QB rankings

[indianmustang]

Saw this on the other board and copied and pasted the rankings

Mike Huguenin
Orlando Sentinel
Aug. 24, 2006 04:20 PM


This ranking is not meant to be a comparison of talent levels.

Rather, the rankings are an objective opinion (i.e., guess) of how each of these guys will produce in his offense.

Also taken into account is the backup, how the quarterbacks fit their offense, the experience level of the quarterbacks and how comfortable coaches should be entering the season with their quarterbacks. advertisement






Rank . . . Team . . . Starter . . . Backup . . .The buzz

1. Louisville - Brian Brohm / Hunter Cantwell - Brohm will have Heisman-type numbers.

2. Notre Dame - Brady Quinn / Evan Sharpley - Quinn heads into season as Heisman frontrunner.

3. Ohio State - Troy Smith / Justin Zwick - Smith a nice dual threat, and Zwick is former starter.

4. Hawaii - Colt Brennan / Tyler Graunke - Brennan should lead nation in passing yards.

5. Iowa - Drew Tate / Jake Christensen - Tate struggled at times last season, and his WRs are unheralded.

6. BYU - John Beck / Jason Beck - Both are seniors, and they're not related.

7. Michigan State - Drew Stanton / Brian Hoyer - Stanton has all the tools, but needs consistency.

8. Stanford - Trent Edwards / T.C. Ostrander - Look for big numbers from Edwards.

9. Arizona State - Rudy Carpenter / Danny Sullivan - Had Sam Keller stayed on team, ASU would've been No. 1.

10. West Virginia - Pat White / Nate Sowers - White a tremendous athlete, dangerous runner. His passing needs work.

11. Nevada - Jeff Rowe / Travis Moore - Underrated Rowe a great fit for Pack's "pistol" offense.

12. Michigan - Chad Henne / Jason Forcier - After stellar freshman season, Henne slipped in '05.

13. Auburn - Brandon Cox / Blake Field - Cox's only negative is his lack of mobility.

14. Florida - Chris Leak / Tim Tebow - Look for better numbers from Leak in 2nd year in spread.

15. Miami - Kyle Wright / Kirby Freeman - Wright has tools, but his WRs are questionable.

16. Florida State - Drew Weatherford / Xavier Lee - Strong-armed Weatherford must make better decisisions.

17. LSU - JaMarcus Russell / Matt Flynn - Consistency only thing between Russell and greatness.

18. USC - John David Booty / Mark Sanchez - 2 big-time talents, but can they produce in spotlight?

19. Houston - Kevin Kolb / Blake Joseph - Kolb is 4-year starter who has thrown for 9,155 yards.

20. Iowa State - Bret Meyer / Austen Arnaud - Meyer a gifted athlete who can hurt you with his legs.

21. UTEP - Jordan Palmer / Brandis Dew - Palmer forced too many throws last season.

22. Texas Tech - Graham Harrell / Chris Todd - Coach Mike Leach plugs in a new guy in his assembly line.

23. Akron - Luke Getsy / Carlton Jackson - Getsy began at Pitt, and transfer paid off handsomely.

24. Tulsa - Paul Smith / David Johnson - Plain name, but Smith plays a good game.

25. Washington State - Alex Brink / Gary Rogers - Brink has a big-time arm, but throws too many picks.

26. Pittsburgh - Tyler Palko / Bill Stull - Palko will continue to suffer in pedestrian scheme.

27. Boise State - Jared Zabransky / Taylor Tharp - Zabransky slumped last year but should bounce back nicely.

28. Arizona - Willie Tuitama / Adam Austin - Athletic Tuitama a sophomore and still has some rough edges.

29. Utah - Brett Ratliff / Tommy Grady - Last year's starter, Brian Johnson, is redshirting this season.

30. Oregon - Dennis Dixon / Brady Leaf - Dixon has athletic tools to succeed in Ducks' spread offense.

31. TCU - Jeff Ballard / Marcus Jackson - TCU hasn't had a QB start every game since '01 season.

32. Nebraska - Zac Taylor / Joe Ganz - Steady Taylor looking at 25-TD season.

