The state of Georgia’s high school football teams are good for producing about one starting SEC quarterback per season.

Sometimes they’re very good (Connor Shaw), sometimes they’re very mediocre (Anthony Jennings), and sometimes they’re very unique (Joshua Dobbs). Usually they’re a combination of all of those things (Zach Mettenberger).

The college careers of these quarterbacks have been notable and entertaining at worst. They’ve also been pretty unpredictable at the college level.

Despite a wealth of in-state prep talent at every position, the Georgia Bulldogs have been selective with home-grown quarterbacks, taking only two in the last seven recruiting classes — but Mettenberger and Brice Ramsey happen to be two of the three highest-rated signal-callers in the state since ’09.

The state’s other power-conference school, Georgia Tech, recently hasn’t nabbed any of the state’s top quarterback talent, either.

Schools like Auburn, Clemson, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia have hand-picked some of the state’s top prep quarterback talent in recent years with mixed results.

Here are the Top 10 quarterback recruits from the state of Florida since 2009, according to the 247Sports composite rating system.

Player Team 247 Rating Hometown
Deshaun Watson Clemson .9791 Gainesville, Ga.
Brice Ramsey Georgia .9518 Kingsland, Ga.
Zach Mettenberger Georgia/LSU .9399 Watkinsville, Ga.
Joshua Dobbs Tennessee .9276 Alpharetta, Ga.
Anthony Jennings LSU .9135 Marietta, Ga.
Greyson Lambert Virginia/TBD .9112 Jesup, Ga.
Lorenzo Nunez South Carolina .8928 Kennesaw, Ga.
Johnny McCrary Vanderbilt .8839 Ellenwood, Ga.
Tyler Queen Auburn .8833 Kennesaw, Ga.
Connor Shaw South Carolina .8715 Flowery Branch, Ga.

Deshaun Watson: After starting the ’14 season behind Cole Stoudt, Watson took over as starter pretty early in his true freshman season, setting a school record with six touchdown passes in his first start. After showing great promise, Watson suffered a string of injuries, including a broken bone in his hand, an LCL strain and an ACL tear (which he played through during a win against South Carolina).

Brice Ramsey: The 6-foot-3, 213-pound Ramsey spent his redshirt freshman season backing up Hutson Mason. He’s poised to become Georgia’s starter in ’15, but first must beat out Faton Bauta in a competition this fall.

Zach Mettenberger: After committing sexual battery at UGA, Mettenberger transferred to Butler Community College before eventually becoming the starter at LSU in ’12 and ’13. The last year, working with Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry and new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, he threw for 3,082 yards. He currently plays for the Tennessee Titans.

Joshua Dobbs: He became Tennessee’s starter at about the midpoint of his true sophomore season when Justin Worley got hurt and instantly sparked the Vols, leading UT to a dominant TaxSlayer Bowl win. He enters ’15 as the unquestioned starter with seemingly everyone touting his potential.

Anthony Jennings: The impressive? Jennings became LSU’s starting quarterback in his true sophomore season and led the team for most of ’14. The not so impressive? He completed just 48.9 percent of his passes and got sacked once every 10 throws. He’s in a battle for the job again this year with a more gifted Brandon Harris.

Greyson Lambert: Virginia’s starting quarterback and a team captain as a redshirt sophomore last season, Lambert played in nine of 12 games due to injury. He completed 59 percent of his passes, but threw 10 touchdowns against 11 interceptions before announcing his intention to transfer.

Lorenzo Nunez: A dual-threat true freshman, Nunez will have a short window to impress South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier and supplant Connor Mitch on the depth chart. Otherwise he’ll redshirt or spend 2015 as the backup.

Johnny McCrary: As a redshirt freshman in ’14, McCrary played a role as a member of Vanderbilt’s rotating cast at quarterback, completing 51.3 percent of his passes for — shield your eyes — 6.5 yards per attempt. It looked like Patton Robinette beat him out for this year’s starting job during spring practice, but then he retired suddenly. McCrary could use the fall to secure the starting role for himself.

Tyler Queen: He’s just getting familiar with the Auburn offense as the likely No. 3 quarterback in 2015, probably headed for a redshirt season with the scout team.

Connor Shaw: Always a player who made the most of his decent, not elite talent, Shaw finished his South Carolina career with a remarkable 17-0 record as a starter in home games. He completed 65.5 percent of his passes for the Gamecocks, accounted for 74 career offensive touchdowns and now is competing for a role on the Cleveland Browns.