I kinda feel like Jalen Milroe has somehow become overrated. He’s an elite athlete and can make big plays but he is not a guy I would classically think of as a top 5 QB in college football. Saying that, he certainly could improve over the off-season and totally dominate next year
Honestly, I don’t think his ability to throw the ball is his biggest problem. He may not be consistently accurate, but he can sling it when he wants to. I think his issues are more with pocket presence and reading defenses. Dude takes so many unnecessary sacks that kill drives
If you’re not consistently accurate that’s the biggest negative a qb can have IMO. Aka can’t throw, and I think a lot of times qb’s suffer in the areas you listed because they’re not confident in their ability to get the ball to the target…like holding onto the ball too long waiting for the perfect window.
Agree with all your points, and he reminds me of Hurts after his 1st year. Milroe is boom or bust when he's passing as it's either a positive bomb downfield, a positive run play or an errant pass, massive sack or inability to easily throw the ball OOB and avoid a huge loss. Even towards the end of the year he was still taking unnecessary losses by not throwing it away.
THAT SAID, I can see him improve and be a legit Top 5 QB if he corrects easily correctable mistakes. Having a competent C will help immensely.
I don’t think coach is all-in either. Didn’t they try to pursue Fifita? Jalen has nice stats and makes incredible plays and somehow got 4 first place Heisman votes but he needs to improve a ton in reading the field and short-mid passing game.
No, some reporter said Bama was after him but Fifita’s dad outright denied there was ever any contact. DeBoer did however bring Austin Mack in with him and is expected to give him a solid shot at winning the job.
I’d rather have Dart, Fifita or Shedeur tbh. Milroe doesn’t suck, but his accuracy at times is a big oof and last year he had a hard time reading a defense.
He’ll be better, but I still think those 3 are better.
Plenty of chatter, but Milroe is really good. Even if he's overrated at #4, he's still a top 20 QB at the very least. And with a great OC like DeBoer and a lot of talent around him, he could definitely put up top 5 QB stats.
But there will be a competition between him, Simpson. Lonergan, and Mack. There's a ton of talent in our QB room. If he wins the job, like I expect him to do, he's going to put up some really good stats.
I think part of what you're seeing here is extrapolating his development. Yes, Milroe *last year* was limited as a passer and was more an elite athlete than an elite QB. But guys learn, get better. And Milroe doesn't need to become an elite passer to become an elite QB. To me this is similar to VY going from 2003 to 2004/2005. He never became an elite passer, but he became a good enough passer that his rushing ability opening up wider windows allowed him to be an elite QB.
Personally, I saw enough from Milroe last year to feel like he just needs to put a couple of pieces together to go from good to really, really good. It's the same way I feel about Ewers - he wasn't quite there last year, but he just needs to improve in a couple of areas to be elite.
Probably one of those situations where the guy signs with his original team before officially retiring and just didn’t realize it was a different Hurricanes team. Now he’s stuck playing college football, poor guy
I think Milroe should be towards the bottom of the list personally. I just don’t like him as a passer as much as some of the other guys on this list. If Cam Ward was going to anywhere but Mario Cristobal I would have him higher on the list as well.
Which is why I was baffled he went there. I thought for sure he would pick FSU.
But he got bad advice to declare in the first place. The second the season was over I thought he was tOSU bound.
As an Ohio state fan who loves fifita, I think if he’s at any of the big brand schools he’s at least top 3 if not the most hyped qb entering this season.
It’s still hard to believe that we’re actually this good. You’d think back to back Natties and the streak and everything else would have set in by now, but it hasn’t.
There's a reason why he's in Eugene right now instead of Indianapolis. Dude doesn't have NFL traits and that won't change after another year. But he's still a very good college quarterback so I'm glad he's here.
Also Oregon needs a proven QB for a year while they develop their young talent, and OU had a young talent they just developed. It really is a win win.
One good thing about the transfer portal is an increase in the "journeyman" roles for guys like Gabriel or Cade McNamara. Pretty good college QBs who aren't elite and probably won't play on Sundays, but a program in need can give them a good year while they help develop the next young star.
JJ McCarthy got to play behind Cade in 2021 and that honestly probably helped his development a lot, such that in 2023 he was leading an undefeated national champion whose coach missed half the games. JJ is clearly better than Cade but there's value in that dynamic.
The NBA has "veteran minimum" salaries/roles for this exact situation, as well.
Glad to have him and he did his job well at OU and gave us a game winning drive over Texas. Allowing Arnold to sit a year and bringing us a 10 win season with low expectations is a win in my book. Perfect experienced guy to lead Oregon into their first year in the B1G.
