I don’t want people to think that these quarterback rankings aren’t fluid.

Yes, I realize that was a double negative. But here’s what that means.

I rank quarterbacks based on which I would want to start for my team to win a game tomorrow. Period. Sometimes, it takes a while for me to cool on someone. Other times, we see a performance like Kellen Mond’s against Clemson and we realize that he’s not the same player he was last year.

As a result, Mond got a nice bump this week. So did Terry Wilson, who did something that a handful of quarterbacks in the SEC haven’t done yet. That is, win a road game against a Top 25 team.

One performance can shake things up in a big way. This week’s rankings reflected some young signal-callers who had some coming-of-age games on Saturday:

14. Cole Kelley/Ty Storey, Arkansas

Woof. Talk about a role reversal. Last week, it was Storey who entered and dominated after Kelley struggled. At Colorado State, it was the opposite. The only problem was that neither was able to hold off a bad CSU team and keep a 3-score lead. Chad Morris has a quarterback battle on his hands, and not necessarily one that’s with a couple of guys who are lighting it up.

13. Feleipe Franks, Florida

Saturday was confirmation bias for me. Franks is simply not accurate enough to beat Power 5 defenses. When Dan Mullen can’t scheme to get guys wide open, Franks struggles. Unless you’re a Nick Fitzgerald-type runner, you can’t expect to complete 45 percent of your passes and beat a quality defense. Dan Mullen’s first major project at Florida is a long way from being complete, and Saturday night was a reminder of that.

12. Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee

FCS competition, it was. But consider this. In 2 games — one of which against a Power 5 defense at a neutral site — Guarantano completed 71 percent of his passes for 8.6 yards per attempt, and he’s only taken 3 sacks without an interception. Are those game-changing numbers? No, but it’s a sign that Guarantano is at least getting a little more comfortable handling pressure. Keller Chryst did complete all 3 of his pass attempts for 70 yards and a score, but this is still Guarantano’s job as long as he’s not the reason Tennessee shoots itself in the foot.

11. Terry Wilson, Kentucky

Big time. Wilson was dead last on this list a week ago after a dismal opener. Then, all he did was waltz into The Swamp in his first true road start and end the oldest FBS losing streak in America. What impressed me the most with Wilson was his downfield accuracy. His 52-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Bowden Jr. was a back-breaker for Florida.

And on top of that, he was a legitimate complement to Benny Snell in the running game. In a raucous atmosphere at night, that was a huge step for the young quarterback.

10. Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt

I’m not cooling on Shurmur. I know he keeps slipping in the rankings, but that’s not entirely on him. Part of that is that he hasn’t played anyone yet and the quarterbacks ahead of him have. Shurmur had what I thought was a nice bounce-back game against Nevada. He’s really been solid since that woeful first half in the opener. Will he be that solid against that stout Notre Dame defense? If he is, he’ll be back on the rise.

9. Joe Burrow, LSU

We’ve seen some good and some bad from Burrow. His accuracy numbers aren’t where they need to be (21-for-44), but his decision-making has been impressive. LSU is still trying to keep it simple for him as he learns the offense. That much is obvious. And before a showdown against Auburn, Steve Ensminger wasn’t going to bust out a bunch of tricks. This will be a good test to see how ready Burrow is to be that game-changer for LSU.

8. Jake Bentley, South Carolina

I thought it was pretty telling that Bryan McClendon was willing to put that much emphasis on the passing game against Georgia. He basically put that game in Bentley’s hands. To Bentley’s credit, he took what Georgia was giving him and he didn’t make many mistakes (that interception on the first drive was on Rico Dowdle). And his touchdown pass was an absolute dime.

The problem is that those instances were few and far between. McClendon didn’t want Bentley taking a lot of downfield shots, and as a result, sustaining long drives without a running game was too difficult of a task.

7. Jordan Ta’amu, Ole Miss

Again, FCS disclaimer. When Ole Miss doesn’t carve up an FCS defense, it’ll be major news. Ta’amu’s 448 passing yards and 5 touchdowns boosted him up to the Power 5 lead in passing yards. Granted, he might have faced the two weakest pass defenses on Ole Miss’ schedule. We’ll learn a lot about Ta’amu’s potential based on how he fares against the Alabama defense on Saturday.

6. Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State

I expected Fitzgerald to struggle Saturday. In his first game back from suspension/injury/in Joe Moorhead’s system, I thought it would be tough sledding at Kansas State. As a passer, it was. Completing 41 percent of his passes won’t lead MSU to big-time wins in the loaded SEC West. But after he shook the rust off early, Fitzgerald looked like his normal self as a runner. That’s still a game-changing weapon that’ll fuel MSU to a whole bunch of wins in 2018.

5. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

I said after last week that while Mond was playing against an FCS defense, I was buying stock in him heading into the Clemson game. My goodness, did I make some money (not really, unfortunately). Against one of the best defensive lines in college football history, all Mond did was pass for a career-high 430 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The Aggies nearly stunned Clemson, and it wasn’t because they dominated at the line of scrimmage (Trayveon Williams was bottled up all night).

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Mond was poised and precise in that second half. Texas A&M fans are already seeing the fruits of Jimbo Fisher’s labor. Mond is going to be a problem in the SEC.

4. Drew Lock, Missouri

After a slow start, Lock reminded everyone why he was one of the top quarterbacks in America. It wasn’t just Lock’s arm that was too much for Wyoming. It was his legs. His career-high 51 rushing yards was needed for the Tigers. That’d be a nice thing to have as Mizzou’s schedule gets more daunting. For now, the good news is that it doesn’t look like Derek Dooley’s offense is holding back Lock and the Tigers. We’ll see if that holds true Saturday at Purdue.

3. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama

I could easily make the case for Tagovailoa at No. 1. His potential is the highest on this list. I have no doubt about that. His efficiency numbers are absurd (6 TD passes in 35 attempts, 13 yards per attempt, 71 percent passer), and the throws that he’s making are second to none.

Here’s what I’d still like to see from Tagovailoa. I want to know how he performs when an SEC defense prepares to face him. We really haven’t seen that yet. Not that Ole Miss is by any means an elite defense, but I’m curious to see how well Tagovailoa performs against teams with some sort of familiarity who can actually game plan for him. That’s what’s holding him back from being even higher on this list.

2. Jake Fromm, Georgia

I thought it was comical. You know, the small group of people who were calling for Justin Fields to take over for Fromm after his slow start. All Fromm did was finish the game completing his final 9 passes (83 percent overall) and lead Georgia to a 41-point outburst. Sure, the running game was dominant and there were some big-time yards after catch like the Mecole Hardman touchdown, but don’t discredit the job Fromm did in another tough road atmosphere. I’ll take him to lead my team any day.

1. Jarrett Stidham, Auburn

Yeah, he’s still No. 1. I’m still gushing about what Stidham did in Week 1 against that loaded Washington defense. Obviously Gus Malzahn and Chip Lindsey weren’t going to let Stidham throw the ball 30 times against Alabama State, so don’t look too far into his final line (6-of-11, 113 yards, 1 passing TD, 1 rushing TD).

Instead, look ahead to this Saturday’s showdown against that relentless LSU defense. At Jordan-Hare, this is another opportunity for Stidham to beat a legitimate top-15 team and show everyone why he’s the best quarterback in the SEC right now. By day’s end, I don’t think there will be any debate about that.