33. UCF - Steven Moffett / Kyle Israel - Moffett (Winter Park) settled into job nicely last season.

34. Ole Miss - Brent Schaeffer / Seth Adams - By end of season, multi-dimensional Schaeffer could be in the top 20.

35. California - Nate Longshore / Joe Ayoob - Cal can win Pac-10 if Longshore exceeds expectations.

36. Air Force - Shaun Carney / Jim Ollis - Carney a good fit in triple-option but must run more effectively.

37. Boston College - Matt Ryan / Chris Crane - Ryan has the skills and could become star.

38. Northern Illinois - Phil Horvath / Dan Nicholson - Nicholson is more athletic and could end up with job.

39. Wisconsin - John Stocco / Tyler Donovan - Stocco a steady guy who generally avoids mistakes.

40. Minnesota - Bryan Cupito / Tony Mortensen - Cupito has developed into adequate passer.

41. Georgia Tech - Reggie Ball / Taylor Bennett - Ball a 4-year starter, but still makes freshman mistakes.

42. Tennessee - Erik Ainge / Jonathan Crompton - Ainge was solid as a freshman, then awful as a sophomore last season.

43. Texas AMStephen McGee / Ty Branyon - Big things expected from the athletic McGee.

44. South Carolina - Blake Mitchell / Chris Smelley - Beware, Mr. Mitchell. Spurrier loves Smelley, a true freshman.

45. La.-Lafayette - Jerry Babb / Michael Desormeaux - Both run well. Both throw OK. Both fit offense.

46. Maryland - Sam Hollenbach / Jordan Steffy - It's simple for Terps: Whole season is on Hollenbach.

47. Penn State - Anthony Morelli / Paul Cianciolo - Morelli, a dropback guy, replaces the athletic Michael Robinson.

48. East Carolina - James Pinkney / Brett Clay - Pinkney (Boca Raton) has good size and nice athleticism.

49. Western Michigan - Ryan Cubit / Thomas Peregrin - Cubit was granted a 6th year of eligibility by NCAA.

50. UCLA - Ben Olson / Pat Cowan - Olson hasn't exactly lighted it up in preseason workouts.

51. Virginia Tech - Sean Glennon / Ike Whitaker - When all is said and done, Whitaker will be the guy.

52. Missouri - Chase Daniel / Brandon Coleman - Expectations are high for Daniel, an athletic sophomore.

53. Clemson - Will Proctor / Cullen Harper - Proctor (Trinity Prep) is 5th-year senior starting for 1st time.

54. Oklahoma - Paul Thompson / Joey Halzle - Thompson was so bad at QB last season that he was moved to WR.

55. Texas - Colt McCoy / Jevan Snead - Neither has taken a college snap.

56. Alabama - John Parker Wilson / Marc Guillon - Drop-off from the departed Brodie Croyle is large.

57. Georgia - Joe Tereshinski III / Joe Cox - If we liked to bet, we'd bet Tereshinski eventually gets replaced.

58. Fresno State - Tom Brandstater OR Sean Norton - They're battling to replace 4-year starter Paul Pinegar.

59. Arkansas - Robert Johnson / Mitch Mustain - Johnson couldn't do the job and was benched last season.

60. Tulane - Lester Ricard / Scott Elliott - Ricard has a big arm, but makes too many mistakes.

61. Middle Tennessee - Clint Marks / Patrick Jackson - Marks should thrive with new coaching staff.

62. New Mexico - Kole McKamey / Chris Nelson - Lobos on third offensive system in as many seasons.

63. Oregon State - Matt Moore / Sean Canfield - Moore a journeyman talent who had 11 TDs and 19 picks last season.

64. Washington - Isaiah Stanback / Carl Bonnell - Stanback has tools but never has put it together.

65. Baylor - Shawn Bell / Blake Szymanski - Baylor plans to throw it a lot more this season.

66. Marshall - Bernard Morris / Derek Devine - Morris (Jones High) was part-time starter last season.

67. Troy - Omar Haugabook / Jonathan Chandler - Trojans need Haugabook, a JC transfer, to produce immediately.

68. Northwestern - Mike Kafka / C.J. Bacher - Only at Northwestern could the starting QB be named Kafka.