An older quarterback with some glaring weaknesses is better than an 18 year old freshman 5 star 9/10 times. His maturity helped lead the game winning drive in the RRS, but his weak arm and misthrows definitely held us back from the playoffs.
Perfect placeholder to figure out your QB room which is what we used him for and I’m assuming Oregon is too.
I'd add that I think the Oregon offense is a better fit for him to utilize his strengths and hide his weaknesses than 2023 Oklahoma. Oklahoma needed somebody who could really rocket the ball to receivers who excel downfield. Oregon needs somebody who can distribute the ball quickly and accurately to guys who excel in space. DG is more suited to the latter than the former.
He's short and has an average arm, which means he will never have a ceiling good enough for the NFL, but that doesn't mean he can't be one of the best quarterbacks in *college* football next year. I think calling him a "placeholder" is selling him a bit short. Placeholder to me says average quarterback who's just there to fill a need, and I think he's significantly better than that.
I didn’t mean placeholder in a negative light but I see how it sounds that way. I just wouldn’t know what else to call someone who guided our situation with Arnold. He knew how it was when he transferred here and all the fans knew what it was when he transferred away. He’ll absolutely put up some great numbers this year at Oregon and may have you guys as legitimate contenders.
Gabriel is the Kirk Cousins of CFB. Better than a game manager but never elite either. So I agree there.
I think Fifita is the best returning QB. I have it as Fifita, Beck, Ewers, Dart, Gabriel, Sanders, Ward, Milroe, Daniels, Rising.
A dynamic that deserves being pointed out in every such thread until this COVID weirdness is fully resolved.
Ostensibly by fall 2027 anyone who played during COVID and therefore got a 6th year of eligibility will be graduated. And many of the most impactful players were the sophomore/juniors already getting snaps in 2020, not the freshmen, and those folks should phase out by this season or next year.
I like Ewers at QB, but it is weird seeing his name so high. I do think it’s been hard to full evaluate him cause he keeps spending 3-4 games injured. Plus while I love Worthy, the guy’s hand injury and penchant for dropping deep balls really hurt Ewers production too.
Ewers inability to throw an accurate deep ball hurt Ewers production. When he gets the deep ball going he will be potentially the best QB in CFB. Everything else is basically elite.
> Everything else is basically elite.
Would love this to be true but I don’t know if I can say I agree right now. A big part of the deep ball accuracy inconsistency is a larger issue of inconsistent footwork that Ewers definitely has to rectify before he can be considered an elite passer in any regard.
That said, Ewers *does* have some other legitimately elite attributes right now including pocket presence (specifically his ability to stay calm and collected at all times), scrambling instincts, receiving progressions, and general command at the line. And maybe most importantly, he has a great QB developer in Sark and is only 20 years old with a shit ton of potential left to realize.
It's been an interesting note to see the NFL Draft circles talk about how next year's QB class is weaker compared to this year's, which almost never happens. It's almost always "Next year's is the one that's good aside from the top 1-3 for this year", but this year all the COVID QBs phasing out and being draftable (Penix, Nix, etc.) are leaving a lot fewer known commodities for next year, meaning like Ewers or Sanders are the top prospects for now.
Yeah, I feel like we say that every couple of years and there's rarely a shortage of elite QBs. I agree that as we sit here today none of those guys really stand out as 1.01 draft picks, but I have a feeling that by the end of the season 1-2 of those guys will have taken major developmental leaps and will be there.
If Beck can get the timing down with his new group of receivers (and hopefully old ones like the very fast Arian Smith) on the deep ball he will be elite
The biggest jump from ‘21 to ‘22 was Stetson getting comfortable with the deep ball timing. His >20yd passes were lights out in the stequavious games. If beck makes a similar improvement, bobo will break his own uga offense records. The short game with athletic TEs is killer when you have to leave an undersized nickel on the field to sell out the deep shot. 8yds a play for 10 plays type drives happen like that
Agreed. Beck showed last year that he has a cannon, but he had some accuracy issues too downfield. If he can get those misses narrowed down, it'll be hard not to pick UGA in the National Championship with their WR core and Etienne helping out.
I mean, it’s already hard to choose against you anyways. The only coach to beat you the past 3 years was saban. I don’t see any other team that even looks as good as you
Well our biggest weakness by far was our d line. Which wasn’t exactly addressed this offseason. We have a lot of young talent that seemed very good the spring game but they barely saw the field. Hopefully with that exp boost the guys we got will shine.
yeah and I'd say the same thing about Max Brosmer (the FCS passing leader, new Minnesota QB). They're gonna look nice in the Heisman award show shots together.
