SEC QB Rankings: End of the regular season

By Chris Marler

The final regular season games have all been played. Here’s the SEC Quarterbacks rankings at the conclusion of the regular season. 

The Sad Six

16. Michael Van Buren, LSU

15. Blake Shapen, Mississippi State

14. DJ Lagway, Florida 

13. Beau Pribula, Missouri

12. Cutter Boley, Kentucky

11. Taylen Green, Arkansas 

The Top Ten

10. Ashton Daniels, Auburn 

Daniels got off to an incredibly slow start against Alabama, but a couple of explosive plays brought Auburn all the way back from down 17 points and made it a tie game in the final quarter. It will be interesting to see what Auburn does at QB with new head coach Alex Golesh coming in. 

9. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina 

A season to forget for Sellers. He played in the worst offense in the conference, had multiple playcallers, and played behind an offensive line that gave up over 40 sacks for the third consecutive year. 

8. John Mateer, Oklahoma 

A horrible game against LSU, but I admittedly don’t know who I could put above Mateer at this point of the season. Three interceptions with the playoff on the line was atrocious, but give him credit for connecting on a game winner to punch the Sooners’ ticket to the postseason. 

7. Marcel Reed, Texas A&M 

Reed has a lot to be proud of this season, but losing the final game of the season to Texas is something that will sing. A&M is still a lock to make the College Football Playoff, and was one of the best teams in the country for most of the year, but their lack of competition in SEC play is something of note in regards to him getting postseason awards and this team being a favorite to win it all. 

6. Ty Simpson, Alabama 

Simpson didn’t put up huge numbers in the Iron Bowl. He completed just 54.3 percent of his passes and had only 122 yards. However, he finished with three touchdowns and no interceptions, and was clutch when Alabama needed him most. For the season, he had the best TD-to-INT ratio in the SEC at 27-to-4. He also gained 3,182 yards of total offense and led Alabama back to the SEC Championship game and most likely a spot in the College Football Playoff. 

5. Joey Aguilar, Tennessee 

Aguilar was fantastic this season. He led the SEC in passing yards, and finished top five in the league in completion percentage, yards per attempt, yards per game, passer rating, and passing touchdowns. The 8-4 mark on the season isn’t what Vols fans wanted, but it’s pretty incredible considering the instability of the QB position that was in Knoxville this spring and summer. 

4. Arch Manning, Texas 

For as much flack as Manning got this year for falling short of his preseason expectations, he deserves his flowers at the end of the regular season. His completion percentage and passer rating weren’t great, but he finished the season with over 3,000 yards of offense and 32 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. In his final seven games, he had 16 touchdowns and just two interceptions while leading Texas to a 6-1 record. 

3. Gunner Stockton, Georgia 

Stockton had a terrible game to close out the regular season against Georgia Tech. He completed just 52.4 percent of his passes for 70 yards and just 3.3 yards per attempt. Still, he finished in the season completing over 70 percent of his passes with 28 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He was also top five nationally in QBR. 

2. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss 

Chambliss finished the regular season with a bang leading Ole Miss to their first 11 win regular season in program history. He racked up 385 yards of offense and had four touchdowns through the air. He finished the season with the fewest interceptions in the SEC with just three, and was sixth nationally in QBR at 85.9. 

1. Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt 

Pavia finished the season by leading Vanderbilt to its first ten win season in program history. He struggled early in the regular season finale against Tennessee throwing two interceptions. But no one in the country had a better finish to the season than Pavia. In his last four games, he racked up 1,422 yards of offense and 16 touchdowns. He finished the 2025 regular season with over 4,000 yards of offense and is currently the favorite to win the Heisman trophy at +150.