247 / Barton Simmons / Ranking college football's best QB rooms
- Texas #4
- ou #16
- aggy #19
4. TEXAS
Projected starter: Sr Sam Ehlinger (Sr.)
Depth: Casey Thompson (Soph.), Hudson Card (Fr.), Ja’Quinden Jackson (Fr.)
You know about Ehlinger. He's as experienced as any quarterback in college football, but Texas added two Top 100 talents behind him in the 2020 class in Card and Jackson. The youth, diversity of skillset and talent set up Texas to absorb some hits this fall and there’s confidence that at least one of those guys emerges as another top-tier talent beyond 2020.
16. ou
Projected starter: Spencer Rattler (rFr.)
Depth: Tanner Mordecai (rSoph.), Chandler Morris (Fr.)
The unknown here is what’s holding the Sooners back. We expect Rattler to be really good when he hits the field and Mordecai and Morris both present promising options as backups but collectively the room has only attempted 41 college pass attempts.
19. aggy
Projected starter: Kellen Mond (Sr.)
Depth: Zach Calzada (rFr.), James Foster (Soph.), Haynes King (Fr.), Connor Blumrick (Jr.)
aggy has a lot of arms at its disposal, and a lot of big arms at that. Calzada and Foster have cannons and Haynes King was a highly touted recruit in the 2020 class. But all of the backups are unknowns and Mond is an adventure as the starter.