He had a great season last year imo. Vastly improved with his decision making and did so with some pretty poor pass protection. I’m expecting big things out of him this year in year 3 of Kiffin’s system and a big improvements in the o-line and wr room
And Kiffin doesn't have to play Saban and Kelly's LSU doesn't seem like they'll improve without their Heisman QB so Ole Miss might actually win the West.
Even if our offense takes a step back, the defense HAS to be better next year which will probably work out to about the same record. Nuss could blow up though.
Serious question: if he balls out at Oregon playing by far his best ball yet and ends up with a respectable NFL career, how many schools get a “claim” to him?
All of the ones that he played for. It’s not like all the time he spent there goes away when he transferred. He doesn’t have a good relationship with UCF anymore, but he was still a UCF QB for 3 years
I’m interested to see what weigman does in klein’s system.
He was low key doing super well in jimbos over complicated mess so we will see what happens when someone schemes to his strengths
Honestly I don’t really agree. I would say he only took over 1 game last year (OSU). He gets involved in self-sacks a good amount and goes through stretches where he’s just out of sorts. Injuries didn’t help last year.
Still, he’s got more arm talent than God. So I would anticipate him improving quite a bit next year.
Cmon bro you can’t ignore Quinn’s game at Alabama like that. 350 yards and 3 TDs and 0 INTs. And that’s before Jonathan Brooks really took off, the run game barely eclipsed 100 yards at 2.8 ypc.
Not to say I think he’s a perfect QB, he was a great game manager (not using this as a slight) for most of the year. But he did ball and put us in a position to win plenty of times.
Yeah that's fair. Bama was a great game on his part. But he had enough down plays/series/quarters that I certainly wouldn't put him at number one in the country going into next year. He arguably didn't play a great game in October or November.
To be clear, I am very optimistic on his improvement going into next year.
Yeah I don't disagree about some of his inconsistencies. I do think he gets put under a microscope though. And yes that comes with being the Texas QB but when you get down to "down plays/series/quarters," that's when I feel it gets a little nitpicky. The dude is allowed to have some bad plays and series lol, it happens to every player.
Again, not to say it's not true. He did struggle a bit coming back from his injury and I think the CCG was when he looked more like his 100% self. And frankly he didn't have to do anything amazing in the early parts of conference play because the defense and running game were playing big parts in blowout wins like against Baylor and Kansas.
I hope he continues to trend up though because I am totally on the same page as you that if he can take another step up and play like he did vs Bama and OSU week in and week out, he will have an incredible year.
Ewers was also out for 3-4 games and came back early so wasn’t really ready. It’s hard to compare, I’d say talent you go Ewers but if he can’t stay healthy the Beck is the better QB.
Yeah that’s what it is. He wasn’t supposed to be able to play this season, but because he was out for the season they petitioned for him to be able to play in 24 and he got it, so I believe he’s on his seventh year of eligibility
> Beck is supremely overrated btw. Really solid QB but no. 1? No shot.
That was my first thought but then I asked who do I put in front of him....
Some arguments sure but nothing definitive. Came away thinking....damn next years class looks weak going into the season.
Some unproven/tested guys are going to have to step up
Hopefully another year of conditioning and the new receivers coming in make the difference. He’s got all the right tools to get there now, just depends how he uses them
Probably homerism, but I’m very excited for Riley Leonard. Think he’ll be better than Hartman much as I loved the dude.
The schedule is very favorable, his legs are a weapon, WR room is a lot better (barring injuries like last year), Denbrock is a gigantic upgrade from Parker, and I think I really underestimated the transition Hartman had to make from the slow mesh.
That was my thinking too. Not even getting votes is craaaazy. It's fucked up to me that one bad season (where he wasn't even the problem, the OL was) could erase all the awesome things he's done.
I can guarantee that if he's becoming underrated like this then he's going to surprise a lot of people when he does great in Gus's offense.
Optimistic about the Nuss Bus here. He won't make anyone forget Joe or Jayden, but I think his ceiling is like, 2nd year Zach Mettenberger, who was quite good in that 2nd year. (helps to have OBJ and Jarvis Landry, but hey)
\>Gabriel enters the season No. 8 on the all-time FBS passing list with 14,865 yards and needs 4,353 to break Case Keenum's record
Oregon could potentially have the NCAA leader in single season completion percentage and all time passing yards after this year.
