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Ranking the starting QBs of national champions in the BCS/CFP Era

Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:30 pm
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:30 pm
If you had to make a Top 5-10 list from these QBs, how would you rank them? Please ignore what they did in the NFL and stick with what they did in college the year they won the 'ship.

1998 - Tee Martin (Tennessee)
1999 - Chris Weinke (Florida State)
2000 - Josh Heupel (Oklahoma)
2001 - Ken Dorsey (Miami)
2002 - Craig Krenzel (Ohio State)
2003 - Matt Mauck (LSU)
2004 - Matt Leinart (USC)
2005 - Vince Young (Texas)
2006 - Chris Leak (Florida)
2007 - Matt Flynn (LSU)
2008 - Tim Tebow (Florida)
2009 - Greg McElroy (Alabama)
2010 - Cam Newton (Auburn)
2011 - AJ McCarron (Alabama)
2012 - AJ McCarron (Alabama)
2013 - Jameis Winston (Florida State)
2014 - J.T. Barrett/Cardale Jones (Ohio State)
2015 - Jake Coker (Alabama)
2016 - Deshaun Watson (Clemson)
2017 - Jalen Hurts (Alabama)
2018 - Trevor Lawrence (Clemson)
2019 - Joe Burrow (LSU)
2020 - Mac Jones (Alabama)
Posted by Eat Your Crow
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Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:31 pm to
frick Nick Saban for winning a natty with Jake Coker.
Posted by ehidal1
Chief Boot Knocka
Member since Dec 2007
37133 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:32 pm to
Burrow
Cam
Tebow
Vince
Watson
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75145 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:33 pm to




No one rocked the baggy undershirt (pre Under Armour) quite like Ken Dorsey
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94368 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:35 pm to
1. Cam Newton
2. Joe Burrow
3. DeShaun Watson
4. Vince Young
5. Tebow
Posted by IS_IT_GAMEDAY
Member since Aug 2018
1652 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:37 pm to
Burrow
Tebow
Cam
Vince
Lawrence (beat saban by 4tds as a freshman in the title game)
Posted by SpartyGator
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Member since Oct 2011
75384 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

Burrow
Cam
Tebow
Vince
Watson
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
6553 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:40 pm to
The second response is the clear cut winner.
Posted by floridatigah
FL
Member since Oct 2004
10395 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:41 pm to
1) McKenzie Milton
Posted by Glorious
Mobile
Member since Aug 2014
24449 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:43 pm to
Cam
Burrow
Watson
Vince
Mac
Tebow
Winston
Lawrence
McCarron
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
Member since Jan 2009
34829 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:47 pm to
Burrow
Cam
Tebow
Vince
Watson
Posted by BallsEleven
Member since Mar 2019
6163 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:49 pm to
Burrow
Cam
Tebow
Young
Lawrence

If aria was on the list I’d put him below Cam and slide everyone else down. I know you said starting QBs but he should be on that list since he won that ship for bama.
Posted by bulldog95
North Louisiana
Member since Jan 2011
20698 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 2:57 pm to
Burrow
Cam
Vince
Watson
Tebow
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
30163 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:08 pm to
Joe Burrow
Cam Newton
Vince Young
Deshaun Watson
Tim Tebow


This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 3:09 pm
Posted by The1TrueTiger
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Member since Apr 2009
1980 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:17 pm to
1. Joe Burrow

All others, not as good
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
44716 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

Please ignore what they did in the NFL and stick with what they did in college the year they won the 'ship.


Using this criteria, Jameis Winston has to be on this list. He was amazing for FSU in 2013.

Cam
Burrow
Jones
Winston
Young
This post was edited on 2/14/21 at 3:37 pm
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278166 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:37 pm to
Cam
Burrow
Tebow
Young
Leinart
Posted by Cliff Booth
Member since Feb 2021
2533 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 3:39 pm to
Burrow
Watson

I think those two can do more than these guys as passers

VY/Cam/Tebow - hard to differentiate much between these 3 IMO
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
12721 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 4:06 pm to
As a college qb, I’d take Leinart over Lawrence.
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
7995 posts
Posted on 2/14/21 at 5:10 pm to
Burrow
Cam
Tebow
Vince
Watson


Same list I had and there's a drop off after that. Jameis probably doesn't get enough credit because of what he's done since, but he was incredible in 2013, too. Mac Jones and 2004 Leinert were excellent both those years as well.
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