re: Athlon SEC QB Rankings

I'll also bring this up about franks:

None of this seems to be taking into account OL which can vastly affect QB play.

Franks' OL last year was really quite good. This year it seems to be a clear weak point for UF coming up. Our OL play last year was pretty terrible, so was Tennessee's for Guarantano.

Look at some of the statistically best QBs in the SEC last year and how their OLs rated vs. some of the lesser ones.

OL Rankings are nationally from football outsiders
1. Tua - 199.44 QB Rating, OL #14 in sack rate, Top 10 in almost all run categories

2. Fromm - 171.22 QB Rating, OL #45 in sack rate, Top 15 in most most run categories

3. Jake Bentley - 146.25 QB Rating, OL #31 in sack rate, OL pretty average overall in run game

4. Feleipe Franks - 143.34 QB Rating, OL #23 in sack rate, Top 20 in most run categories

5. Jarrett Guarantano - 140.98 QB Rating, OL #106 in sack rate, horrible across the board in run categories [VERY impressive performance by Guarantano considering this]

6. Kellen Mond - 134.8 QB Rating, OL #97 in sack rate, average across the board in run categories

7. Joe Burrow - 133.21 QB Rating, OL #101 in sack rate, mixed bag in run categories (some pretty bad, some decent)

OL can have a big impact on QB performance. Franks had a very cushy OL he could operate behind I highly doubt he gets this year.