Ranking Every Power 4 Starting Quarterback for the 2026 College Football Season

Sports Illustrated recently ranked every Power 4 starting quarterback from No. 68 to No. 1 and slotted Ole Miss passer Trinidad Chambliss at the top spot.

Chambliss was joined by Texas' Arch Manning and LSU's Sam Leavitt as the only three SEC quarterbacks in the Top 10.

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1. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss

2025 Stats: 66.1% completion rate, 3,937 yards, 22 touchdowns, three interceptions, 155.3 efficiency rating

Thanks to a judge in Mississippi, Chambliss returns to Oxford for one last ride with Pete Golding—and comes back with a far different perception than the one he arrived with last season as an Austin Simmons backup from Ferris State. Chambliss grabbed the reins and never looked back, becoming just the second Power 4 quarterback in the CFP era to generate over 4,000 yards of offense, 30 total touchdowns and fewer than five turnovers in a season. He never had a truly bad game and what he did singlehandedly to carry Ole Miss to an upset over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl will be remembered for a long time. He no longer has Kiffin calling the shots, but now knows what to expect at the SEC level, making him even more dangerous in 2026.

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Top-10:
1. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
2. Julian Sayin, Ohio State
3. CJ Carr, Notre Dame
4. Dante Moore, Oregon
5. Darian Mensah, Miami
6. Arch Manning, Texas
7. Demond Williams Jr., Washington
8. Jayden Maiava, USC
9. Sam Leavitt, LSU
10. Josh Hoover, Indiana

SEC Quarterbacks:
1. Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss
6. Arch Manning, Texas
9. Sam Leavitt, LSU
12. Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
15. Gunner Stockton, Georgia
17. Byrum Brown, Auburn
21. John Mateer, Oklahoma
22. LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
30. Keelon Russell, Alabama
34. Aaron Philo, Florida
38. Austin Simmons, Missouri
40. Kenny Minchey, Kentucky
48. Jared Curtis, Vanderbilt
52. Faizon Brandon/George MacIntyre, Tennessee
54. Kamario Taylor, Mississippi State
56. KJ Jackson, Arkansas