He had 11 more touchdowns than the season before. Way to pick and choose comparisons. His best year was under Richt. So the conversation about how he didn’t improve and that he was being used wrong doesn’t hold up
Actually it wasn't. His Sophomore campaign had NFL scouts talking about if he came out that year he would've been a first/second round pick. He came in to his Jr year w/ a lot of hype; however it was his Jr campaign that turned NFL scouts off. Kaaya caught fire his last 4 of 5 games of the season, and he was hoping that, coupled w/ his sophomore campaign would re-attract NFL scouts, and it did not. Kaaya's first 8 games were not that great during Richt's tenure. Don't believe me:
2016:
12-18 135yrds 4 TDs (FAMU) QBR-203.0
17-31 191yrds 2 ints (FAU)* QBR-93.7 ..... Contrast 2015: 21-32 287yrds 1 TD QBR-151.3
21-27 368yrds 3 TDs 1 int (App St)
13-19 241yrds 1 TD (GT)* QBR-192.3 ..... Contrast 2015: 16-25 300yrds 1 TD QBR-178.0
19-32 214yrds 2 TD 1 int (FSU)* QBR-129.9 ..... Contrast 2015: 29-49 405 yrds 3 TDs QBR-148.8
16-31 224yrds (UNC)* QBR-112.3 ..... Contrast 2015: 24-43 326 yrds 1TD 1int QBR-122.5
23-38 323yrds 2 TDs 1 int (VT) * QBR-144.0 ..... Contrast 2015: 19-30 296 2TDs QBR-168.2
26-42 288yrds 1TD 1int (ND) QBR-122.6
32-47 356yrds 4 TD (Pitt)* QBR-159.8 ..... Contrast 2015: 21-35 261 1 TD QBR-132.1
14-29 228 2 TDs 1 int (UVA)* QBR-130.2 ..... Contrast 2015: 20-26 286 2 TDs 1 int QBR-187.0
22-38 286yrds (NCSt) QBR-121.1
22-35 396yrds 4 TDs (Duke) QBR-195.6
24-34 282yrds 4 TDs (WVU) QBR-179.1
**If you look at the comparisons from teams he played against in rematch games from Golden to Richt, his QBR rating was only better w/ Richt in 2 of those 7 games. In 2015, Kaaya went 2 games where he didn't throw a TD; in 2016, he went 3 games.
What's worst is that 93.7 QBR against FAU w/ Richt. Let's not act like Richt took Kaaya to the next level.