Pro Football Focus Week 9 SEC QB Grades

By Chris Marler

A Sunday morning tradition unlike any other, PFF has released their post-Week Nine grades for SEC Quarterbacks for the 2024 season. Here’s how each QB rated out after another crazy weekend of college football and where they ranked nationally. 

Last week, only three SEC quarterbacks saw an increase in their grade and national ranking. This week was much different as we saw a lot of movement in the weekly grades and national rankings. A total of eight SEC quarterbacks moved up in the national rankings including three that were on a bye week.

The most notable jumps from week eight to week nine were Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green, Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed, and Mississippi State’s Michael Van Buren. Green had a huge day in Starkville, piling up nearly 400 yards of total offense and scoring six touchdowns. His opponent Michael Van Buren did throw two interceptions, but the true freshman continues to impress with his accuracy and ability to score. On the season, he has nine touchdowns in just four starts with three of those starts coming against (what we expect to be) current top ten teams.

Then there is Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed who came off the bench against LSU to spark a huge come from behind win, scoring three touchdowns and leading the Aggies to five straight second half scoring drives.

Here are the SEC Quarterback Grades through week nine for all 21 players who have started at least one game this season.

1. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss

Grade: 91.1

Nat’l Rank: 7

 

2. Taylen Green, Arkansas

Grade: 90.2

Nat’l Rank: 13

 

3. Diego Pavia , Vanderbilt 

Grade: 86.4

Nat’l Rank: 33

 

4. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU

Grade: 82.7

Nat’l Rank: 47

 

5. Carson Beck, UGA

Grade: 81.3

Nat’l Rank: 56

 

6. Jalen Milroe, Alabama 

Grade: 80.4

Nat’l Rank: 65

 

7. Payton Thorne, Auburn 

Grade: 78.7

Nat’l Rank: 76

 

8. DJ Lagway, Florida

Grade: 73.2

Nat’l Rank: 136

 

9. Brady Cook, Missouri 

Grade: 72.8

Nat’l Rank: 140

 

10. Marcel Reed, Texas A&M 

Grade: 72.3

Nat’l Rank: 148

 

11. Michael van Buren, Mississippi State

Grade: 71.2

Nat’l Rank: 160

 

12. Brock Vandagriff, Kentucky

Grade: 70.8

Nat’l Rank: 166

 

13. Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee 

Grade: 70.0

Nat’l Rank: 178

 

14. Quinn Ewers, Texas 

Grade: 65.2

Nat’l Rank: 225

 

15. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina

Grade: 63.9

Nat’l Rank: 234

 

16. Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma 

Grade: 59.0

Nat’l Rank: 273

 

Non-starting SEC Quarterbacks

Arch Manning, Texas

Grade: 88.6

SEC Rank: 3

Nat’l Rank: 14

 

Blake Shapen, Mississippi State 

Grade: 81.7

SEC Rank: 6

Nat’l Rank: 53

 

Graham Mertz, Florida

Grade: 69.1

SEC Rank: 16

Nat’l Rank: 187

 

Conner Weigman, Texas A&M

Grade: 62.3

SEC Rank:19

Nat’l Rank: 249

 

Michael Hawkins, Oklahoma 

Grade: 50.8

SEC Rank: 21

Nat’l Rank: 307