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College football QB tiers: Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence are stars, but who's next?
There's no denying the Ohio State and Clemson QBs are superstars, but who isn't getting enough attention? And who's being overhyped?
www.espn.com
won't copy/paste the whole article, but here are the tiers:
Tier 1: The can't-miss superstars (two players)
Justin Fields, Ohio State
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Tier 2: Elite (six players)
Tanner Morgan, Minnesota
Sam Howell, North Carolina
Brock Purdy, Iowa State
D'Eriq King, Miami
Sam Ehlinger, Texas
Kedon Slovis, USC
Tier 3: Elite like Joe Flacco (five players)
Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
Jamie Newman, Georgia
Micale Cunningham, Louisville
K.J. Costello, Mississippi State
Kyle Trask, Florida
Tier 4: Big shoes to fill (six players, four jobs)
Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
Bryce Young/Mac Jones, Alabama
Jacob Sirmon/Dylan Morris, Washington
Myles Brennan, LSU
Tier 5: Non-Power 5 (six players)
Brady White, Memphis
Dillon Gabriel, UCF
Levi Lewis, Louisiana
Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
Trey Lance, North Dakota State
Shane Buechele, SMU
Tier 6: Game managers (six players)
Charlie Brewer, Baylor
Ian Book, Notre Dame
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest
Sean Clifford, Penn State
Chase Garbers, California
Brandon Peters, Illinois
Tier 7: Up-and-comers (eight players)
Bo Nix, Auburn
Jayden Daniels, Arizona State
Holton Ahlers, East Carolina
Hank Bachmeier, Boise State
Max Duggan, TCU
Hendon Hooker, Virginia Tech
Davis Mills, Stanford
John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss
Tier 8: Wild cards (seven players)
Jarret Doege, West Virginia
Spencer Petras, Iowa
Tommy DeVito, Syracuse
Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
Jake Bentley, Utah
JT Daniels, Georgia
McKenzie Milton, UCF
Tier 9: Open competitions (three jobs)
Joe Milton/Dylan McCaffrey, Michigan
Jack Coan/Graham Mertz, Wisconsin
Jarrett Guarantano/Brian Maurer, Tennessee
Tier 10: We could be convinced (nine players)
Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina
Jack Plummer, Purdue
Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern
Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State
Chase Brice, Duke
Adrian Martinez, Nebraska
James Blackman, Florida State
Michael Penix Jr., Indiana
Skylar Thompson, Kansas State