Nick Saban names the 3 best QBs he's ever seen, also gives Trevor Lawrence a shoutout

Nick Saban has seen some great quarterbacks in his day — both as a coach in college and during his time as an NFL assistant.

But, who are the best of the best he’s ever seen? He was asked that question in a post-practice press conference on Thursday.

The answers he gave were John Elway, Dan Marino and Tom Brady, though he did give Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence a big-time shoutout:

#Alabama’s Nick Saban was asked who’s the best QB he’s seen over his 4 decades as a coach, & he cited John Elway, Dan Marino & Tom Brady before adding: “Trevor Lawrence played about as well against us last year in the championship game as anybody we’ve seen here in recent times.” pic.twitter.com/Gu8JLHTCTN

— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) August 15, 2019

Those guys all have very different styles, but they were (or are, in the case of Brady) some of the best ever to step on an NFL field.

Will Lawrence follow in their footsteps? We’ll see if Alabama gets another crack at him if both teams make it to the College Football Playoff.