Where does Mett rank among the all time great LSU QBs?

Somewhere between 5-10.

However, he could possibly have one of the best Pro careers of any LSU QB.

About where David Woodley ranks. Good, but not great.

Mettenberger is the best I've seen at LSU, and I go back to Lynn Amedee in 1960. Bert Jones and I were students at LSU at the same time. Bert was the best I've seen before Mett. Both, I think, have been better than Jamarcus. I didn't get to see Y A Tittle while he was at LSU, but he was amazing while playing with the Giants.

LSU is not a school great QBs gravitate to--why, I don't know. Mett was one of two great QBs Georgia recruited at the same time (Aaron Murray.) They get great ones all the time, and we had to get our best one as a cast off from Georgia.

Anthony Jennings may change that. Georgia didn't even recruit him; they had someone already they felt was better. When Jennings stepped to the 1 yard line with little time left I felt we had no chance. The boy is just out of high school. He then took LSU down the field like an All American senior, like McCarron did against us last year, like Bert Jones did against Ole Miss in '72 ('71?) Just astonishing. He may become one of the great legends of LSU.

lots of stats for you. names are severely abbreviated here..

QBs with at least 100 attempts

Mett 2013 - 192/296, 3082 yds, 65% comp, 10.1y/a, 171 RAT, 22 TD, 8 INT
Mett 2012 - 207/352, 2609 yds, 59% comp, 7.4 y/a, 128 RAT, 12 TD, 7 INT
JLee 2011 - 104/167, 1306 yds, 62% comp, 7.8 y/a, 152 RAT, 14 TD, 3 INT
JJef 2011 - 61/100, 737yards, 61% comp, 7.4 y/a, 139 RAT, 6 TD, 2 INT
JJef 2010 - 118/209, 1411 yds, 56% comp, 6.8 y/a, 115 RAT, 7 TD, 10INT

JJef 2009 - 182/292, 2166 yds, 62% comp, 7.3 y/a, 137 RAT, 17 TD, 7 INT
JLee 2008 - 143/269, 1873 yds, 53% comp, 7.0 y/a, 116 RAT, 13 TD, 16INT
Flyn 2007 - 202/359, 2407 yds, 56% comp, 6.7 y/a, 126 RAT, 21 TD, 11INT
JRus 2006 - 232/342, 3129 yds, 68% comp, 9.1 y/a, 167 RAT, 28 TD, 8 INT
JRus 2005 - 188/311, 2443 yds, 60% comp, 7.9 y/a, 137 RAT, 15 TD, 9 INT

JRus 2004 - 73/144, 1053 yds, 51% comp, 7.3 y/a, 127 RAT, 9 TD, 4 INT
MRan 2004 - 102/162, 1269 yds, 63% comp, 7.9 y/a, 140 RAT, 9 TD, 6 INT
MMau 2003 - 229/358, 2825 yds, 64% comp, 7.9 y/a, 148 RAT, 28 TD, 14INT
MRan 2002 - 87/181, 1173 yds, 48% comp, 6.5 y/a, 110 RAT, 7 TD, 5 INT
MMau 2002 - 63/130, 782 yds, 48% comp, 6.0 y/a, 119 RAT, 9 TD, 2 INT
Davy 2001 - 217/367, 3347 yds, 59% comp, 9.1 y/a, 146 RAT, 18 TD, 10 INT
Boot 2000 - 145/290, 2121 yds, 50% comp, 7.3 y/a, 120 RAT, 17 TD, 15 INT

Boot 1999 - 162/333, 1830 yds, 49% comp, 5.5 y/a, 90 RAT, 7 TD, 19 INT
Tylr 1998 - 153/250, 2018 yds, 61% comp, 8.1 y/a, 147 RAT, 18 TD, 7 INT
Tylr 1997 - 127/209, 1581 yds, 61% comp, 7.6 y/a, 133 RAT, 10 TD, 7 INT
Tylr 1996 - 109/188, 1688 yds, 58% comp, 9.0 y/a, 137 RAT, 7 TD, 8 INT
Howd 1995 - 112/212, 1493 yds, 53% comp, 7.0 y/a, 121 RAT, 9 TD, 5 INT

