Joshua Dobbs has made an impact on Tennessee’s offense in three appearances. The sophomore has 790 passing yards, 289 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns (seven passing, four rushing). Dobbs became the first quarterback in school history to record over 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in a game against South Carolina in Week 10.

Despite being recruited as a pro-style quarterback, Dobbs possess the speed of a dual-threat passer. His ability to evade a pass rush has helped Tennessee’s No. 117 overall offensive line limit its amount of sacks allowed. The Vols have given up three total sacks since Dobbs’ debut against Alabama in Week 9.

The SEC East has been wide open all season. The division has lacked the presence of great passers. Despite playing in limited action, Dobbs has claimed the title of the SEC East’s best quarterback. Here’s a breakdown of why he’s surpassed the division’s other signal callers.

Florida- Treon Harris: Harris has also led his team to victories in limited appearances. However, the Gators’ success is based more on Harris’ ability to avoid inept plays that plagued former starter Jeff Driskel. The freshman doesn’t take over a game and provide much of a passing threat at stage of his career.

Georgia- Hutson Mason: Mason is a game manager in a run-heavy scheme. His passing numbers aren’t worth arguing and he doesn’t add mobility to Georgia’s strong rushing attack. Mason is there when needed, but not relied upon.

Kentucky- Patrick Towles: Towles’ success at the beginning of the season came against weak competition. Like Mason, Towles did the little things necessary, while his running game carried the load. But as the Wildcats’ schedule became more difficult, Towles’ success began to disappeared as Kentucky’s running backs struggled.

Missouri- Maty Mauk: Mauk is the biggest disappointment of any SEC quarterback. After a surprising freshman campaign last season, Mauk threw zero touchdowns in his first three SEC games. Despite leading the division’s top team to an 8-2 record, the sophomore has struggled to find his consistency.

South Carolina- Dylan Thompson: Thompson leads the SEC with 2,794 passing yards. He’s also thrown a conference-worst 10 interceptions and is averaging 36.1 pass attempts per game, the most of any quarterback. Thompson has also struggled to close out games in 2014. South Carolina has lost four games within seven points, entering the fourth quarter ahead or with a tie.

Ask yourself, if you had one game to win, which quarterback would you chose? Dobbs has proven to be more clutch than Thompson in their head-to-head matchup and possesses the athletic ability to take over a game.

Vanderbilt- Johnny McCrary: McCrary saw a similar rise to Dobbs in the past few weeks. After providing a solid performance off the bench, the redshirt freshman was named Vanderbilt’s starting quarterback. Facing Old Dominion three weeks later, McCrary tied the school record for touchdown passes thrown in a game (5) and led the Commodores to their biggest win of the season.

But the hype was short-lived as McCrary struggled against Florida the following week. Like Dobbs, McCrary is expected to be the quarterback of the future for his team. However, he is not as far along in his development as the sophomore.