2 spot. Customized picks for NFL pick’em contests (weekly and season long). Lewis offers the most upside, but regardless of who gets the job, the Buffs are going to take a step back at the position this year. Utah is certainly going to miss the play of Tyler Huntley, who was one of the 10 highest-graded quarterbacks of the 2019 season. Lawrence earned 1.4 win shares (WAA) in his 2018 freshman season, which was a mile ahead of anything any other Power 5 true freshman has done in the PFF College era. * Vs. TR Top 40 qualifier is There aren’t a lot of teams that need to draft a quarterback, but the ones that do really need a one. He still made some bad decisions under pressure, though, and had poor pocket presence, which lands him here. Lytle has taken only 11 dropbacks in his career, producing two turnover-worthy plays on those. Our top Group of 5 quarterback is none other than Kent State's Dustin Crum. He posted an impressive. 20 is solely a projection, as we saw very little of the five-star recruit in 2019. Rice has been in the bottom two in the C-USA in team passing grade for three straight years now. Steven Montez was never in the top-tier of Power Five quarterbacks, but he was consistently reliable for Colorado, never posting a single-season PFF grade below 73.4 in his four years. He struggled in his limited time on the field, though. He had an uncatchable pass rate on throws 10-plus yards downfield of 53.3%, the third-worst in the FBS. On 55 total rushes in 2018, he broke 20 tackles. That, however, isn’t much of an excuse as he was still a poor passer from a clean pocket, ranking just 87th in passing grade on such plays. After a strong year in 2018 when filling in for a few games for Mitchell Guadagni, Peters struggled mightily in his limited action in 2019. Malcolm Perry was the heart and soul of Navy’s offense in 2019 and a big reason why the team ranked second to only Clemson in expected points added per rush play. This, of course, begs the following question: Which programs are in the best and worst shape at the quarterback position as we look forward to the 2020 college football season? Just as we said in the PFF College Magazine, Guarantano commands the offense and understands timing and footwork; he just needs to find some consistency within his play. He can extend plays with his legs — evidenced by his 76.4 rushing grade — and he recorded the lowest negatively graded play rate of any quarterback in the FBS on his dropbacks under pressure. As noted in the PFF College Magazine, Gebbia showed promise, as he found open receivers but didn’t have the accuracy to deliver. He had 22 QB-fault incompletions in which the targeted receiver had open separation, the second-most in the FBS. The Commodores ranked 125th of the 130 FBS teams in expected points added per pass play and 128th in team passing grade (39.7). There might not be a more underrated player in college football than Newman, who is set to join Georgia from Wake Forest. Peters actually earned a solid 79.3 passing grade in 2018. Young’s prime was short but, man, was it good. He got extremely lucky on most of those turnover-worthy plays, which made his box score stats look better than he actually was. He could look to improve his deep ball, as he tended to force deep throws into tight coverage (seven turnover-worthy plays to his first read on deep balls last season, third-most in FBS). It's never too early to look at some of the top prospects eligible for the next NFL draft at each position. As a passer, there was definitely a learning curve, and it showed up when pressure arose. Hutchinson did make an appearance a couple of games after, but he was eaten up by Buffalo’s daunting defense for a few turnover-worthy plays. Minimum 325 pass … In addition, he has produced just a 2% big-time throw rate and a 37.4% accurate pass rate on throws beyond the line of scrimmage — both of which would rank near the bottom of the FBS had he qualified. Please be aware that non-FBS players may show for some stats, due to a technical issue. He earned a 63.7 PFF grade over five games and struggled to move the ball downfield, posting a lowly 28.3% accurate pass rate on throws of 10-plus yards. Peters did have an impressive 5% big-time throw rate that was 29th in the FBS, but we have huge concerns with his propensity for negatively graded throws when in a clean pocket (112th in negatively graded throw rate when clean). The quarterback position is Connecticut’s Achilles' heel. His tight window passing, however, has been extremely poor (115th in percentage of accurate passes thrown into a tight window since 2018). College Football Starting QB Rankings for 2019 (Top 130) By Steven Lassan , 6/11/19, 9:50 AM EDT Athlon ranks all 130 starting quarterbacks for the 2019 season O'Hara earned a 78.3 passing grade over his final four starts in 2019, improving from a 57.3 passing grade in Weeks 1-9. He has attempted only 90 passes in his career but