USA Today Ranks presumed starting SEC QBs

[Jeff from Jax]

Article gives you a different viewpoint.
Stats for Top 5 pretty close.
Level of competition difficult to assess for Costello (PAC 12) & Newman (ACC).

No. 1 Kellen Mond – Texas A&M Aggies (Senior – San Antonio, Texas)

2019 - Jr Year aTm - 2897 yds, 20 TD, 9 Int, 131.1 QB Rating
3 yr career aTm - 7379 yds, 52 TD, 24 Int, 127.8 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kellen-mond-1.html

No. 2 Kyle Trask – Florida Gators (Redshirt senior – Manvel, Texas)
https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/18/2019-florida-gators-football-profile-card-kyle-trask/

2019 - 1 yr starter Florida - 2941 yds, 25 TD, 7 Int, 156.1 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-trask-1.html

No. 3 K.J. Costello – Mississippi State Bulldogs (Redshirt senior – Newport Beach, California)
Mike Leach & Costello will surprise some SEC West Teams; glad we don't travel to Starkville this year ! LOL

2018 - Jr Year Stanford - 3540 yds, 29 TD, 11 Int, 155.0 QB rating
2019 - injured; 5 games only
3 yr career-Stanford - 6151 yds, 49 TD, 18 INT, 143.8 QB Rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kj-costello-1.html

No. 4 Jamie Newman – Georgia Bulldogs (Redshirt senior – Graham, North Carolina)
2019 JR Year Wake Forest - 2868 yds, 26 TD, 11 INT, 145.3 QB Rating
3 yr career Wake Forest - 3959 yds, 35 TD, 16 Int, 142.7 QB Rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jamie-newman-1.html

No. 5 Bo Nix – Auburn Tigers (Sophomore – Pinson, Alabama)

Fresh Yr at Auburn - 2542 yds,16 TD, 6 Int, 125.0 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bo-nix-1.html



For balance of listings - https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lis...ing-running-backs-compare-heres-our-rankings/

 

[instaGATOR]

No. 1 Kellen Mond – Texas A&M Aggies (Senior – San Antonio, Texas)
2019 - Jr Year aTm - 2897 yds, 20 TD, 9 Int, 131.1 QB Rating

No. 2 Kyle Trask – Florida Gators (Redshirt senior – Manvel, Texas)
2019 - 1 yr starter Florida - 2941 yds, 25 TD, 7 Int, 156.1 QB rating
Only 10 starts, plus 4th Qtr @ UK, down by 11 Pts, won by 8 Pts. (29-21)

They must use some unknown criteria to determine the ranking positions....

 

[PacoGator19]

Kellen Mond is so overrated. Maybe he will finally do something this year? He was hyped up pre-season last year as well.

 

[TEBOW TIME]

Kellen Mond is so overrated. Maybe he will finally do something this year? He was hyped up pre-season last year as well.

Seems like he has been there 10 years

 

[instaGATOR]

W - UF/Trask 24 - 13 AU
L - aTm/Mond 20 - 28 AU

L - UF/Trask 17 - 24 @ WLOCP UGly
L - aTm/Mond 13 - 19 @ UGly

L - UF/Trask 28 - 42 @ LSU
L - aTm/Mond 7 - 50 @ LSU

So Mond is obviously a better QB than Trask is....

 

[LizardGrad89]

Article gives you a different viewpoint.
Stats for Top 5 pretty close.
Level of competition difficult to assess for Costello (PAC 12) & Newman (ACC).

No. 1 Kellen Mond – Texas A&M Aggies (Senior – San Antonio, Texas)

2019 - Jr Year aTm - 2897 yds, 20 TD, 9 Int, 131.1 QB Rating
3 yr career aTm - 7379 yds, 52 TD, 24 Int, 127.8 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kellen-mond-1.html

No. 2 Kyle Trask – Florida Gators (Redshirt senior – Manvel, Texas)
https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/18/2019-florida-gators-football-profile-card-kyle-trask/

2019 - 1 yr starter Florida - 2941 yds, 25 TD, 7 Int, 156.1 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-trask-1.html

No. 3 K.J. Costello – Mississippi State Bulldogs (Redshirt senior – Newport Beach, California)
Mike Leach & Costello will surprise some SEC West Teams; glad we don't travel to Starkville this year ! LOL

2018 - Jr Year Stanford - 3540 yds, 29 TD, 11 Int, 155.0 QB rating
2019 - injured; 5 games only
3 yr career-Stanford - 6151 yds, 49 TD, 18 INT, 143.8 QB Rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kj-costello-1.html

No. 4 Jamie Newman – Georgia Bulldogs (Redshirt senior – Graham, North Carolina)
2019 JR Year Wake Forest - 2868 yds, 26 TD, 11 INT, 145.3 QB Rating
3 yr career Wake Forest - 3959 yds, 35 TD, 16 Int, 142.7 QB Rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jamie-newman-1.html

No. 5 Bo Nix – Auburn Tigers (Sophomore – Pinson, Alabama)

Fresh Yr at Auburn - 2542 yds,16 TD, 6 Int, 125.0 QB rating
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bo-nix-1.html



For balance of listings - https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lis...ing-running-backs-compare-heres-our-rankings/

No way Newman is ahead of Nix.

Bo Nix, as a true frosh, had a 125 rating playing 6 top 10 teams, while Jamie Newman had a 145 rating as a junior playing one ranked team in Clemson. I would say that Nix had the better year last year, taking into account the competition, and has much more potential for improvement than Newman going into this year.

I don't see Newman in the top 5. I'd put him behind Trask, Mond, and Nix, plus Mac Jones @ Bama and Terry Wilson @ Kentucky. I put him and Costello together, both have to prove they can play with the big boys of the SEC. I'll give him the edge over new starters and the proven-to-be mediocres, such as Franks, Guarantano and Hilinski.

 

[Jeff from Jax]

No way Newman is ahead of Nix.

I don't see Newman in the top 5. I'd put him behind Trask, Mond, and Nix, plus Mac Jones @ Bama and Terry Wilson @ Kentucky.

I put him and Costello together, both have to prove they can play with the big boys of the SEC. I'll give him the edge over new starters and the proven-to-be mediocres, such as Franks, Guarantano and Hilinski.

LG89
Agree with both your comments