I like the ESPN Total Quarterback Rating system because it rates passers and runners equally. Good QB’s rise to the top of the ratings and bad QB’s to the bottom. It’s fair. Georgia Tech’s Justin Thomas spent three years near the top of the list, as did Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson.
Liberals may think the rating system is biased and prejudiced, because so many dual threat QB’s are grouped near the bottom of the rankings. Josh Jackson, Brandon Wimbush, Deondre Francois, Anthony Brown, TaQuon Marshall, Chazz Surratt, Kelly Bryant, Jowan Pass. Fine athletes all, they’re just below average quarterbacks.
After a slow start Bama’s Jalen Hurts has risen up to 25th in the ratings. UGA’s Jake Fromm is also on the rise, now ranked 22nd
I had expected to look at the non-qualifiers and find Clemson senior Hunter Renfrow at the top. He completed his only pass attempt last week in his debut against Wake Forest. Perhaps he’s high up on the ACC punting leaders list, after punting once for 42 yards.
1. 98.5 Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
2. 96.8 Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
4. 92.9 Justin Fields, Georgia backup
7. 87.1 Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
9. 86.6 Will Grier, West Virginia senior
10. 86.4 Tobias Oliver, Georgia Tech backup
14. 84.2 Ryan Finley, NC State
18. 82.3 Ryan Willis, Virginia Tech
21. 80.3 Ian Book, Notre Dame up and comer (above)
22. 80.1 Jake Fromm, Georgia QB on the rise
24. 79.0 Jake Browning, Washington senior
25. 78.5 Jalen Hurts, Alabama QB on the rise
27. 78.2 Shea Patterson, Michigan
30. 76.7 Drew Lock, Missouri senior
33. 76.3 Shea Werts, Georgia Southern dual threat
38. 74.5 Trevor Lawrence, Clemson starter
43. 72.7 Trace McSorley, Penn State Heisman hopeful
44. 72.4 Joe Burrow, LSU
45. 72.2 Cole McDonald, Hawaii wunderkind
48. 70.9 Sam Ehlinger, Texas – title hopes?
51. 70.4 Daniel Jones, Duke
56. 69.2 Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
58. 68.6 Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt
64. 65.6 Eric Dungey, Syracuse
67. 65.0 Jarrett Guarantona, Tennessee
74. 62.7 JT Daniels, USC wunderkind
78. 62.1 Malik Rosier, Miami
79. 61.8 Josh Jackson, Virginia Tech dual threat
80. 61.4 Jake Bentley, South Carolina starter
84. 60.0 Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
85. 59.9 N’Kosi Perry, Miami up and comer
90. 58.3 Feleipe Franks, Florida
93. 57.7 Michael Scarnecchia, South Carolina up and comer
94. 57.6 Bryce Perkins, Virginia
98. 56.3 Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
109. 52.9 Quentin Harris, Duke backup
116. 51.5 Brandon Wimbush, Notre Dame dual threat
118. 50.8 Dan Ellington, Georgia State
124. 49.5 Deondre Francois, FSU dual threat
125. 49.3 Anthony Brown, Boston College dual threat
128. 47.7 Chase Brice, Clemson backup
132. 46.4 TaQuon Marshall, Georgia Tech starter
135. 45.6 Malik Cunningham, Louisville
137. 45.4 Chazz Surratt, UNC dual threat
139. 44.9 Nathan Elliott, UNC
148. 42.4 Kelly Bryant, former Clemson dual threat
160. 37.2 Jawon Pass, Louisville dual threat backup
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