has limited uncatchable throws and produced seven big-time throws. However, w. e need to see him make more throws over the middle of the field. DeVito didn’t put the ball in harm's way often in 2019, as he had a 2.5% turnover-worthy play rate that ranked 18th in the FBS. Instead of taking a big step forward in 2019 after a solid 2018, Russo took a big step back — he went from an 82.2 passing grade in 2018 to a grade of 71.5 in 2019. Franks is no top-tier quarterback, he will certainly make the offense remarkably better in tandem with incoming offensive coordinator Kendal Briles —. As noted in the PFF College Magazine, McCaffrey understands how to get through progressions, he just needs more reps. Purdue’s quarterback situation is in better shape than most make it out to be — it isn’t great, but it is by no means the reason for the team's massive struggles. Enter your email and we'll send you exclusive predictions and analysis. Daniels’ accuracy is well below-average, but the natural talent is certainly there. Smith has proven to be an effective downfield thrower, as he posted the third-best passing grade in the AAC on 10-plus yard throws in 2019. He actually had to throw into a tight window at a higher rate than any quarterback in the country, yet he overcame that and earned the second-best passing grade on such throws. This very well could have been Taulia Tagovailoa’s job, as he was granted a waiver from the NCAA after transferring, but Jackson was seemingly the frontrunner if he hadn’t opted out. Cunningham still has room to grow as a passer and will always be more of a threat as a runner, but he helps form a genuinely potent offense alongside Tutu Atwell and Javian Hawkins. Pigrome saw the most playing time of his four-year career at Maryland in 2019, garnering 146 dropbacks and three starts. Mack Brown has the North Carolina program on the rise, and the move to kick off this particular butterfly effect was him flipping Sam Howell's commitment from Florida State. This section is showing information as of the end the 2020-21 season. You never know what you are going to get with Johnson — he is essentially the college version of Jameis Winston. However, we didn’t see anything from him as a true freshman to indicate he’s going to revamp this offense or hold the spot for the entirety of the year (52.9 passing grade). That said, there’s reason for hope with Sirmon in the long run. He had a 6.9% turnover-worthy play rate, ranking 130th among 139 qualifying FBS quarterbacks. The Clemson quarterback produced a PFF grade above 90.0 in each of the last two years, which is something only Tua Tagovailoa managed to match. His mobility is the best in the country — he runs a 4.4 40-yard dash — and he averaged 7.5 yards per designed rush attempt in 2019, the highest among returning Power 5 quarterbacks with at least 60 such attempts. He went from a 41.4 PFF grade on a limited sample in 2018 to a grade of 78.5 in 2019, the sixth-best PFF grade among Big Ten quarterbacks. While he didn't have many big-time throws to his name, he also made very few mistakes, ultimately finishing eighth among FBS quarterbacks in turnover-worthy play rate (1.8%). Kurtis Rourke saw the field for just a handful of snaps in his first year with the Bobcats in 2019. Brice could very well end up as the best quarterback Duke has ever had. He rarely made mistakes from a clean pocket, generating the highest clean-pocket passing grade in the Big 12 while recording a 20-to-2 big-time throw to turnover-worthy play ratio. It’s … His touch downfield is arguably the best in the country, and it was instrumental in him producing the second-best deep (20-plus-yard throws) passing grade among Power 5 quarterbacks. He took his. In 2009, the conference had just one quarterback … Wolff is the likely starter in 2020. Nathan Rourke was nothing short of spectacular in his three years serving as Ohio’s starting quarterback. on pace for at least The future looks bright for the Buffalo quarterback. Clifford’s not a liability for Penn State, but he’s not going to generate many big plays without his receiving corps doing most of the work for him. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, and the other used in NCAA football. When he came in last season after the D’Eriq King situation transpired, there was some real progress within his game. But if he's on the field, I wouldn’t expect anything glamorous right away. Just 20% of his passes 10-plus yards downfield were deemed accurate last year, the worst rate in the FBS by four percentage points. He has every trait you want in a quarterback: accuracy, decision-making, arm strength, mobility, pocket presence — Penix is well above average in all of these critical facets of play. Either way, Purdue is average at the position. You never know what you are going to get with Johnson — he is essentially the college version of, Hooker played reasonably well during his time as the Virginia