Each week, SDS will break down SEC quarterback play by team using our own power index system, a numeral rating developed using all passer-related statistics and efficiency totals. Quarterbacks will be graded based on the previous game’s performance from completion percentage to third-down conversions and placed in order from average to elite.

13. Patton Robinette, Stephen Rivers, Johnny McCrary, Vanderbilt, 50.5 (16-34, 224 yards, 3 INT) — The numbers were about as ugly as they come from the Commodores’ passing game against Temple. Vanderbilt was handcuffed on third down without a reliable quarterback and the team’s only touchdown came on a fumble recovery in the end zone.

12. Hutson Mason, Georgia, 77.5 (18-26, 131 yards) — Mason did very little through the air, but much of that has to do with Georgia’s dominance on the ground. He assumed a ‘game-manager’ role and didn’t take many shots, but maybe that’s Mark Richt’s approach this season. At some point, testing defenses downfield will come into play when there’s eight players in the box to stop Todd Gurley.

11. Brandon Allen, Arkansas, 80.1 (18-31, 175 yards, 2 TD/INT) — Oft-criticized last season during the Razorbacks’ winless SEC season, Allen looked like a different quarterback in the opener against Auburn. He tossed two touchdown passes and his only pick (an interception for a touchdown) came on a busted play when Hunter Henry missed a block and Allen was mangled under pressure. Keon Hatcher had an early drop over his shoulder that would’ve gone for six.

10. Anthony Jennings, LSU, 82.0 (9-21, 239 yards, 2 TD) — This sophomore’s completion percentage was an SEC-worst 42.9 during the first weekend, but he was also one of only three passers to beat a ranked opponent. The big strike was an 80-yard bomb to Travin Dural in the first quarter. Jennings threw it on the run with relative ease and Dural did the rest down the LSU sideline.

9. Blake Sims, Alabama, 86.5 (24-33, 250 yards, INT) — One of two SEC starting quarterbacks held without a touchdown pass during opening weekend, Sims 72.7 completion percentage was second only to Kenny Hill among passers with at least 30 attempts and would’ve been better if not for Christion Jones’ drop on a deep ball.

8. Maty Mauk, Mizzou, 86.7 (13-21, 178 yards, 3 TD) — Three touchdown passes and no picks places Mauk in the No. 8 spot this week, but nothing he did from the pocket will stick out on film for defensive coordinators. A 44-yard scoring strike over the middle to Darius White on Mizzou’s first possession was his best throw.

7. Bo Wallace, Ole Miss, 86.8 (25-36, 387 yards, 4 TD/3 INT) — The SEC’s interceptions leader after one game, Wallace left Hugh Freeze nearly speechless on the sideline with some of the decisions he made during the first half against Boise State. In the fourth quarter however, the senior quarterback responded when it counted, tossing three of his four touchdown passes down the stretch to lead the rout.

6. Jeremy Johnson, Nick Marshall, Auburn, 86.8 (16-22, 293 yards, 2 TD) — The combination of quarterbacks worked out beautifully for the Tigers, especially the prolific first half put up by Johnson. With the Arkansas defense on its heels protecting against the run, Johnson found several openings in the secondary off play-action for big gains.

5. Dylan Thompson, South Carolina, 89.2 (20-40, 366 yards, 4 TD/INT) — The senior’s completion percentage is alarming, but a career-high 366 yards and four touchdowns kept the Gamecocks in the game for 2.5 quarters. Thompson’s interception on a deep ball went to the hands of Armani Watts and matched Connor Shaw’s season-long total for turnovers through the air last season.

4.  Dak Prescott, Mississippi St., 91.0 (18-26, 284 yards, 4 TD/INT) — Mississippi State’s darkhorse Heisman candidate set personal yardage (284) and passing touchdown (4) highs against Southern Miss, but the lone interception came in the red zone — the worst spot on the field for a turnover.

3. Justin Worley, Tennessee, 92.7 (27-38, 273 yards, 3 TD) — Butch Jones named his starting quarterback late in fall practice and it looks like he picked the right one. Worley completed passes at all three levels Sunday night against Utah State and recorded his first-ever 200-yard, three-touchdown outing. The most important aspect of Worley’s stat line? No turnovers.

2. Patrick Towles, Kentucky, 93.1 (20-29, 377 yards, TD) — Before Saturday, Towles had completed just 19 of 40 passes in his Kentucky career and exceeded that completion total by early in the fourth quarter. Towles’ accuracy is paramount to the Wildcats’ success this season in Neal Brown’s Air Raid.

1. Kenny Hill, Texas A&M, 99.1 (44-60, 511 yards, 3 TD) — Virtually flawless in his first collegiate start with a record-setting performance, Hill can only backtrack from here right? Forty-four completions is a number that only Hill could surpass in the SEC this season in wide-open Kevin Sumlin offense. Had the Aggies not punched it in four times on the ground in Columbia, Hill’s touchdown total would’ve likely been a Week 1 best.