Ranking SEC quarterbacks and teams this season has been a process that mirrored each other for most of the year. There have been a ton of changes, even more surprises and now it’s November and the quarterback and team that reside in Athens, Ga. are once again at (or near) the top of the mountain.
Will it stay that way? Who knows, but here are this week’s rankings after separation Saturday.
Bottom Six
15. Parker Billy Puckett, Mississippi State
11. George MacIntyre, Tennessee
Tier 2 QB 1s
Mateer looked much better with a new play caller at his disposal. He led the Sooners to a huge 16-point win on the road and had 263 yards of offense and two touchdowns. Most importantly, he didn’t have a single turnover.
It wasn’t pretty, but Brown willed Auburn to a win on Saturday against lowly Arkansas. He was fantastic for the most part accounting for 301 of Auburn’s 362 total yards.
Minchey finally turned the ball over, and so did the Wildcats. They did it three times in fact against the Vols. Minchey has been fantastic at not turning the ball over this year. However, the lack of explosives in the passing game have become a bit of a problem especially in a game where they have to play from behind like the one against Tennessee.
Simmons played well enough to win on Saturday against Texas. Sadly, his team came up short to no fault of his own. Simmons still leads the SEC in turnover-worthy plays despite having just two interceptions on the season.
Manning had one of the best games of his career, and he did it on the road against a Top 25 team. That has not been something he’s done a lot in his career. Manning finished 28-of-38 for nearly 300 yards through the air and three touchdowns. He’s now fifth in the SEC in passer rating and has 20 touchdowns on the year.
Top 5
5. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
Chambliss said he wanted the best version of Georgia and Kirby Smart’s defense. Well, buddy you certainly got it. The Rebels quarterback had one of the worst games of his career. He was sacked five times, accounted for zero touchdowns and finished with two turnovers. Chambliss is still one of the best quarterbacks in the country, but outside of the Auburn game, he’s been on a recent slide. He ranks tenth in passer rating (135.32) which is 20 points lower than his number a season ago.
What a weird yardstick Saturday proved to be against Alabama. Leavitt’s numbers were outstanding. He finished with 380 yards and 35 completions, but the Tigers managed to only score 13 points. As good as the numbers were there were several missed open receivers. Still, Leavitt has been good this season. He’s been really good. He leads the SEC in yards (2,553) and has 25 touchdowns on the year.
Russell went into Tiger Stadium with a bum ankle and went 17-of-24 with three touchdowns and no interceptions against one of the best defenses in the country. Not bad for just an SMU decommit.
Stockton only had nine completions on Saturday against Ole Miss. Nearly half of them (four) went for touchdowns. He finished the game with five touchdowns total. Stockton is fourth in the SEC in QBR (81.4) and leads the conference in passer rating (180.09).
1. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
There’s not a quarterback in the conference playing better football than Sellers right now. Period. He’s been phenomenal since the start of October and has led the Gamecocks to a four-game winning streak. Sellers threw for a touchdown and ran for another to beat Texas A&M, and his 41-yard scamper to go up eight will be remembered by Gamecock fans for a long time. He is averaging 7.24 yards per play this season and over 304 yards of offense as well. He may get an early exit this week against Arkansas so he can be fully healthy against Georgia. That should be electric.