Tech starter. Noyer is entering his fifth year with Colorado and is a quarterback-turned-safety (in 2019 only) who is now back to quarterback. Against non-Power-5 defenses, Adkins produced a 79.5 passing grade. Willis is the likely replacement to Stephen Clavert, who produced an above-average 76.2 passing grade in 2019. He almost always threw to the right receiver and displayed solid decision-making (33rd of 130 FBS quarterbacks in turnover-worthy play rate), but he struggled to fit the ball in tight windows with his poor accuracy as he sat outside the top 100 in accurate pass rate beyond the line of scrimmage. The good news is that he will be aided with a great supporting cast on both sides of the ball. Ehlinger produced 33 big-time throws last year, tying for the second-most in the country. UTSA got a decent transfer in Adkins who comes from New Mexico State. Willis does bring some great rushing ability to the table. Over the last four games, Ahlers produced a PFF grade of 91.3 (54.7 PFF grade in all games before that in 2019). Rhett Lashlee, Miami's new offensive coordinator, has a past with mobile quarterbacks and will almost certainly bring out the best of King. After producing an 80.3 passing grade in 2018, he dipped slightly to 75.6 throughout the 2019 season, but he sat at 86.8 before his final four games. He’ll climb up this list if we continue to see that type of play in 2020. © 2005-2021 Team Rankings, LLC. Just as it is for the professional level, the quarterback position is far and away the most important position in football at the college level. That said, Thomas’ athleticism still shined in the ground game, as he had up the highest percentage of designed carries resulting in a first down or touchdown at the position in 2019. He’ll be an interesting quarterback to watch when he plays a full game. As a passer, he’s yet to see really substantial reps. Tronti attempted only 20 passes last year and did produce a big-time throw. He was last among ACC starters in big-time throws in 2018 and third-to-last in the FBS in big-time throw rate. Hardison took 64 dropbacks over the course of two games in 2019 (Week 12 at UAB and Week 14 vs. Rice) and produced a 48.1 PFF grade. Martinez had extremely lofty expectations for Nebraska entering 2019 — some had him as a Heisman candidate, and some called him the next up-and-coming star in college football. From 2018 up until Week 11 this past year, Vitt was consistently performing at a poor level, recording a lowly 56.7 pass grade. While the signal-caller has flashed as a passer (three big-time throws on 13 attempts that traveled 10-plus yards in 2019), what matters most to Army is what he brings to the rushing attack — he has proven to be an incredibly dangerous ball carrier. 2021 NFL draft: Updated quarterback rankings. NOTE: The stats on this page include data ONLY from games involving two FBS schools. The question now is, will the, Mond plays exceptionally well on the move. Daniels is a sharp decision-maker as a passer, which isn’t common for an incoming true sophomore. While you shouldn’t put much stock into that limited sample, it’s worth noting he had four turnover-worthy plays. Brewer's arm talent isn't anything special, but he can lead an efficient/winning offense if he is able to return to his 2018 form. Vantrease had an under-the-radar breakout year in 2019, as he produced an 83.1 PFF grade that would have ranked 21st in the FBS had he qualified for a rank. Tronti can do a lot of damage with his legs. and the move to kick off this particular butterfly effect was him flipping Sam Howell's commitment from Florida State. He put up 12 big-time throws on 40-plus-yard attempts, three more than any other FBS quarterback. on pace for at least Once we see him have those types of performances against somewhat decent defenses, Wiggins will move on up this list. Keep in mind, though, he did that with a great slew of receivers at Florida. Create your free quarterback profile and get discovered by the top college coaches. He did manage to produce a big-time throw rate of 5.6% that ranked 21st, but that’s one of the few positives here. And outside of tight end Quintin Morris, McDonald lacks receiving weapons, which is likely to make this a bumpy ride. