Pro Football Focus ranks SEC's top 5 highest-graded returning QBs
Not every SEC program has an established starter heading into 2019, but several certainly do.
Auburn is one that comes to mind that still needs to be decided during fall camp. Joey Gatewood and Bo Nix are the two in contention for the starting job.
The top two returning QBs are pretty well established. Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa leads the way, with Georgia’s Jake Fromm quickly following. Most project both Tagovailoa and Fromm will be first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Pro Football Focus recently ranked the top five highest-graded returning QBs, and Tagovailoa led the way. Interestingly, Tennessee’s Jarrett Guarantano ranked second ahead of Fromm. LSU’s Joe Burrow and Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond rounded out the top five.
Here are the highest-graded quarterbacks in the SEC and they are led by a familiar face. pic.twitter.com/zGJsh3YeJo
— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 29, 2019
One signal caller who could find his way on this top five before the season is over is Florida’s Feleipe Franks. Franks grew tremendously under Dan Mullen, and the Gators QB could be in for a big season.
Mizzou’s Kelly Bryant is certainly another name worth watching. Bryant sat out 2018, and his return to the gridiron should be very intriguing.
Guarantano over Fromm? Haven’t seen that one before.
When you look at his stats and realize he did what he did laying on his back, he’s much better QB than people think
I surely don’t mean to be critical, and I do look forward to seeing your guy play this upcoming season. I wouldn’t put him in that spot yet, but this matrix says he is. It’s interesting for sure.
Not sure if it’s different for college, but their grades aren’t really based on an individual player’s stats. I wouldn’t take this as absolute proof that Guarantano is the second-best returning QB or that this metric is bad. It is an indicator that Guarantano played better than he typically gets credit for. It will be interesting to see if Tennessee can make a jump this year or if they need more time.
“football Focus uses a system that grades a player based on each play in a game, with the scale being -2 through +2 for each play. A -2 is described as a “catastrophic game-ending interception or pick-six from a quarterback” while a +2 is described as a “perfect deep bomb into a tight window in a critical game situation.” Everything in between those marks are good and bad plays that are expected to occur in most games. These play grades are then converted into a 1-100 scale.”
Copied from another article.
Yeah, so not based on traditional ‘objective’ stats. Both have pros and cons.
It would be nice to get some analysis of their grades, something along the lines of strengths/weaknesses the QB displayed.
One player is solely responsible for the outcome of each play. Yes, there are individual assignments, but for all we know a o-lineman might’ve “missed a block” because the running back was supposed to pick it up and instead went out for a pass.
Kirby, exactly.
Many of those who performed to assist these QBs are gone.
Some teams can reload, others are going to be hampered by lack of experience, immaturity, and the bottom line, lack of the ability of the players they’re replacing.
*is NOT solely responsible
Good Lord, that looked wrong for a minute.
Good to see you active and showing us the ‘light’.
Do you know the author of this article has only four more years experience as a ‘journalist’ than you?
Imagine, you, writing for a major sports site.
I can’t either but it as funny to think of.
These polls are based on last year’s play with possibly several key players gone who could having been the factor for his performance.
But, with your ability to make stuff up, shouldn’t at least three of them in the running for the Heisman Trophy?
Anyway, how’s the searches going?
Imagine you being able to string together a series of coherent thoughts. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
I can’t believe you’ve been able to go this long without being dehydrated. Your mom is a saint, godsend, angel, or whatever for allowing you to breastfeed this long.
Kotex10 needs some medication for cramps
Had me until 2.
Uh oh this will have the haters from UGA up in arms. I don’t agree with it either but it’s nice to see. Hope G lives up to that billing.
It might be that they took into very heavy account the relative worthlessness of his O-line. I usually trust PFF ratings very heavily. I also wonder if the relatively low volume of his production helped his efficiency and his low INTs.
Huh, no FF and Guarantano above Fromm, Burrow, and Mond
Regardless of what potential guarantano has, I think it’s absurd to list him ahead of Fromm. Burrow is overrated. Mond should be higher. I also think that ole miss and Auburn might have the best potential at QB.
This isn’t putting one person over another in an attempt to say which one is better necessarily. It’s just showing how they graded out. Don’t read too much into it.
Grades, schmades, which quarterbacks will find a way to make their team a contender next year ?????
Answer: Tua, Bryant, and Fromm
IF LSU is a contender next year it will not be due to their QB roster
IF aTm is a contender next year it will not be due to their QB roster
and IF Tennessee is a contender next year ( never mind ).
Now that doesn’t make Burrow, Mond, and Guarantano bad quarterbacks, it just means that in those environments the scheme and personnel are not in place to make the QB the key player in wins. Extreme example last year would be to say that Kentucky’s quarterback was the catalyst. Opposite extreme example would be Vanderbilt, or Missouri
LMAO… Missouri is not going to be a contender for anything.