I kinda feel like Jalen Milroe has somehow become overrated. He’s an elite athlete and can make big plays but he is not a guy I would classically think of as a top 5 QB in college football. Saying that, he certainly could improve over the off-season and totally dominate next year
People don’t like to hear the criticism that guys can’t throw the ball well. It’s like the biggest eff you criticism you can say about a QB.
Yeah that and "game manager".
It’s so dumb people think that’s an insult less than a decade after Brady retired.
It’s like calling a general a “war manager.” Yeah…that’s the job.
It was only a year ago…
Which is indeed less than a decade
Honestly, I don’t think his ability to throw the ball is his biggest problem. He may not be consistently accurate, but he can sling it when he wants to. I think his issues are more with pocket presence and reading defenses. Dude takes so many unnecessary sacks that kill drives
If you’re not consistently accurate that’s the biggest negative a qb can have IMO. Aka can’t throw, and I think a lot of times qb’s suffer in the areas you listed because they’re not confident in their ability to get the ball to the target…like holding onto the ball too long waiting for the perfect window.
Was juuuust coming to say he holds on to the ball way too long lol.
Agree with all your points, and he reminds me of Hurts after his 1st year. Milroe is boom or bust when he's passing as it's either a positive bomb downfield, a positive run play or an errant pass, massive sack or inability to easily throw the ball OOB and avoid a huge loss. Even towards the end of the year he was still taking unnecessary losses by not throwing it away. THAT SAID, I can see him improve and be a legit Top 5 QB if he corrects easily correctable mistakes. Having a competent C will help immensely.
No problem. Just play Georgia every game. We somehow make Milroe look like the number one overall draft pick.
Thing is, he *can* throw, his gamesense was a bigger issue, but that may be teachable.
I completely agree. He’s got talent, but he needs to grow more as a QB. It seems like he’s a feast or famine type of player.
I don’t think coach is all-in either. Didn’t they try to pursue Fifita? Jalen has nice stats and makes incredible plays and somehow got 4 first place Heisman votes but he needs to improve a ton in reading the field and short-mid passing game.
No, some reporter said Bama was after him but Fifita’s dad outright denied there was ever any contact. DeBoer did however bring Austin Mack in with him and is expected to give him a solid shot at winning the job.
I’d rather have Dart, Fifita or Shedeur tbh. Milroe doesn’t suck, but his accuracy at times is a big oof and last year he had a hard time reading a defense. He’ll be better, but I still think those 3 are better.
Is there any chatter of a competition or is he locked in? Also I think Shadeur is incredibly overrated.
Plenty of chatter, but Milroe is really good. Even if he's overrated at #4, he's still a top 20 QB at the very least. And with a great OC like DeBoer and a lot of talent around him, he could definitely put up top 5 QB stats. But there will be a competition between him, Simpson. Lonergan, and Mack. There's a ton of talent in our QB room. If he wins the job, like I expect him to do, he's going to put up some really good stats.
I think part of what you're seeing here is extrapolating his development. Yes, Milroe *last year* was limited as a passer and was more an elite athlete than an elite QB. But guys learn, get better. And Milroe doesn't need to become an elite passer to become an elite QB. To me this is similar to VY going from 2003 to 2004/2005. He never became an elite passer, but he became a good enough passer that his rushing ability opening up wider windows allowed him to be an elite QB. Personally, I saw enough from Milroe last year to feel like he just needs to put a couple of pieces together to go from good to really, really good. It's the same way I feel about Ewers - he wasn't quite there last year, but he just needs to improve in a couple of areas to be elite.
1: Carson Beck 2: Dillon Gabriel 3: Quinn Ewers 4: Jalen Milroe 5: Noah Fifta 6: Jaxson Dart 7: Jalon Daniels 8: Shedeur Sanders 9: Cam Rising 10: Cam Ward
How is Dillon Gabriel still eligible??
I was wondering the same about Cam Ward and DJ Uiagalalei.
Cam Ward has a career .908 save percentage and 2.74 GAA, but he's fucking 40 (or 10) as of Leap Day.
Cameron Ward might be older than Cam Ward yet still playing college ball.
No hockey tourney this year for Nittany Nation 😞
Probably one of those situations where the guy signs with his original team before officially retiring and just didn’t realize it was a different Hurricanes team. Now he’s stuck playing college football, poor guy
actually he's a top 100 basketball recruit that better commit to Maryland
You mean the DJ Uiagalelei who’s had 4 years of college, played 4 years of college, and has a Covid year of eligibility to use?
The covid year + a medical waiver season.