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) 10. Wiggins might just be an upgrade over James Morgan for FIU. Mond plays exceptionally well on the move. Still, he has the potential to skyrocket up this list if he continues to have performances similar to that of his lone start. His passing grade on 20-plus yard attempts was the lowest in the FBS. Howell had an outstanding true freshman campaign in 2019 that saw him accumulate the second-most-valuable true freshman season ever recorded by a Power 5 quarterback. That said, it’d be hard for Marshall's passing offense to get much worse than it was in 2019, ranking 12th among the 14 teams in the C-USA in expected points added per pass play. And yes, his accuracy downfield is a bit of a concern, but he also showed promising signs of development as the 2019 season progressed. Hatcher is currently locked in a quarterback competition with Logan Bonner, but this should be Hatcher's job to lose. For perspective, only two other SEC quarterbacks had a negative differential, and they both sat at -1. Daniels last season, and the freshman impressed with 3,502 yards, 30 TDs and nine interceptions. Considering his experience, or lack thereof, and the fact that he was playing on the road against two tough defenses in Marshall and UAB, Allen didn’t play terribly. His accuracy is likely going to remain unchanged at this stage in his career. Outside of the Las Vegas Bowl when he got eaten up by the Washington defense (31.0 passing grade), Bachmeier was consistently an average passer for the Broncos in his true freshman campaign. Sanders does his best work as a runner, where he earned a 70.4 grade on designed carries. However, we need to see him make more throws over the middle of the field. O’Brien has some real-deal arm strength. A change in the offensive scheme, as well as the playmakers he has at his disposal, might help Blackman improve some in his next season, but he has a long way to go. Watson has attempted only 34 passes in his career, and nearly half of those came behind the line of scrimmage. If you hadn't heard of Crum until now, be sure to take note of this hidden gem. in 2018 before improving that to an elite mark of 90.1 in 2019. If he can get back to that form, he’ll rise up this list significantly, but we now have our reservations after what we saw from him in 2019. Plitt was a mixed bag in his limited reps prior to the 2019 season, and his first full year as starter really wasn’t much different. Whether it be via the air or on the ground, Fields can go toe-to-toe against the best defenses in the country and actually, There might not be a more underrated player in college football than Newman, who is set to join Georgia from Wake Forest. In that stretch, Plitt earned an 82.8 passing grade. His success is largely because of how much he took advantage of clean pockets, where he improved his PFF grade rank to 18th. Tuiti was really solid as a passer to the short and intermediate levels. averaged 7.5 yards per designed rush attempt in 2019, the highest among returning Power 5 quarterbacks with at least 60 such attempts. Morgan's 2019 season was one of the most significant year-to-year improvements we have ever seen by a Power 5 quarterback. Sitkowski is also in the running for the starting job once again. And that included a really bad performance against FAU in which he had a 32.2 passing grade. Gebbia has one start under his belt and it came against a very strong Oregon defense. He also earned a 73.0 grade as a passer, and if you throw out his really poor game against a daunting Clemson defense in Week 4, that grades spikes to 78.1. Picks for football and March Madness pools. Few expected Slovis to look like one of the best quarterbacks in college football after he was thrust into the starting role in Week 1 of 2019. TeamRankings.com is solely responsible for this site but makes no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of the information herein. Share this article 610 shares share tweet text email link Luke Easterling. Overall, he had a PFF grade of 67.3 on the year. Chambers rings in near the FBS average not because of his arm but because of his legs. He led the NFL in completion percentage five times, passing touchdowns four times, and passer rating six times. Rattler coming in at No. The lack of separators in the receiving unit contributed somewhat, but he just didn’t elevate the supporting cast like he did with Texas A&M in 2017. If MacVittie doesn't earn the job, it’ll be Kendrick, who hasn’t taken a dropback since Week 4 of 2018. It's quite rare to see a freshman quarterback display the same decision-making abilities that Gabriel showed — his 1.6% turnover-worthy play rate was fourth among FBS quarterbacks in 2019. When in a clean pocket, which is one of the most stable metrics for a quarterback, Martinez produced a 55.3 passing grade, ranking 123rd of 130 FBS quarterbacks. He made some nice throws in a collapsing pocket, which helped him earn the 13th-best passing grade under pressure in 2019, but as we know those aren’t stable year-to-year. Wilson could help boost a passing game that slowly slipped away in 2019. In turn, South Carolina had a lethargic offense that ranked 115th in expected points added per pass play. Passing Efficiency Rating Career Leaders and Records. As we stated in the PFF College Magazine, Fields routinely finds the open receiver and delivers an accurate ball, hardly ever making a mistake. On throws of 10-plus yards, he ranked second to Hatcher in accurate pass rate. He had three turnover-worthy plays on 21 dropbacks in 2019. The Minnesota scheme and great supporting