Dec 26, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; UNLV Rebels quarterback Jayden Maiava (1) throws a pass during the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
There is nothing like quarterback depth in college football. When teams possess backup options with which they are comfortable, offensive coaching staffs breathe easier.
National college football analyst Clint Brewster of 247Sports ranked the best backup quarterbacks in the nation and teams which have a No. 2 or No. 3 signal-caller who can step in and rock if needed.
247Sports published a list of the top backup QBs in college football this year, ranking USC backup Jayden Maiava in the top 10. It will be fascinating to see if Lincoln Riley uses Maiava in high-leverage game situations, or if he limits him to late-game garbage-time mop-up duty behind Miller Moss. It is worth wondering if Riley and USC will give Maiava maybe an occasional scripted play to run in an important spot against LSU, or if Moss gets 100 percent of the high-stress snaps versus LSU and every other USC opponent this season (Utah State being the one exception).
Brewster reminds us that Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama, Sam Darnold of USC, and Cardale Jones of Ohio State were once ranked as top backups at the quarterback position. All three eventually became starters at their respective schools and went on to get drafted in the National Football League.
We are ranking the top five best backup quarterbacks in the Big Ten this season:
5. Beau Pribula (Penn State)
Beau Pribula provided a spark for this Penn State offense in the Peach Bowl!
Consecutive plays
-12 yard rush
-48 yard TD pass on the run pic.twitter.com/osZZ9aAf8i
— LandonTengwall (@landon_tengwall) June 26, 2024
Beau Pribula’s numbers were pedestrian (5-of-10, 25 yards, INT,…
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Author : Trojans Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-24 22:29:33
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