SEC Quarterback Rankings

Oct 24, 2013; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Dak Prescott (15) drops back for a pass the ball during the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Davis Wade Stadium. Mississippi State Bulldogs win the game against Kentucky Wildcats 28-22. Mandatory Credit: Spruce Derden-USA TODAY Sports

1. Mississippi State – Dak Prescott is an emerging star at QB for State. Since this is a MSU site, I’ll justify this ranking: Nick Marshall (Auburn) had 1,976 yards passing and 1,068 rushing in 14 games while Prescott had 1,940 passing and 829 rushing in roughly 8 games played. If you extrapolate Prescott’s numbers over a full season the passing numbers would be equal to Bo Wallace (Ole Miss), and the rushing production would be exponentially better. Damian Williams is a true sophomore who has experience playing in big games already.

2. Ole Miss – Bo Wallace is a good quarterback who will hold a number of Ole Miss passing records if he can stay healthy. He has some good targets to throw to and should have another good year. If he can limit the interceptions he’ll be stellar. Backing him up are a couple of redshirt freshman so a lot will be pinned on his [head and] shoulders.

3. Auburn – Nick Marshall started the entire season last year and guided the Tigers to a SEC championship. But if he had graduated and the backup Jeremy Johnson was taking his place this year would we feel all that differently about Auburn this year? Marshall has the 1st team nods because of Auburn’s excellent rushing attack that guided them to a bunch of wins. He’ll be good and dynamic himself, but Auburn won’t rely on him as much as other teams because they won’t have to.

4. South Carolina – this may seem a little high, but Dylan Thompson has had some success and experience throwing the ball for the Gamecocks. He is a 5th year senior with one of the best O-lines and RB in the league. Redshirt freshman Conner Mitch backs him up – that’s a good first name for a QB to have in Columbia.

5. Missouri – Mary Mauk played in a number of games last year subbing for the injured James Franklin and he held it together to get Mizzou to a SEC East championship. He’s probably not going to wow anyone, and is in the Conner Shaw mold of QBs. He’ll be a solid guy though.

6. Florida – people have been talking about Jeff Driskel forever. Will he ever show up? I feel like I’m being overly kind by ranking Florida this high. They have a couple of young Gators backing him up.

7. Georgia – Mark Richt will look to a 5th year senior in Hutson Mason who redshirted his true junior season behind Aaron Murray so he would have this chance. It seems like UGA has developed a pattern: 4-year starter (David Greene) then 5th year senior (D.J. Shockley), 4-year starter (well, three years then pro in Matthew Stafford) then 5th year senior (Joe Cox), 4-year starter (Aaron Murray) then 5th year senior (Hutson Mason). Richt won a SEC championship the first time in 2005 but went just 7-5 in 2009.

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8. Alabama – Bama fans believe Jake Coker, a Florida State transfer, is going to come in and be the next big QB in Tuscaloosa. He hasn’t won the job just yet against incoming senior Blake Sims.

9. Tennessee – the only reason I’m rating Justin Worley this high is because not much is known about the other QBs in the league. Joshua Dobbs saw some playing time last year and could overtake Worley.

10. Texas A&M – no one knows who will be taking snaps for the Aggies just yet. But with Kevin Sumlin drawing up the plays I’m confident they’ll do pretty well.

11. LSU – Les Miles can win without a very good quarterback, see: Jordan Jefferson. Who knows if he’ll have one this year.

12. Kentucky – Patrick Towles is a decent passer, I think.

13. Arkansas – Brandon Allen has to be the most pedestrian QB in the SEC.

14. Vanderbilt – Who knows.

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