cast certainly played a role in him producing the second-best positively graded throw rate in the country last year. He also avoided negatively graded throws at an exceptional rate — only Joe Burrow had a better negatively graded play rate in 2019. Our biggest knock on Oregon’s previous starter and now Los Angeles Charger, Justin Herbert, was how he failed to show up when the Ducks needed him most. He had a -13 differential in big-time throws and turnover-worthy plays last year (9:22), which was tied for fourth-worst in the country. Only one of his eight passes 10-plus yards downfield was deemed accurate, and he had two fumbles on just a handful of designed carries. He was inaccurate but connected on three big-time throws. Gunnell had just three starts and a total of 185 dropbacks in his true freshman campaign last year yet still performed beyond expectations right out of the gate. He generated an 86.8 rushing grade on 36 attempts, with 11 resulting in a gain of 10-plus yards. Most of that success was built off of play-action or RPO concepts, and his play did take a dip on true dropbacks on those throws, but he did exactly what New Mexico needed him to. As noted in the. What Joe Burrow did for the Tigers in 2019 was unlike anything we have ever seen — he generated 2.95 win shares, nearly six-tenths more than any other player in the PFF College era. He posted in an 81.4 PFF grade on the year, which is a great mark for someone with no collegiate experience. After earning a 63.4 PFF grade in 2018, Abraham raised his grade to 78.0 in 2019. Laws will take over the starting role in 2020. He put up some of the best anticipatory throws in the country over that span and hardly ever commits a mistake when he's in rhythm. His accuracy is in the upper echelon, and he earned a passing grade from a clean pocket that would have ranked 12th in the FBS had he qualified for a rank. Not only is Lawrence the best quarterback of this season, but he is also in the conversation as one of the best quarterbacks we have ever seen. Franks is no top-tier quarterback, he will certainly make the offense remarkably better in tandem with incoming offensive coordinator Kendal Briles — specifically within the deep passing attack (Franks had a 14-to-3 big-time throw to turnover-worthy play ratio on deep passes in 2018). Trask displayed dependable accuracy (11th in FBS in accurate pass rate beyond the line of scrimmage), which again is the top trait you want in a quarterback, but also had really poor decision-making. Things have been worse for Werts through the air — he has produced a 48.6 career grade on true dropbacks (no screen, RPO, play-action pass, designed rollout). Strong struggled mightily in his first year starting for Nevada in 2019. 2021 Dynasty Quarterback Rankings: After Patrick Mahomes, a big crowd battles for No. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Thomas was inconsistent in 2018 as a passer but had a few nice games to carry him to a solid 76.6 passing grade. He has underwhelmed throughout his Rutgers career and attempted only 68 passes in 2019. Hatcher is currently locked in a quarterback competition with Logan Bonner, but this, King was quite easily one of the best quarterbacks in the country in 2018. In 2018, he led Power-5 QBs in completion rate to receivers with separation and ranked 27th in the FBS in accurate passes thrown beyond the line of scrimmage. He is a former four-star who fielded offers from Alabama, LSU and Georgia before settling on Washington and, as noted in the. He looked solid in that outing, both through the air and on the ground. That said, he didn’t have the downfield accuracy to really elevate Iowa’s offense — that’s the biggest thing Iowa needs from Petras, and from what we have seen in very limited game action, we aren’t sure if he has it. Brown has attempted only 27 passes in his collegiate career. Mills made six starts this past year and was really a mixed bag in those. He produced a 76.6 passing grade from Week 6 on, tied for 38th in the FBS over that span, and he also limited uncatchable throws downfield. That said, you have to love the way he performed in the difficult Wisconsin offense. Clifford was significantly aided by playmakers in 2019. Blackman faced an astronomical rate of pressure in 2019 behind the lowly Florida State offensive line, which played a role in him forming a poor turnover-worthy play rate that ranked 108th of 130 FBS quarterbacks. He has, however, taken very good care of the football. The backbone of Wilson's success is his ball placement on underneath throws. Accuracy is a massive issue with Guarantano — in terms of accuracy rate, he actually ranks last among FBS quarterbacks with at least 160 pass attempts that traveled 10 or more yards since 2018. He got extremely lucky on most of those turnover-worthy plays, which made his box score stats look better than he actually was.
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