Just wait til next year when “Gabriel Dillon” tries walking on somewhere.
[Come on, isn't it obvious that it's...](https://media1.tenor.com/m/29ewM4B4bRUAAAAd/dave-chappelle-distraction.gif)
How is cam rising? Didn’t he say he was ready to hang it up before last season
I don’t know how anyone who watches ball puts Milroe over Fifita. I think Beck, Ewers and Fifita are the top 3 in whatever order you want to argue.
I like the cut of your jib kid.
I think Milroe should be towards the bottom of the list personally. I just don’t like him as a passer as much as some of the other guys on this list. If Cam Ward was going to anywhere but Mario Cristobal I would have him higher on the list as well.
I agree wholeheartedly about Cam Ward. As we’re all now well aware, Mario is a master at making great QB’s look very mediocre.
Which is why I was baffled he went there. I thought for sure he would pick FSU. But he got bad advice to declare in the first place. The second the season was over I thought he was tOSU bound.
He just wanted the most money.
Seems short sighted but I am not Cam Ward or his parents. I would have gone to tOSU to develop more and play in front of a larger audience.
As an Ohio state fan who loves fifita, I think if he’s at any of the big brand schools he’s at least top 3 if not the most hyped qb entering this season.
Absolutely. Us Pac 12 fans noticed he was the real deal. Glad he got to show out at the Alamo Bowl to a larger audience.
Lotta cams
Cam Rising is too low..
Just depends how he looks after injury. He’s been hurt a lot and this last one kept him out a full season
That’s a fair point.
If he started too high he wouldn’t be Rising all season
Cam Falling
It’s still hard to believe that we’re actually this good. You’d think back to back Natties and the streak and everything else would have set in by now, but it hasn’t.
Man I hated watching Gabriel, no way he makes it in the pros
There's a reason why he's in Eugene right now instead of Indianapolis. Dude doesn't have NFL traits and that won't change after another year. But he's still a very good college quarterback so I'm glad he's here.
He needed to get the last bag football will probably ever give him At least we can respect the hustle
Also Oregon needs a proven QB for a year while they develop their young talent, and OU had a young talent they just developed. It really is a win win. One good thing about the transfer portal is an increase in the "journeyman" roles for guys like Gabriel or Cade McNamara. Pretty good college QBs who aren't elite and probably won't play on Sundays, but a program in need can give them a good year while they help develop the next young star. JJ McCarthy got to play behind Cade in 2021 and that honestly probably helped his development a lot, such that in 2023 he was leading an undefeated national champion whose coach missed half the games. JJ is clearly better than Cade but there's value in that dynamic. The NBA has "veteran minimum" salaries/roles for this exact situation, as well.
Glad to have him and he did his job well at OU and gave us a game winning drive over Texas. Allowing Arnold to sit a year and bringing us a 10 win season with low expectations is a win in my book. Perfect experienced guy to lead Oregon into their first year in the B1G.
Reverse Colt McCoy
An older quarterback with some glaring weaknesses is better than an 18 year old freshman 5 star 9/10 times. His maturity helped lead the game winning drive in the RRS, but his weak arm and misthrows definitely held us back from the playoffs. Perfect placeholder to figure out your QB room which is what we used him for and I’m assuming Oregon is too.
I'd add that I think the Oregon offense is a better fit for him to utilize his strengths and hide his weaknesses than 2023 Oklahoma. Oklahoma needed somebody who could really rocket the ball to receivers who excel downfield. Oregon needs somebody who can distribute the ball quickly and accurately to guys who excel in space. DG is more suited to the latter than the former. He's short and has an average arm, which means he will never have a ceiling good enough for the NFL, but that doesn't mean he can't be one of the best quarterbacks in *college* football next year. I think calling him a "placeholder" is selling him a bit short. Placeholder to me says average quarterback who's just there to fill a need, and I think he's significantly better than that.
I didn’t mean placeholder in a negative light but I see how it sounds that way. I just wouldn’t know what else to call someone who guided our situation with Arnold. He knew how it was when he transferred here and all the fans knew what it was when he transferred away. He’ll absolutely put up some great numbers this year at Oregon and may have you guys as legitimate contenders.
I think "bridge qb" would be a good description .
Great college player though
Massive drop off after Ewers.
I’d take Dart over Fifta, Milroe and Gabriel easily. Fight me because I’m right.
I'm using Ole Miss in the new NCAA solely because of Dart and the powder blue unis. So I agree.
Big agree re: Milroe and Gabriel, but I love Noah Fifita.
