SEC Football: Ranking SEC Quarterbacks after CFB week one
By Ronald Evans
With SEC Football week one complete, we have our first data to compare all the SEC quarterbacks. Ranking of the SEC QBs is based on their week one performances (and week zero for the Vandy QB). Performance in previous seasons is not considered unless the small 2022 sample cannot distinguish a pair of QBs.
Given the wide range in strength of opposing defenses and the small number of games, such an early ranking is imprecise.
Before providing the ranking, first a summary of SEC quarterback stats.
SEC Football Passing Yards
- Will Rogers (Mississippi State) – 450 yards
- Stetson Bennett (Georgia) – 368 yards
- Haynes King (Texas A&M) – 364 yards
- Will Levis (Kentucky) – 303 yards
- Spencer Rattler (South Carolina) – 227 yards
- KJ Jefferson (Arkansas) – 223 yards
- Hendon Hooker (Tennessee) – 221 yards
- Jayden Daniels (LSU) – 209 yards
- Brady Cook (Missouri) – 201 yards
- Mike Wright (Vanderbilt) – Average for 2 games, 196 yards, 393 yards total
- Bryce Young (Alabama) – 195 yards
- Anthony Richardson (Florida) – 168 yards
- Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss) – 154 yards
- TJ Finley (Auburn) – 112 yards
Quarterback Rushing Yards
- Mike Wright (Vandy) – Average for 2 games, 123 yards, 247 yards total
- Jayden Daniels (LSU) – 114 yards
- Anthony Richardson (Florida) – 106 yards
- Bryce Young (Alabama) – 100 yards
- KJ Jefferson (Arkansas) – 62 yards
- Brady Cook (Missouri) – 61 yards
- Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss) – 40 yards
- Haynes King (Texas A&M) – 35 yards
- Hendon Hooker (Tennessee) – 12 yards
- Stetson Bennett (Georgia) – 8 yards
- TJ Finley (Auburn) – 1 yard
- Spencer Rattler (South Carolina); minus-12 yards
- Will Rogers (Mississippi State); minus-16 yards
- Will Levis (Kentucky); minus-18 yards
SEC Quarterback Touchdowns
- Bryce Young; 5 Passing, 1 Rushing; Total – 6 touchdowns
- Will Rogers; 5 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 5 touchdowns
- Mike Wright; Average for 2 games, 3 Passing, 2 Rushing; Average Total – 5 touchdowns
- KJ Jefferson; 3 Passing, 1 Rushing; Total – 4 touchdowns
- Hendon Hooker; 2 Passing, 2 Rushing; Total – 4 touchdowns
- Haynes King; 3 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 3 touchdowns
- Anthony Richardson; 0 Passing, 3 Rushing; Total – 3 touchdowns
- Stetson Bennett; 2 Passing, 1 Rushing; Total – 3 touchdowns
- Will Levis; 3 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 3 touchdowns
- Jayden Daniels; 2 Passing, O Rushing; Total – 2 touchdowns
- Brady Cook; 1 Passing, 1 Rushing; Total – 2 touchdowns
- Jaxson Dart; 1 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 1 touchdown
- TJ Finley; 1 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 1 touchdown
- Spencer Rattler; 1 Passing, 0 Rushing; Total – 1 touchdown
SEC Quarterback Interceptions
Seven SEC quarterbacks have not thrown an interception: Bryce Young (28 attempts), KJ Jefferson (26 attempts), Anthony Richardson (24 attempts), Stetson Bennett (31 attempts), Hendon Hooker (25 attempts), Jayden Daniels (34 attempts), and Mike Wright (50 attempts in two games).
Four of the SEC football QBs have one interception, Will Rogers (49 attempts), Jaxson Dart (27 attempts), Will Levis (32 attempts) and Brady Cook (27 attempts).
Spencer Rattler (37 attempts) and TJ Finley (14 attempts) have two interceptions each.