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College Football QB Rankings 2021

Updated September 30, 2026

Every FBS quarterback of the 2021 season, ranked by Model Score.

Position Season

Every position: RB · WR · TE · OT · IOL · EDGE · DT · LB · CB · S
Every season: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014

#	Player	Conf	Model
1	C.J. Stroud Ohio State	Big Ten	99.0
2	Bryce Young Alabama	SEC	96.0
3	Caleb Williams Oklahoma	Big 12	94.2
4	Hendon Hooker Tennessee	SEC	93.0
5	KJ Jefferson Arkansas	SEC	91.7
6	Bailey Zappe Western Kentucky	Conference USA	90.7
7	Will Rogers Mississippi State	SEC	89.8
8	Tanner Mordecai SMU	American Athletic	89.0
9	Brennan Armstrong Virginia	ACC	88.3
10	Tyler Van Dyke Miami	ACC	87.2
11	Matt Corral Ole Miss	SEC	86.7
12	Jaren Hall BYU	FBS Independents	86.2
13	Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	85.8
14	Chance Nolan Oregon State	Pac-12	85.4
15	Aidan O'Connell Purdue	Big Ten	85.0
16	Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland	Big Ten	84.5
17	Max Duggan TCU	Big 12	84.0
18	Cameron Rising Utah	Pac-12	83.5
19	Carson Strong Nevada	Mountain West	83.1
20	Seth Henigan Memphis	American Athletic	82.6
21	Jake Haener Fresno State	Mountain West	82.2
22	Payton Thorne Michigan State	Big Ten	81.9
23	Stetson Bennett Georgia	SEC	81.5
24	Devin Leary NC State	ACC	81.1
25	Kenny Pickett Pittsburgh	ACC	80.8
26	Casey Thompson Texas	Big 12	80.5
27	Sam Hartman Wake Forest	ACC	80.2
28	Malik Cunningham Louisville	ACC	79.9
29	Jayden de Laura Washington State	Pac-12	79.3
30	Logan Bonner Utah State	Mountain West	79.0
31	Brett Gabbert Miami (OH)	Mid-American	78.7
32	Will Levis Kentucky	SEC	78.5
33	Chase Cunningham Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	78.2
34	Dorian Thompson-Robinson UCLA	Pac-12	78.0
35	Kaleb Eleby Western Michigan	Mid-American	77.7
36	Max Johnson LSU	SEC	77.5
37	Tanner McKee Stanford	Pac-12	77.3
38	Sam Howell North Carolina	ACC	77.1
39	Clayton Tune Houston	American Athletic	76.9
40	Jeff Sims Georgia Tech	ACC	76.6
41	Emory Jones Florida	SEC	76.4
42	Jake Constantine Rice	Conference USA	76.2
43	Darren Grainger Georgia State	Sun Belt	76.0
44	Adrian Martinez Nebraska	Big Ten	75.9
45	Gerry Bohanon Baylor	Big 12	75.7
46	Daniel Richardson Central Michigan	Mid-American	75.5
47	Ben Bryant Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	75.3
48	Brock Purdy Iowa State	Big 12	75.1
49	Baylor Romney BYU	FBS Independents	75.0
50	Zach Gibson Akron	Mid-American	74.8
51	Hank Bachmeier Boise State	Mountain West	74.6
52	Chris Reynolds Charlotte	Conference USA	74.5
53	Jalon Daniels Kansas	Big 12	74.3
54	Skylar Thompson Kansas State	Big 12	74.2
55	Dustin Crum Kent State	Mid-American	74.0
56	Donovan Smith Texas Tech	Big 12	73.9
57	Bo Nix Auburn	SEC	73.7
58	Jaxson Dart USC	Pac-12	73.6
59	Blake Shapen Baylor	Big 12	73.4
60	Desmond Ridder Cincinnati	American Athletic	73.3
61	Chase Garbers California	Pac-12	73.1
62	N'Kosi Perry Florida Atlantic	Conference USA	73.0
63	Jack Coan Notre Dame	FBS Independents	72.8
64	Spencer Sanders Oklahoma State	Big 12	72.7
65	Hudson Card Texas	Big 12	72.5
66	Grant Wells Marshall	Conference USA	72.4
67	Rocky Lombardi Northern Illinois	Mid-American	72.2
68	Spencer Rattler Oklahoma	Big 12	72.1
69	Gunnar Holmberg Duke	ACC	72.0
70	Anthony Brown Oregon	Pac-12	71.8
71	Kedon Slovis USC	Pac-12	71.7
72	Holton Ahlers East Carolina	American Athletic	71.5
73	Sean Clifford Penn State	Big Ten	71.4
74	Cade McNamara Michigan	Big Ten	71.3
75	Kurtis Rourke Ohio	Mid-American	71.1
76	Dequan Finn Toledo	Mid-American	71.0
77	Austin Kendall Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	70.9
78	Jake Bentley South Alabama	Sun Belt	70.7
79	Jordan Travis Florida State	ACC	70.6
80	Jonah Johnson New Mexico State	FBS Independents	70.5
81	Levi Lewis Louisiana	Sun Belt	70.4
82	Connor Bazelak Missouri	SEC	70.3
83	Malik Willis Liberty	FBS Independents	70.1
84	Gavin Hardison UTEP	Conference USA	70.0
85	Dylan Morris Washington	Pac-12	69.9
86	Davis Brin Tulsa	American Athletic	69.8
87	Phil Jurkovec Boston College	ACC	69.7
88	Jack Plummer Purdue	Big Ten	69.6
89	Brady McBride Texas State	Sun Belt	69.4
90	Chevan Cordeiro Hawai'i	Mountain West	69.3
91	Todd Centeio Colorado State	Mountain West	69.2
92	DJ Irons Akron	Mid-American	69.1
93	Michael Pratt Tulane	American Athletic	68.9
94	JD Head Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	68.8
95	Dylan Hopkins UAB	Conference USA	68.7
96	Matt McDonald Bowling Green	Mid-American	68.6
97	JT Daniels Georgia	SEC	68.5
98	Taylor Powell Troy	Sun Belt	68.4
99	Layne Hatcher Arkansas State	Sun Belt	68.3
100	Mikey Keene UCF	American Athletic	68.2

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