Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and LSU’s Joe Burrow are two contenders to win the Heisman Trophy this season. They’re also two of the best quarterbacks in the country. And on Saturday, the two went head-to-head.
Although Burrow led the Tigers to a 46-41 win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Tagovailoa still edges him in one area — ESPN’s Total Quarterback Rating.
After Week 11, Tagovailoa ranks second in the country with a 93.5 Total QBR. That’s behind only Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts at 94.1. Ohio State’s Justin Fields ranks third (92.9), while Burrow is fourth (92.6).
Here are the SEC quarterbacks with the best Total QBR at this point in the season (with overall rankings in parentheses):
- Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 93.5 (2)
- Joe Burrow, LSU, 92.6 (4)
- Jake Fromm, Georgia, 80.6 (12)
- Kyle Trask, Florida, 80.2 (13)
- Kellen Mond, Texas A&M, 75.4 (20)
- Garrett Shrader, Mississippi State, 72.5 (33)
- John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss, 71.2 (35)
- Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee, 67.3 (49)
- Kelly Bryant, Missouri, 63.4 (60)
- Bo Nix, Auburn, 60.4 (67)
- Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina, 57.7 (77)
- Matt Corral, Ole Miss, 50.3 (93)
- Riley Neal, Vanderbilt, 39.8 (108)
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
