[NCAA] Top 10 QBs

[NAHSTE]

Because why the fuck not right? Here's my list, which is based on college only. I have no intentions of assessing draft value in this list, I'm focused strictly on college-level production. I heavily weight TD/INT ratio, that's my favorite stat for judging QBs. I also take into account rushing yards, which explains why Jerrod Johnson is my #3 and Locker and Pryor are so high. After the top two, you could really make an argument for all these QBs to be in the third-spot, but Johnson's 30-8 ratio and 500 yards rushing last year put him over the rest of the field.

1. Kellen Moore, Boise St.
2. Case Keenum, Houston
3. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M
4. Jake Locker, Washington
5. Andrew Dalton, TCU
6. Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State
7. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
8. Jacory Harris, Miami
9. Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech
10. Robert Griffin III, Baylor

Tough omissions (11-15):
Andrew Luck, Stanford
Landry Jones, Oklahoma
Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
Christian Ponder, FSU
Jordan Jefferson, LSU

[Atlas]

nice list, mine is slightly different:

1. Kellen Moore, Boise St. - duh
2. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M - really did tear up defenses last year
3. Andrew Luck, Stanford - needs to prove he can survive without Gerhart, but i think he will be up to the task
4. Jake Locker, Washington - did a lot with a little last year, must build off that this year
5. Christian Ponder, Florida State - did well being the general of a team in transition, should see improvements this year, as long as all of his WR's dont get kicked off the team
6. Andrew Dalton, TCU - needs more exposure to the nation, but he was very impressive at the Manning camp this summer
7. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas - still a bit too inconsistent at times, but has an absolute cannon for an arm
8. Case Keenum, Houston - might just be a system QB, but he runs it extremely well
9. Landry Jones, Oklahoma - forced into a tough situation last year and performed admirably; has a nice stache too
10. Jacory Harris, Miami - another year with Whipple will make him a better QB, but still has mental lapses at inopportune times

Omissions:
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada - impressed many scouts/counselors with his arm strength and accuracy at the Manning camp this summer, showing he is more than just a runner
Kyle Padron - similar to Keenum, just needs to play a full season
Russell Wilson, NC State - the only bright spot on an otherwise shitty team
Zach Collaros, Cincinnati - needs to play a full season, but impressed when
Pike was injured last year
Josh Nesbitt, Georgia Tech - he runs the offense well, but he can't put the team on his back and win a game
Robert Griffin III, Baylor - he injury makes me leery of putting him on the list, but if he plays like he did in 2008, he will be top 5
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State - still too inconsistent; he played great in the rose bowl, but still had way too many mental lapses throughout the season and tends to force throws
Ricky Dobbs, Navy - b/c if you're gonna throw Nesbitt on there, might as well throw Dobbs on there too, since he (arguably) runs the offense better than Nesbitt

[NAHSTE]

I don't really get the fascination with Ponder TBH. Maybe just because I've seen such a litany of Seminole QBs fall on their faces since Weinke left (Rix, X. Lee, Weatherford), I'm penalizing him unfairly, but it seems like Florida St. always has a talented QB who throws interceptions and gives the team spineless leadership.

Really didn't watch enough of Ponder last year to say one way or another, but his modest 14-7 TD/INT ratio and the program's recent QB history gives me cause for skepticism.

[NAHSTE]

Ponder is worse than Rix and Lee and on about the same level as Weatherford

Pssh... they'd all have set passing records if they got to play in the WAC.

[Woy]

I don't really get the fascination with Ponder TBH. Maybe just because I've seen such a litany of Seminole QBs fall on their faces since Weinke left (Rix, X. Lee, Weatherford), I'm penalizing him unfairly, but it seems like Florida St. always has a talented QB who throws interceptions and gives the team spineless leadership.

Really didn't watch enough of Ponder last year to say one way or another, but his modest 14-7 TD/INT ratio and the program's recent QB history gives me cause for skepticism.

Don't forget Wyatt "I'm God" Sexton.

[Atlas]

No they wouldn't have. Especially not Lee or Weatherford.
Rix might have but then again he's not nearly the quarterback that Colt Brennan is.

If David Carr didn't set records in the WAC, I know damn right these Florida State scrubs wouldn't have.

Carr played in a pro style offense that actually ran the ball sometimes... if Carr had gotten to wing it 60 times a game, he'd have set every WAC record too... thats a horrible comparison...

[ralaw]

I find it interesting that BobSmuggins has Andrew Luck listed out of his top 10, yet he's no lower than 3rd on the other two list posted.

[Atlas]

Pat White was 4-0 in bowl games, and is the only QB in the history of college football to do that... the first time Brennan stepped on the big stage, he got hullated by UGA... i never said Brennan was a bad QB, but your homerish statements about him are ludicrous...

[Atlas]

No one cares if Pat White was 4-0 in bowl games. His whole career is summed up by him cracking under the pressure and losing against Pittsburgh and blowing West Virginia's chance to get to the national championship game.

he was injured and missed most of the game... besides it was a combo of RRod's horrible play calling (he called the bubble screen 20+ times) and Pat McAfee missing two easy FG's... go back to quoting Brennan stats and leave the football talk to the big boys...

[Atlas]

umm brees lost the 2001 Rose Bowl...

[Atlas]

give me some of these drugs you are on...

[NAHSTE]

I find it interesting that BobSmuggins has Andrew Luck listed out of his top 10, yet he's no lower than 3rd on the other two list posted.

Well I only consider Atlas' list to be credible, because the other guy has proven he knows very little about football. Not to mention his list is heavily weighted to the west coast.

As for Luck, I really struggled with whether or not to include him. I think he's gonna be great this year, but he'll have to do it without Toby Gerhart, which will make a drastic difference. Plus he's only got 1 year under his belt, and his stats, while solid, weren't otherworldy. It was hard to justify him with just 13 TD passes last year when my main criteria was TD/INT ratio.

[Sportsbuck]

first of all, Brennan wasn't humiliated, his o-line scrwd him over and coudn't even stop a 3 man rush. If Hawaii had had a good o-line they would have handled Georgia, just like they handled every other team in '07, including Washington and Boise State.

Oh, right, just need an offensive line. Problem is, the offensive line is probably the most important part of any football team...

No one cares if Pat White was 4-0 in bowl games. His whole career is summed up by him cracking under the pressure and losing against Pittsburgh and blowing West Virginia's chance to get to the national championship game.

Uh, Pat White was injuried in that game...

[Atlas]

Well I only consider Atlas' list to be credible, because the other guy has proven he knows very little about football. Not to mention his list is heavily weighted to the west coast.

As for Luck, I really struggled with whether or not to include him. I think he's gonna be great this year, but he'll have to do it without Toby Gerhart, which will make a drastic difference. Plus he's only got 1 year under his belt, and his stats, while solid, weren't otherworldy. It was hard to justify him with just 13 TD passes last year when my main criteria was TD/INT ratio.

while i agree that he has much to prove, i think he will step up and be one of the top QB's in the country, as he has the pedigree and the right coaches and players around him to make it happen...

[Colonel Angus]

LOL @ the Pat White and Colt Brennan talk.

Baylor's Robert Griffen is a beast and should be in everyone's top 5.