College Football QB Rankings 2021

Updated August 20, 2026

Every FBS quarterback of the 2021 season, ranked by Model Score: a 0-100 grade of how good he was at what his position asks of him, adjusted for conference and schedule. Explore and filter every player.

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#	Player	Conf	Model
1	Bryce Young Alabama	SEC	99.0
2	Brennan Armstrong Virginia	ACC	96.0
3	Hendon Hooker Tennessee	SEC	94.2
4	C.J. Stroud Ohio State	Big Ten	93.0
5	Tanner Mordecai SMU	American Athletic	91.7
6	Matt Corral Ole Miss	SEC	90.7
7	Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh	ACC	89.8
8	KJ Jefferson Arkansas	SEC	89.0
9	Jaren Hall BYU	FBS Independents	88.3
10	Caleb Williams Oklahoma	Big 12	87.7
11	Bailey Zappe Western Kentucky	Conference USA	87.2
12	Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	86.2
13	Max Duggan TCU	Big 12	85.8
14	Will Rogers Mississippi State	SEC	85.4
15	Aidan O'Connell Purdue	Big Ten	85.0
16	Sam Hartman Wake Forest	ACC	84.5
17	Carson Strong Nevada	Mountain West	84.0
18	Stetson Bennett Georgia	SEC	83.5
19	Devin Leary NC State	ACC	83.1
20	Skylar Thompson Kansas State	Big 12	82.6
21	Clayton Tune Houston	American Athletic	82.2
22	Malik Cunningham Louisville	ACC	81.9
23	Dorian Thompson-Robinson UCLA	Pac-12	81.5
24	Dustin Crum Kent State	Mid-American	81.1
25	Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland	Big Ten	80.8
26	Jake Haener Fresno State	Mountain West	80.5
27	Payton Thorne Michigan State	Big Ten	80.2
28	Will Levis Kentucky	SEC	79.9
29	Logan Bonner Utah State	Mountain West	79.6
30	Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan	Mid-American	79.3
31	Seth Henigan Memphis	American Athletic	79.0
32	Chase Cunningham Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	78.7
33	Brock Purdy Iowa State	Big 12	78.5
34	Emory Jones Florida	SEC	78.2
35	Tyler Van Dyke Miami	ACC	78.0
36	Cameron Rising Utah	Pac-12	77.7
37	Sam Howell North Carolina	ACC	77.5
38	Chris Reynolds Charlotte	Conference USA	77.3
39	Ben Bryant Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	77.1
40	Adrian Martinez Nebraska	Big Ten	76.9
41	Casey Thompson Texas	Big 12	76.6
42	Brett Gabbert Miami (OH)	Mid-American	76.4
43	Chance Nolan Oregon State	Pac-12	76.2
44	Desmond Ridder Cincinnati	American Athletic	76.0
45	Baylor Romney BYU	FBS Independents	75.9
46	Jeff Sims Georgia Tech	ACC	75.7
47	Jake Constantine Rice	Conference USA	75.5
48	Chase Garbers California	Pac-12	75.3
49	Jake Bentley South Alabama	Sun Belt	75.1
50	Anthony Brown Oregon	Pac-12	74.8
51	Jalon Daniels Kansas	Big 12	74.6
52	Rocky Lombardi Northern Illinois	Mid-American	74.5
53	Max Johnson LSU	SEC	74.3
54	Bo Nix Auburn	SEC	74.2
55	Daniel Richardson Central Michigan	Mid-American	74.0
56	Austin Kendall Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	73.9
57	N'Kosi Perry Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	73.7
58	Zach Gibson Akron	Mid-American	73.6
59	Hank Bachmeier Boise State	Mountain West	73.4
60	Darren Grainger Georgia State	Sun Belt	73.3
61	Sean Clifford Penn State	Big Ten	73.1
62	Holton Ahlers East Carolina	American Athletic	73.0
63	Gerry Bohanon Baylor	Big 12	72.8
64	Levi Lewis Louisiana	Sun Belt	72.7
65	Tanner McKee Stanford	Pac-12	72.5
66	Jayden de Laura Washington State	Pac-12	72.4
67	Jack Coan Notre Dame	FBS Independents	72.2
68	Malik Willis Liberty	FBS Independents	72.1
69	Gunnar Holmberg Duke	ACC	72.0
70	Blake Shapen Baylor	Big 12	71.8
71	Chevan Cordeiro Hawai'i	Mountain West	71.7
72	Grant Wells Marshall	Conference USA	71.5
73	Kedon Slovis USC	Pac-12	71.4
74	Todd Centeio Colorado State	Mountain West	71.3
75	Jaxson Dart USC	Pac-12	71.1
76	Spencer Rattler Oklahoma	Big 12	71.0
77	Donovan Smith Texas Tech	Big 12	70.9
78	Spencer Sanders Oklahoma State	Big 12	70.7
79	Drew Plitt Ball State	Mid-American	70.6
80	Dequan Finn Toledo	Mid-American	70.5
81	Hudson Card Texas	Big 12	70.4
82	Jack Plummer Purdue	Big Ten	70.3
83	Jonah Johnson New Mexico State	FBS Independents	70.1
84	Dylan Morris Washington	Pac-12	70.0
85	Dylan Hopkins UAB	Conference USA	69.9
86	Henry Colombi Texas Tech	Big 12	69.8
87	Jarret Doege West Virginia	Big 12	69.7
88	Connor Bazelak Missouri	SEC	69.6
89	Brady McBride Texas State	Sun Belt	69.4
90	JT Daniels Georgia	SEC	69.3
91	Cade McNamara Michigan	Big Ten	69.2
92	Phil Jurkovec Boston College	ACC	69.1
93	Davis Brin Tulsa	American Athletic	69.0
94	Gavin Hardison UTEP	Conference USA	68.9
95	Michael Pratt Tulane	American Athletic	68.8
96	Jordan Travis Florida State	ACC	68.6
97	JD Head Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	68.5
98	Taylor Powell Troy	Sun Belt	68.4
99	Layne Hatcher Arkansas State	Sun Belt	68.3
100	DJ Irons Akron	Mid-American	68.2

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