s postgame comment on the quarterbacks: “You kind of take the plays that the quarterback couldn’t make because he didn’t have a chance to make, and you really can’t fault him for that. You take the opportunities that maybe they had where they had protection, they had time and they had open people. Did they throw the ball the right place? Were they able to throw it accurately? Did they make good decisions? I think you have to separate the things that they can control and the things that they can’t control and sort of evaluate it that way.”

Nick Saban comments on quarterback competition at SEC Media Days

“I know you’re anxious to ask me about the quarterback situation, but that’s going to be one of the keys to the drill in terms of somebody taking the bull by the horns at that position, being assertive, playing with confidence, distributing the ball and executing in a positive way, being a good decision-maker, and showing leadership at the same time. We do not have an experienced player at that position. We did not have one last year. Blake Sims did a fantastic job. So we need somebody to take the bull by the horns this year and be that kind of player for us at that position. I think we have several guys that are capable of it. I don’t think anybody’s come to the forefront as of yet, and I don’t think it’s something that we can force to happen. I think we’ve got to let it happen. And I cannot give you a timetable of when that’s going to happen.”

The case for each to win the QB job

Cornwell: After opting for a player with just one year of eligibility to replace AJ McCarron in 2014, going with another one-year option in Jake Coker lands the Crimson Tide back in the same position for 2016. Alabama may decide it needs a long-term solution at the position, and with four years of eligibility remaining, Cornwell is the best option for that. If the competition is close, one could argue that the Crimson Tide would be better off in the long run if it were to give the nod to Cornwell and hope for growth from the freshman as the season moves along.

Coker: Alabama is a perennial national championship contender, and this season is expected to be no different. The Crimson Tide needs an experienced quarterback to navigate a brutal SEC schedule, and Coker is the only guy on the roster with experience at the college level. Coker proved himself to be a capable quarterback in backup duties last season, and should be more settled in the Alabama system after a full offseason with the team leading up to fall camp. Going with a young player like Cornwell at the most important position on the field could expose the defending SEC champions to an unnecessary risk in 2015.