Howd 1994 - 140/274, 1997 yds, 51% comp, 7.3 y/a, 116 RAT, 13 TD, 17 INT
Howd 1993 - 106/248, 1319 yds, 43% comp, 5.3 y/a, 87 RAT, 7 TD, 12 INT
Howd 1992 - 101/200, 1349 yds, 50% comp, 6.7 y/a, 102 RAT, 5 TD, 13 INT
Loup 1991 - 102/174, 1181 yds, 59% comp, 6.8 y/a, 124 RAT, 9 TD, 8 INT
Daig 1991 - 61/119, 879 yds, 51% comp, 7.4 y/a, 119 RAT, 5 TD, 5 INT

Loup 1990 - 75/141, 975 yds, 53% comp, 6.9 y/a, 113 RAT, 3 TD, 4 INT
Grav 1990 - 49/101, 638 yds, 48% comp, 6.3 y/a, 118 RAT, 5 TD, 0 INT
Hdsn 1989 - 183/317, 2655 yds, 58% comp, 8.4 y/a, 143 RAT, 22 TD, 12 INT
Hdsn 1988 - 154/293, 2074 yds, 53% comp, 7.1 y/a, 119 RAT, 13 TD, 12 INT
Hdsn 1987 - 162/265, 2125 yds, 61% comp, 8.0 y/a, 140 RAT, 15 TD, 9 INT
Hdsn 1986 - 175/288, 2261 yds, 61% comp, 7.9 y/a, 143 RAT, 19 TD, 8 INT

Wshm 1985 - 209/346, 2145 yds, 60% comp, 6.2 y/a, 112 RAT, 5 TD, 9 INT (jeff wickersham)
Wshm 1984 - 178/312, 2165 yds, 57% comp, 6.9 y/a, 120 RAT, 12 TD, 13 INT
Wshm 1983 - 193/337, 2542 yds, 57% comp, 7.5 y/a, 117 RAT, 7 TD, 17 INT
Rshr 1982 - 149/234, 1834 yds, 64% comp, 7.8 y/a, 147 RAT, 17 TD, 8 INT
Rshr 1981 - 150/238, 1780 yds, 63% comp, 7.5 y/a, 124 RAT, 5 TD, 10 INT
Rshr 1980 - 82/143, 971 yds, 57% comp, 6.8 y/a, 127 RAT, 9 TD, 6 INT

Since 2000 ...

1) JR
2) Mett
3) Rohan
4) Flynn
5) Mauck

JR gets the nod over Mett because his remarkable season was as a Junior.

Since 1980, top 5

Attempts
2001 Davey, 367
2007 Flynn, 359
2003 Mauck, 358
2012 Mett, 352
1985 Wickerhsam, 346

Yards
2001 Davey 3347
2006 Russell 3129
2013 Mett 3082
2003 Mauck 2825
1989 Hodson 2655
1983 Wickersham 2542

Completion %
2006 Russell, 68%
2013 Mett, 65%
2003 Mauck, 64%
1982 Risher, 64%
1981 Risher, 63%
2004 Randall, 63%

Yards per attempt
2013 Mett, 10.1
2006 Russell, 9.1
2001 Davey, 9.1
1996 Tyler, 9.0
1989 Hodsn, 8.4
1998 Tyler, 8.1

QB Rating
2013 Mett, 171
2006 Russell, 167
2011 Lee, 152
2003 Mauck, 148
1982 Risher, 147
1998 Tyler, 147

TDs
2003 Mauck, 28
2006 Russell, 28
2013 Mett, 22
1989 Hodson, 22
2007 Flynn, 21

Since I've been watching the program ((17 years), here's how I'd rank 'em........

1. Russel
2. Davey
3. Mettenberger
4. Flynn
5. Tyler
6. Mauck
7. Booty
8. Lee
9. Jefferson

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7. Booty
8. Lee
9. Jefferson

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Meh. JL nor JJ ever lost to UAB like Booty did, even though JL needed a huge comeback to beat Troy.

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About where David Woodley ranks. Good, but not great.

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Then statistically, LSU has never had a better than "good" QB.

Probably behind Rohan, tied with JR. Hard to gauge modern QB's against the QB's like Hodson and Jones.

Jones was the most gifted QB LSU ever had.

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Somewhere between 5-10.

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This. Thread could have ended on the first post.