We’re a quarter of the way through the season, and only one thing feels certain: Kamario Taylor and Trinidad Chambliss are the shampoo of SEC quarterbacks because they’re head and shoulders above the rest.
I’m sorry. That joke sucked. Hopefully these rankings don’t. Here’s my Week 4 SEC quarterback rankings.
Bottom Six
14. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
Tier 2 QB 1s
Leavitt is averaging one interception (5) per $1 million he was paid in NIL so far this season. There’s still a long way to go, though, and his ceiling, especially in Kiffin’s offense, remains incredibly high.
Minchey finally completed some passes downfield, and it seemed to unlock the entire offense for the Wildcats in their big win over Texas A&M.
Brandon is one of three starting quarterbacks in the SEC without an interception this season. He’s the only true freshman starter, too.
Simmons also hasn’t thrown an interception this year. He also ranks fourth in the SEC in yards per attempt (9.6) and passer rating (188.48). This week’s game in Starkville should be a good one.
This weekend we get to see Arch’s first road test of the season. He seems locked in so far despite completing just 61.5% of his passes and posting a passer rating that ranks 11th in the SEC.
Top 5
Philo is ranked in the top three in the SEC in completion percentage (73.4%), passer rating (192.76) and QBR (88.6). He’s also ranked second in yards per attempt with a staggering 11.3 clip.
Any questions that people (hand up, I mean me) had about Buster Faulkner’s success as an offensive coordinator without Haynes King have largely been forgotten. Philo has been great, but this weekend he’ll get to see the first big stage of his young career as Ole Miss comes to town.
Stockton is as sexy as a sweatshirt, but my goodness is he functional and great.
He currently leads the nation in QBR (94.8) which also ranks third best of all time in the SEC behind Mac Jones (2020) and Jayden Daniels (2023).
There’s a lot of season left to go, but Stockton has been phenomenal so far. He has less incompletions (7) than touchdowns (9). The biggest test of his season will come against Brent Venables’ defense this weekend when the Dawgs host Oklahoma. He’s only attempted 45 passes this season, so we’ll find out more very quickly.
Alabama has a ton of questions, but none are at quarterback. Russell has shown very quickly that he was very deserving of being the highest ranked recruit in the history of Alabama’s program.
He was fantastic against Florida State with his arm and his legs. He finished that game with 76.7% completion percentage, 376 total yards and four touchdowns. The overall touchdown numbers aren’t eye popping, but the throws that he’s making just three starts into his career certainly are.
2. Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State
Taylor struggled out of the gates against South Carolina going 0-for-4 with an interception in his first four attempts. He rebounded quite well, and that’s putting it mildly. He completed his next eight passes in a row and four went for touchdowns.
On the year, he has 12 TDs and just one interception. He is first in the SEC and fifth in the country in total yards per game at 336.7, and he’s getting the recognition he deserves with the fourth best Heisman odds in FBS right now at +1100.
1. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
There’s no one better at improvising. There’s no one better with the ball in their hands in the fourth quarter. There’s no one better in the country than Trinidad Chambliss. Period.
