SEC quarterbacks: Career numbers entering 2015
For a second consecutive year, inexperience and uncertainty at quarterback is a major theme of the SEC season.
By my count, as many as nine SEC teams could enter the fall with legitimate, ongoing quarterback competitions.
Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri and Tennessee are the surest bets at starting quarterback, though Kyle Allen (Texas A&M), Patrick Towles (Kentucky) and Johnny McCrary (Vanderbilt) are likely starters.
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Dak Prescott’s career numbers jump out as the best in the SEC, while Joshua Dobbs (as a runner) and Kyle Allen (as a passer) have posted some impressive stats as well, mostly as midseason replacements i 2014.
The most alarming figure in the data below is completion percentage. Half the SEC’s experienced quarterbacks have failed to complete 53 percent of their passes during their college careers. That will have to get much better in 2015, or the SEC may be offensively challenged — at least through the air.
Here are the career numbers of the 10 SEC quarterbacks with at least 750 passing yards to their credit:
PASSING YARDS
Dak Prescott, Mississippi State (Senior): 5,583
Brandon Allen, Arkansas (Senior): 4,023
Maty Mauk, Missouri (Junior): 3,719
Patrick Towles, Kentucky (Junior): 2,951
Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee (Junior): 1,901
Anthony Jennings, LSU (Junior): 1,792
Kyle Allen, Texas A&M (Sophomore): 1,322
Treon Harris, Florida (Sophomore): 1,019
Johnny McCrary, Vanderbilt (Sophomore): 985
Jeremy Johnson, Auburn (Junior): 858
Passing Touchdowns
Dak Prescott: 41
Maty Mauk: 36
Brandon Allen: 34
Kyle Allen: 16
Patrick Towles: 15
Anthony Jennings: 12
Joshua Dobbs: 11
Jeremy Johnson: 9
Treon Harris: 9
Johnny McCrary: 9
Interceptions
Dak Prescott: 18
Brandon Allen: 18
Maty Mauk: 15
Joshua Dobbs: 12
Patrick Towles: 10
Anthony Jennings: 8
Johnny McCrary: 8
Kyle Allen: 7
Treon Harris: 4
Jeremy Johnson: 2
Completion Pct.
Jeremy Johnson: 73.1 percent
Joshua Dobbs: 61.7 percent
Kyle Allen: 61.5 percent
Dak Prescott: 60.4 percent
Patrick Towles: 56.5 percent
Maty Mauk: 52.8 percent
Brandon Allen: 52.5 percent
Johnny McCrary: 51.3 percent
Treon Harris: 49.6 percent
Anthony Jennings: 48.4 percent
Rushing Yards
Dak Prescott: 1,933
Joshua Dobbs: 658
Maty Mauk: 602
Treon Harris: 332
Anthony Jennings: 310
Patrick Towles: 291
Kyle Allen: 44
Jeremy Johnson: 40
Johnny McCrary: 0
Brandon Allen: 26
Rushing Touchdowns
Dak Prescott: 31
Joshua Dobbs: 9
Patrick Towles: 6
Maty Mauk: 3
Treon Harris: 3
Brandon Allen: 3
Anthony Jennings: 2
Kyle Allen: 1
Jeremy Johnson: 1
Johnny McCrary: 0