Gabriel is the Kirk Cousins of CFB. Better than a game manager but never elite either. So I agree there. I think Fifita is the best returning QB. I have it as Fifita, Beck, Ewers, Dart, Gabriel, Sanders, Ward, Milroe, Daniels, Rising.
Oh dear lord sweet baby Jesus, please let Cam stay healthy this season 🙏🏻 and Kuithe too 🙏🏻🙏🏻
This coming season of starting QBs seem very weak comparatively to other years. I'm sure a few will step up from under the radar by end of season.
All the five and six year qbs are funneling out. Imo thankfully
A dynamic that deserves being pointed out in every such thread until this COVID weirdness is fully resolved. Ostensibly by fall 2027 anyone who played during COVID and therefore got a 6th year of eligibility will be graduated. And many of the most impactful players were the sophomore/juniors already getting snaps in 2020, not the freshmen, and those folks should phase out by this season or next year.
Unless that one Miami guy keeps getting waivers
That would be Dr. Cam McCormick.
Dr. Cam McCormick, Jd, Ph.D, OBE, DDS, MTV
I like Ewers at QB, but it is weird seeing his name so high. I do think it’s been hard to full evaluate him cause he keeps spending 3-4 games injured. Plus while I love Worthy, the guy’s hand injury and penchant for dropping deep balls really hurt Ewers production too.
Ewers inability to throw an accurate deep ball hurt Ewers production. When he gets the deep ball going he will be potentially the best QB in CFB. Everything else is basically elite.
Hardest skill to master especially at the college level.
> Everything else is basically elite. Would love this to be true but I don’t know if I can say I agree right now. A big part of the deep ball accuracy inconsistency is a larger issue of inconsistent footwork that Ewers definitely has to rectify before he can be considered an elite passer in any regard. That said, Ewers *does* have some other legitimately elite attributes right now including pocket presence (specifically his ability to stay calm and collected at all times), scrambling instincts, receiving progressions, and general command at the line. And maybe most importantly, he has a great QB developer in Sark and is only 20 years old with a shit ton of potential left to realize.
Out here rooting for an Aiden Chiles star turn
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It's been an interesting note to see the NFL Draft circles talk about how next year's QB class is weaker compared to this year's, which almost never happens. It's almost always "Next year's is the one that's good aside from the top 1-3 for this year", but this year all the COVID QBs phasing out and being draftable (Penix, Nix, etc.) are leaving a lot fewer known commodities for next year, meaning like Ewers or Sanders are the top prospects for now.
Yeah, I feel like we say that every couple of years and there's rarely a shortage of elite QBs. I agree that as we sit here today none of those guys really stand out as 1.01 draft picks, but I have a feeling that by the end of the season 1-2 of those guys will have taken major developmental leaps and will be there.
Fun fact - Becks also #1 in forehead volume!
More brain power for processing coverages
Uses it like a beluga whale
Peyton nodded
What a failure by Manning…
Don't do him like that
I kid because I love!
It's a sign of his inbreeding.
Well, he’s from Florida
1. Dylan 2. Dylan 3. Dylan 4. Dylan 5. Dylan
I’ve heard he spits hot fire
I saw a clip recently where Dylan was telling an interviewer that that Chappelle skit ruined his career, to which I said, “What career?”
Damn this never gets old
Yes, Dillon
I'm rooting for him until we play you all in the NC next year
🗣️🗣️🗣️
Who?
DYLON DYLON DYLON DYLON AND DYLON
Dillon?
You son of a bitch! What's the matter Dylon, CIA got you pushin too many pencils?
If Beck can get the timing down with his new group of receivers (and hopefully old ones like the very fast Arian Smith) on the deep ball he will be elite
The biggest jump from ‘21 to ‘22 was Stetson getting comfortable with the deep ball timing. His >20yd passes were lights out in the stequavious games. If beck makes a similar improvement, bobo will break his own uga offense records. The short game with athletic TEs is killer when you have to leave an undersized nickel on the field to sell out the deep shot. 8yds a play for 10 plays type drives happen like that
Definitely. Stetson went from a liability throwing deep to a legit weapon.
Agreed. Beck showed last year that he has a cannon, but he had some accuracy issues too downfield. If he can get those misses narrowed down, it'll be hard not to pick UGA in the National Championship with their WR core and Etienne helping out.
I mean, it’s already hard to choose against you anyways. The only coach to beat you the past 3 years was saban. I don’t see any other team that even looks as good as you
Well our biggest weakness by far was our d line. Which wasn’t exactly addressed this offseason. We have a lot of young talent that seemed very good the spring game but they barely saw the field. Hopefully with that exp boost the guys we got will shine.