69. Wake Forest - Ben Mauk / Riley Skinner - Mauk needs to make better decisions to keep job this season.

70. Indiana - Blake Powers / Graeme McFarland - Powers threw 22 TD passes last season.

71. Purdue - Curtis Painter / Joey Elliott - Painter a good athlete, but can he throw it effectively?

72. Colorado - James Cox / Brian White - New Coach Dan Hawkins will have a quick hook.

73. Idaho - Steven Wichman / Brian Nooy - Wichman's stats should benefit from presence of new Coach Dennis Erickson.

74. Ball State - Joey Lynch / Nate Davis - Lynch generally a steady, mistake-free guy.

75. Virginia - Christian Olsen / Kevin McCabe - Olsen's brother is UM star TE Greg.

76. Toledo - Clint Cochran / Brandon Summers - Rockets' only quesitonable position is QB.

77. Kansas State - Dylan Meier / Josh Freeman - Meier started in '04, then was injured last season.

78. Kansas - Kerry Meier / Adam Barmann - Big things expected from Meier, a redshirt frosh.

79. New Mexico State - Chase Holbrook / Matt Parsons - Expect Holbrook to average 45 attempts per game.

80. NC State - Marcus Stone / Daniel Evans - Stone hasn't come close to living up to the high school hype.

81. Bowling Green - Anthony Turner / Freddie Barnes - Turner was so-so when he had to start last season.

82. North Carolina - Joe Dailey / Cameron Sexton - Dailey had a bad season as Nebraska's QB in 2004.

83. Central Michigan - Brian Brunner / Dan LeFevour - Brunner (3 passes last season) has chance to put up big numbers.

84. Oklahoma State - Bobby Reid / Zac Robinson - Reid needs to live up to his immense prep billing.

85. Illinois - Tim Brasic / Isiah Williams - Williams, a touted frosh, could be No. 1 by midseason.

86. Vanderbilt - Chris Nickson OR Richard Kovalcheck - Coach Bobby Johnson will make decision next week.

87. Kentucky - Andre Woodson OR Curtis Pulley - Coach Rich Brooks will make decision next week.

88. UNLV - Rocky Hinds / Shane Steichen - Hinds started his career at USC before heading to Vegas.

89. Cincinnati - Dustin Grutza / Nick Davila - Grutza's hold on starting job a tenuous one.

90. Rutgers - Mike Teel / Jabu Lovelace - Teel was less-than-stellar in part-time duty last season.

91. Navy - Brian Hampton / K. Kaheaku-Enhada - Hampton, a senior, will be starting for first time.

92. San Diego State - Kevin O'Connell / Kevin Craft - Maybe new Coach Chuck Long can help O'Connell.

93. Colorado State - Caleb Hanie / Billy Farris - Hanie started 5 times in 2004 as injury replacement.

94. Memphis - Martin Hankins / Will Hudgens - Hankins had success at I-AA SE Louisiana before transferring.

95. Southern Miss - Jeremy Young / Steven Reaves - Young more dangerous with legs than with arm.

96. UAB - Chris Williams / Sam Hunt - Replacing Darrell Hackney isn't going to be easy.

97. Mississippi State - Michael Henig / Tray Rutland - Bullodgs unquestionably are at bottom of SEC in QBs.

98. Utah State - Leon Jackson / Bryan Black - Jackson is good runner but must improve as passer.

99. Miami (Ohio) - Mike Kokal / Daniel Raudabaugh - Kokal's dad, Greg, quarterbacked Kent Statr to MAC title in 1972.

100. Connecticut - D.J. Hernandez / Matt Bonislawski - UConn was ravaged by injuries at QB last season.

101. Wyoming - Jacob Doss / Karsten Sween - Doss at controls of a sophisticated passing attack.

102. Louisiana Tech - Zac Champion / Joe Danna - Champion, a junior, has thrown 8 career passes.

103. Ohio U. - Austen Everson / Brad Bower - Bower started 4 games for Illinois in 2004.

104. FIU - Josh Padrick / Paul McCall - Padrick (Merritt Island) has Sun Belt's best receivers to work with.

