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Just a heads up — not a lot is going to change in the weekly quarterback rankings from this point forward.

Why?

Well, we have 12 weeks of data to show us which quarterbacks are good, and which are not. It’s nearly impossible to make a big-time jump in these rankings with one performance. Sorry, Feleipe Franks. Sorry any quarterback who goes off for the first time in Week 13 (looking at you, Jarrett Guarantano).

So while these rankings aren’t entirely based on cumulative stats — there’s a touch of recency bias — it’s worth keeping that in the back of your mind as you pick them apart.

14. Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee

What if I told you that was the Vols’ starting quarterback’s first touchdown pass since Week 2 against Indiana State? You’d probably tell me that Guarantano didn’t start until South Carolina and that he doesn’t have much help. Both of those things are true. Without Butch Jones, Guarantano actually moved the ball pretty well against a solid LSU defense. He should have plenty of opportunities to move the ball against woeful Vanderbilt.

13. Feleipe Franks, Florida

Hey! Touchdowns! Feleipe Franks is better than Feleipe Zaire (yes, Feleipe Zaire), who was nowhere to be seen against UAB. Franks got to pick apart a Group of 5 defense for the first time all year, and the Gators got their first comfortable win of the season.

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Unfortunately for Franks, everything he did on Saturday and everything he does against Florida State will likely be wiped off the board when a new coaching staff rolls in.

12. Austin Allen, Arkansas

Any notion that Allen would lead the Hogs offense to special things this year passed a long time ago. Want a weird stat? Allen has just one game of 150-plus passing yards against a Power 5 opponent this year. He also hasn’t had 20 completions in a game this season yet. Clearly, the Hogs’ passing game isn’t getting fixed any time soon.

11. Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt

Again, the Vanderbilt defense is not Shurmur’s best friend. The Commodores couldn’t stop the Tigers, which made for a lot of obvious passing situations for Shurmur. His 3 picks gave him 7 interceptions in the past 2 weeks alone. That ridiculous TD-INT ratio is coming back down to earth in a hurry. There shouldn’t be any excuse for that to continue at Tennessee.

10. Stephen Johnson, Kentucky

I’ll give Johnson the benefit of the doubt for not ripping apart an angry Georgia defense. That’s not an easy thing to do. He didn’t turn the ball over, but he also couldn’t connect on that back-breaking play that would’ve really put the Dawgs on their heels in the first half. Better days are ahead for Johnson.

9. Jordan Ta’amu, Ole Miss

With all due respect to Ta’amu, I’m not buying the notion that the Ole Miss offense is better off without Shea Patterson. Anyone saying that at this point is making a bit of a knee-jerk reaction considering Saturday was Ta’amu’s toughest test as a starter. The pick-six he threw proved to be the difference after a decent start. It was, however, Ta’amu’s third consecutive game with multiple touchdown passes.

8. Nick Starkel, Texas A&M

Starkel prevailed against fellow first-year starter Ta’amu, and while the pick-six was the go-ahead play, the Aggies’ signal-caller helped get them there. In a stunning turn of events, a team couldn’t run the ball on the Rebels. As a result, Starkel had to do most of the heavy lifting.

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Since he took over against Auburn, the Aggies have some offensive juice. That’ll be an interesting matchup in Baton Rouge this week.

7. Danny Etling, LSU

I know. It wasn’t a game in which Etling set the world on fire. That’s because he didn’t really have to. LSU relied on the ground game in some inclement weather, and the Tigers beat their fifth non-Alabama opponent in a row. Speaking of non-Alabama opponents, Etling’s only interception in SEC play came against the Tide.

6. Jake Bentley, South Carolina

Bentley wasn’t going to instill a whole lot of confidence by beating up on Wofford. To his credit, he avoided the costly mistakes he had been making the past few weeks. If the Gamecocks are even going to stay on the field with Clemson, Bentley has to play the game of his life. That’s a tall ask for a guy who hasn’t played particularly well against elite defenses this year.

5. Jake Fromm, Georgia

The freshman signal-caller got to face a friendlier defense than the week before. And by friendlier, I mean it was nice of the Wildcats to let the Georgia tailbacks run wild. Fromm doesn’t need to do a ton when the Dawgs run for 381 yards. Still, Fromm did have a nice 21-yard run, and his connection with Javon Wims looked solid again. Fromm has plenty of studying to do in the next two weeks.

4. Jarrett Stidham, Auburn

Another slow start for Stidham against a lackluster foe, it was. But the sophomore was able to bounce back — his interception wasn’t so great — and lead the Tigers to a rout. I went in depth about Stidham’s turnaround since that Clemson game. A lot of that is based on his understanding of Gus Malzahn’s offense, and Stidham’s willingness to run the ball. Against Louisiana Monroe, Stidham wasn’t about to keep the ball and run. Against Alabama? We’ll see how advanced Stidham is.

3. Drew Lock, Missouri

How ironic that in a week in which the SEC was filling up on cupcakes, Missouri actually played an SEC opponent (sort of) and clinched bowl eligibility in the process. A lot of that was on Lock, who wasn’t perfect (40 percent passing), but he was efficient with 235 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes.

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The fact that he’s had at least 3 touchdowns in every game since September is nothing short of impressive. Who figured that the Tigers would look like one of the SEC’s best in the second half?

2. Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State

It wasn’t the prettiest victory for MSU, but Fitzgerald again showed off his dual-threat skills to fuel the offense. That marked the sixth game of the year in which Fitzgerald passed for 100 yards and ran for 100 yards, which is the highest total of an SEC quarterback. There’s still a pretty solid chance that Fitzgerald finishes the 2017 season with 35 combined touchdowns. Not bad at all.

1. Jalen Hurts, Alabama

The Alabama sophomore got a chance for some early rest on Saturday. That’s what happens when you go 7-for-7 for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns against Mercer. Even though that was just Hurts’ third game with multiple TD passes in 2017, it was a good reminder that he’s still plenty capable of ripping apart an inferior defense with his arm. I don’t like to etch anything in stone, but I feel like Hurts’ No. 1 spot is pretty safe here.