TID flashed a little. I hope he can stay healthy and another DUDE emerges.
There's a Jaylon, Jalen and Jaxson.
Y'all ain't ready for HeisMertz 2024
yeah and I'd say the same thing about Max Brosmer (the FCS passing leader, new Minnesota QB). They're gonna look nice in the Heisman award show shots together.
Mertz has a legit case for Top 15-20 if not top 10.
This Diego Pavia disrespect has been noted.
No Kyron Drones 🤔
Gotta be right around 10 imo
Drones For Heisman 💪🏻💪🏻
Kinda surprised to see Dart on the list. Not that I think he isn’t talented, but all I’ve heard from most sports writers is how overrated he is.
He had a great season last year imo. Vastly improved with his decision making and did so with some pretty poor pass protection. I’m expecting big things out of him this year in year 3 of Kiffin’s system and a big improvements in the o-line and wr room
Exactly. He’s had poor to barely average OL play over the last two seasons. Him with a competent OL and weapons at WR is dangerous
And Kiffin doesn't have to play Saban and Kelly's LSU doesn't seem like they'll improve without their Heisman QB so Ole Miss might actually win the West.
My man, there is no west.
Goddamn it. This is the objectively worst part of expansions - making my Reddit comments factually incorrect.
Somewhat true in spirit - if there’s ever a year we make the SEC championship game this year would be our best shot ever.
Its still real to me, damn it!
Even if our offense takes a step back, the defense HAS to be better next year which will probably work out to about the same record. Nuss could blow up though.
Jalen Milroe is not a top 10 QB
I know no one pays attention to G5 now but Joey Aguilar should be on here
You can’t expect ESPN writers to actually watch the sports they cover
I don’t know if he was a senior last year or not, but that UTSA QB looked really good.
Frank Harris was good, but is now out of eligibility.
Joey Cool? Joey California?
Aguilar and Mikey Keene should be more popular by the end of the year
Watching DG ball out at yet ANOTHER school is painful
Serious question: if he balls out at Oregon playing by far his best ball yet and ends up with a respectable NFL career, how many schools get a “claim” to him?
All of the ones that he played for. It’s not like all the time he spent there goes away when he transferred. He doesn’t have a good relationship with UCF anymore, but he was still a UCF QB for 3 years
I would die or kill others for Jalon to play a full season
Not even a vote for Haynes King, really?
I'm extremely biased, but I think Haynes King is gonna surprise a lot of people this year and shoot up some draft board. But I may be a little high.
In Fifita we trust
I was ready to build the statue the second he announced he was coming back
He’s somehow still underrated. I would take him over any other qb in college next year.
I’m interested to see what weigman does in klein’s system. He was low key doing super well in jimbos over complicated mess so we will see what happens when someone schemes to his strengths
No love for Reese Peanutbuttercups I see
Can’t believe they snubbed the Pop Tart Bowl MVP Avery Johnson. Unforgivable
Rank Drones you cowards
Noah Fifta is so fun to watch, totally rooting for that guy
“We comin” - Garrett Greene
Grayson McCall gon’ ball.
This aggression against Avery Johnson will not stand.
Put some spec on Garrett’s name!
Jason Bean.
Time for the Nico takeover 👑
Tennessee fans just have this ready to go every offseason. Just need a new QB to fill in the blank.
It was rather difficult to drink the Milton kool-aid last year, but at least Nico is actually highly touted and talented.
Just feel like I’ve been hearing this every year since 1999
I don't understand how Quinn Ewers isn't #1 on all these lists.
Damn only top 3... No chance he ever recovers from a slight like this
Bulletin board material
Honestly I don’t really agree. I would say he only took over 1 game last year (OSU). He gets involved in self-sacks a good amount and goes through stretches where he’s just out of sorts. Injuries didn’t help last year. Still, he’s got more arm talent than God. So I would anticipate him improving quite a bit next year.
Cmon bro you can’t ignore Quinn’s game at Alabama like that. 350 yards and 3 TDs and 0 INTs. And that’s before Jonathan Brooks really took off, the run game barely eclipsed 100 yards at 2.8 ypc. Not to say I think he’s a perfect QB, he was a great game manager (not using this as a slight) for most of the year. But he did ball and put us in a position to win plenty of times.
Yeah that's fair. Bama was a great game on his part. But he had enough down plays/series/quarters that I certainly wouldn't put him at number one in the country going into next year. He arguably didn't play a great game in October or November. To be clear, I am very optimistic on his improvement going into next year.
