Pro Football Focus ranks every college QB; SEC has just 3 in top 20
Pro Football Focus took on the daunting task of ranking every college football quarterback for all 130 teams.
Some of these rankings were predictable, such as the top two signal callers in the SEC, but others were somewhat surprising.
Some former SEC quarterbacks trying to make it with new teams made the list, including Jacob Eason at Washington, who was ranked No. 36, and Justin Fields at Ohio State at No. 16. Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma was ranked No. 11.
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa is No. 2 behind Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence.
“Tagovailoa’s emergence is well documented and he’s set up with the nation’s best receiving corps this season with Jerry Jeudy, Jaylen Waddle, DeVonta Smith and Henry Ruggs. He makes all the throws, and makes them all look easy. Tagovailoa routinely squeezes balls into tight windows just as he throws with anticipation as he leads the nation in several passer rating categories.”
Speaking of Tagovailoa, he came up in Jake Fromm’s description at Georgia.
“Fromm hasn’t quite taken the Bulldogs all the way to a National Title but he has single-handedly given the Crimson Tide the most scares on their way to the season finale. Fromm is as good as they come from a clean pocket and his two-year grade of second in the SEC to only Tagovailoa.”
These rankings take into account a quarterback’s PFF grade both from last season, and all other subsequent sets of data that it has on their time in college. The list projects these players as the starter but is also influenced by the situation behind the projected starting quarterback if he were to miss any amount of time going forward.
Here is a breakdown of how the SEC quarterbacks fit in the overall rankings:
2. ALABAMA: TUA TAGOVAILOA
9. GEORGIA: JAKE FROMM
17. LSU: JOE BURROW
21. TENNESSEE: JARRETT GUARANTANO
25. TEXAS A&M: KELLEN MOND
29. MISSOURI: KELLY BRYANT
33. SOUTH CAROLINA: JAKE BENTLEY
43. FLORIDA: FELEIPE FRANKS
46. KENTUCKY: TERRY WILSON
50. OLE MISS: MATT CORRAL
63. MISSISSIPPI STATE: TOMMY STEVENS
85. VANDERBILT: RILEY NEAL/DEUCE WALLACE
96. AUBURN: JOEY GATEWOOD
102. ARKANSAS: BEN HICKS/NICK STARKEL
This comment section should get lively….
I find it hard to believe that Ben Hicks has over 9000 yards passing and over 70 td passes and he doesn’t rank in the top 100 QBs. He’s probably not top 50 but not in the top 100??! Really?!
I agree. While I don’t see any problem with the ordering of these QBs within the SEC based on what we currently know, I cannot believe that there are over 100 college QBs in the country better than any of the SEC QBs. Many of the QBs that are higher rated are rated higher simply because they have better numbers because they face lesser defenses.
Title could’ve easily been 5 in top 25.
I’ll just kick us off with the obligatory objection to having FF #16 when he’s never even started a CFB game.
JF
Why can’t we edit on this site?
Jarrett Guarantano is far from a top 25 QB.
Bentley should also be higher
Another list that isn’t very credible. It’s almost as bad as the headline that tries to diss the SEC. There are five in the top 25, and that’s a good number. Justin Fields at 16 when he has never played a significant snap at QB is a joke. We need the games to start.
Kelly Bryant is a bit too high. He could certainly make this list, but I wouldn’t say he has proved he is better than Jake Bentley at this point. He was surrounded with talent at Clemson, and mostly still only completed short yard passing plays. Ill be interested to see him in Dooleys offense. I think he will be good for sure, but Mizzou will be good more because of the running game than because of KB in my opinion.
This whole list just baffles me..
Nix/Gatewood and Corral should be lower as none have played a significant snap
Hicks/Starkel should be MUCH higher than 102..
Would have Mond higher and Guarantano lower