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Mac Jones didn’t have his biggest game of 2020 on Saturday, but he also didn’t need to. While the Alabama quarterback went 24-for-29 for 208 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions, the Crimson Tide’s rushing attack powered a 52-3 victory at Arkansas.
Even though Jones didn’t score, he’s still among the top quarterbacks in the country this season. In fact, he remains No. 1 in ESPN’s Total QBR rankings, with a score of 96.0. That’s a metric that rates quarterbacks on a 0-100 scale, taking into account the strength of opposing defenses.
While Florida quarterback Kyle Trask is a Heisman Trophy front-runner (along with Jones), he’s actually not the No. 2 quarterback in the SEC per ESPN Total QBR. That spot belongs to Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral, who ranks third in the country with a 90.5 rating. Trask is right behind him at No. 4 with a 90.3 rating.
Here’s where every qualifying SEC quarterback currently stands in ESPN’s Total QBR rankings this season:
1. Mac Jones, Alabama — 96.0
3. Matt Corral, Ole Miss — 90.5
4. Kyle Trask, Florida — 90.3
16. Stetson Bennett, Georgia — 79.3
26. Connor Bazelak, Missouri — 76.6
33. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M — 73.5
37. Bo Nix, Auburn — 70.9
47. Terry Wilson, Kentucky — 67.5
52. Feleipe Franks, Arkansas — 66.0
57. Will Rogers, Mississippi State — 63.1
85. Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee — 54.3
90. Ken Seals, Vanderbilt — 50.6
92. Collin Hill, South Carolina — 49.7
107. K.J. Costello, Mississippi State — 40.7
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