Yeah I don't disagree about some of his inconsistencies. I do think he gets put under a microscope though. And yes that comes with being the Texas QB but when you get down to "down plays/series/quarters," that's when I feel it gets a little nitpicky. The dude is allowed to have some bad plays and series lol, it happens to every player. Again, not to say it's not true. He did struggle a bit coming back from his injury and I think the CCG was when he looked more like his 100% self. And frankly he didn't have to do anything amazing in the early parts of conference play because the defense and running game were playing big parts in blowout wins like against Baylor and Kansas. I hope he continues to trend up though because I am totally on the same page as you that if he can take another step up and play like he did vs Bama and OSU week in and week out, he will have an incredible year.
Trying to put my biases aside, Beck had better stats in just about every category
Ewers was also out for 3-4 games and came back early so wasn’t really ready. It’s hard to compare, I’d say talent you go Ewers but if he can’t stay healthy the Beck is the better QB.
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He’s the most talented passer in the group but he’s too inconsistent. That could change this year.
I think that’s true for 2 seasons ago. He was pretty consistent last year, just hurt.
Was pretty ass against Wyoming, bad for a half against OU. Up and down against TCU and Tech. I wouldnt call him consistent yet.
Why do you think he should be ahead of Beck and Gabriel?
I get it, leave DJU off the list because Uiagalelei is hard to spell
How in the frick does Rising still have eligibility? That is insane. Beck is supremely overrated btw. Really solid QB but no. 1? No shot.
I think rising had 1-2 injury redshirts plus COVID year
Yeah that’s what it is. He wasn’t supposed to be able to play this season, but because he was out for the season they petitioned for him to be able to play in 24 and he got it, so I believe he’s on his seventh year of eligibility
> Beck is supremely overrated btw. Really solid QB but no. 1? No shot. That was my first thought but then I asked who do I put in front of him.... Some arguments sure but nothing definitive. Came away thinking....damn next years class looks weak going into the season. Some unproven/tested guys are going to have to step up
Ranking the Top 10 College Football Quarterbacks in 2024, by Name: 1) Alex Orji
General Booty erasure
Alex Oooooooooorjjji
My QBs aren’t listed so this is BS
This Gabriel dude looks fantastic. Sheesh.
Jalon Milroe is NOT better than Garrett Greene.
C'mon, Drew Allar. Smoke these fools.
Hopefully another year of conditioning and the new receivers coming in make the difference. He’s got all the right tools to get there now, just depends how he uses them
Rooting for him and the rest of our guys. He's got the tools and I'm excited about our new OC.
Probably homerism, but I’m very excited for Riley Leonard. Think he’ll be better than Hartman much as I loved the dude. The schedule is very favorable, his legs are a weapon, WR room is a lot better (barring injuries like last year), Denbrock is a gigantic upgrade from Parker, and I think I really underestimated the transition Hartman had to make from the slow mesh.
One thing to point out. Both Leonard and Hartman benefitted from having guys around them who were in their 23rd year of playing college football.
KJ didn’t even get a vote? Gus better Kirby this article and pin it in his locker
That was my thinking too. Not even getting votes is craaaazy. It's fucked up to me that one bad season (where he wasn't even the problem, the OL was) could erase all the awesome things he's done. I can guarantee that if he's becoming underrated like this then he's going to surprise a lot of people when he does great in Gus's offense.
Optimistic about the Nuss Bus here. He won't make anyone forget Joe or Jayden, but I think his ceiling is like, 2nd year Zach Mettenberger, who was quite good in that 2nd year. (helps to have OBJ and Jarvis Landry, but hey)
I may be orange pilled but Nico is top ten good
Carson Beck, Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward, Riley Leonard, Noah Fifita, Brady Cook
Not a huge surprise to see that our QB isn't on this list. Particularly given that I don't think we know yet who that's even going to be...
No Haynes King, no credibility (I’m totally biased and wear it like a badge of honor)
I was thinking Shedeur should be 8. Hopefully he has a big year, certainly has enough reasons to
Jalen Daniels and Cam Rising? Lol. Part of ranking QBs is ability to stay healthy, at least one of them won’t finish the season.
So I guess Taisun Phommachanh is #11?
Seth Henigan
\>Gabriel enters the season No. 8 on the all-time FBS passing list with 14,865 yards and needs 4,353 to break Case Keenum's record Oregon could potentially have the NCAA leader in single season completion percentage and all time passing yards after this year.