ESPN College Football QB Tiers

[ben]

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

 

[Canedog]

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Not sure if the exact tier is correct, but the premise is. Tier 1 is Lawrence and Fields. And King is absolutely in Tier 2.

 

[Geddy Lee]

Milton will never be the same again after that injury

 

[ATXCane86]

Hard to argue with this list

 

[Zbrod95]

I get that Trey Lance is in FCS but he would be the starter at a lot of schools and it wouldn’t be close. Same with Hooker.

 

[Brains]

Milton will never be the same again after that injury

Listing him at all is so stupid.

 

[MichiCANE]

Ian Book is still in college? Jesus man

 

[TriStarCane]

"Elite Like Joe Flacco"

 

[Waffle Honcho]

But according to many CIS porsters Jarren Williams is supposedly better than Sam Howell?

 

[moshated305]

Poor Joe Flacco

 

[JgDaCane]

I get that Trey Lance is in FCS but he would be the starter at a lot of schools and it wouldn’t be close. Same with Hooker.

Lance should be in tier 1.

 

[IndayArtHauz]

King over Trask?

 

[305407cane]

Jayden Daniels could be argued higher maybe. He was pretty clutch at times. Played well against Oregon. Obv McKenzie Milton has a terrible injury. He’s in tier 2 healthy easily. Other than that solid list I guess. Nothing groundbreaking

 

[BS85]

"Elite Like Joe Flacco"

I thought the same. However, Flacco was truly elite in the playoffs....just sucked *** in the regular season.

 

[BeachCanes]

Anyone know if Slovis is an NFL prospect? I didn't see him last year I don't think.

 

[Boarcane]

It’s wrong... the gator quartet isn’t in his own super top tier. Lost all credibility

 

[NC_Canes_11]

Mond and Ehlinger are too high

 

[Memnon]

Anyone know if Slovis is an NFL prospect? I didn't see him last year I don't think.

He was a True Freshman last year, but yes in a couple years he will definitely be a NFL prospect.

 

[Memnon]

Dustin Crum souls be mentioned among the Non P5 QB's.

He has terrific arm talent & will be a sleeper pick in the draft.

And Trey Lance IMO is an absolute Superstar, I'd take him over Fields tbh, put him on a team with better talent & he's leading them to an undefeated season to the playoffs.