105. USF - Pat Julmiste / Matt Grothe - To call Julmiste a bad pass is to be kind.

106. Buffalo - Drew Willy / Tony Paoli - Willy struggled last season, but maybe new scheme will help.

107. Syracuse - Perry Patterson / Andrew Robinson - Patterson is a bad fit for Orange's "West Coast" offense.

108. Kent State - Michael Machen / Julian Edelman - Machen threw 18 picks last season.

109. FAU - Rusty Smith / Sean Clayton - Owls were last in Sun Belt in scoring last season.

110. Army - David Pevoto / Kevin Dunn - Pevoto has a nice arm, and that could pay off.

111. Duke - Marcus Jones / Thaddeus Lewis - Projected starter Zack Asack was booted for plagiarism.

112. Eastern Michigan - Tyler Jones / Andy Schmitt - Jones must prove he can throw with consistency.

113. San Jose State - Sean Flynn / Adam Tafralis - The Spartans will rely heavily on the run this season.

114. SMU - Justin Willis / Corey Slater - Neither of these guys has taken a college snap.
115. North Texas - Daniel Meager / Matt Phillips - UNT threw for 129.3 ypg last season. Really.

116. La.-Monroe - Kinsmon Lancaster / Chance Payne - ULM's top player last season was QB Steven Jyles.

117. Rice - Chase Clement / John Shepherd - Owls changing from triple-option to spread. But can they throw?

118. Arkansas State - Travis Hewitt / Corey Leonard - Hewitt broke Trent Green's records while in high school.

119. Temple - Colin Clancy OR Shane Kelly - 2 others in mix also. One overriding theme: None are that good.

[Ponymon]

I CAN'T believe that SMU's quarterback tandem isn't at least in the top 10 if not the top 3 Obviously a SERIOUS mistake has been made

[smu diamond m]

21. UTEP - Jordan Palmer / Brandis Dew - Palmer forced too many throws last season.

22. Texas Tech - Graham Harrell / Chris Todd - Coach Mike Leach plugs in a new guy in his assembly line.

Man, both of these games are going to be awesome. I wish I could make it to that UTEP game, pesky classes...

[westexSMU]

[quote="Ponymon"]I CAN'T believe that SMU's quarterback tandem isn't at least in the top 10 if not the top 3 Obviously a SERIOUS mistake has been made.........Do you think the Planters Wort cost us a hundred points ??? Thats got to be it !

[PK]

Well, it is up to Justin to show the error of the above report. Go Mustangs...Beat Tech!!!!!!!

[ThadFilms]

55. Texas - Colt McCoy / Jevan Snead - Neither has taken a college snap.

114. SMU - Justin Willis / Corey Slater - Neither of these guys has taken a college snap.

Hmmm...

[jtstang]

Didn't Slater play in junior college? I would hope he got a snap if we recruited him.

[mrydel]

Didn't Slater play in junior college? I would hope he got a snap if we recruited him.

Maybe he is a converted Tight End.

[westexSMU]

He played QB some but I think he was second string most of freshman year.

[LA_Mustang]

Maybe he was in a rock band and quit because he wanted to be a college football QB.

[RGV Pony]

NM State was 0-fer last season, and have two QBs who have never started a college game. And they're several slots above SMU.

I guess Hal Mumme trumps PB/Rusty Burns in the QB development game?

[MustangStealth]

Man, both of these games are going to be awesome. I wish I could make it to that UTEP game, pesky classes...

You have Saturday classes?

[smu diamond m]

15 hour drive?

[ReedFrawg]

15 hour drive?

Not even close to 15hrs. Its about 640 miles from Dallas...if you drive 75 MPH then you will make it in about 8.5 hours. Not a short drive but certainly doable if you want to see your home team in person.

[MustangStealth]

It's only 10. And you gain an hour going there. And the game is at night. You could leave Dallas at 8am and make it in time for a little tailgating, postgame drinks at Acetunas, etc.