Ranking all 134 FBS QB circumstances into tiers ahead of

• David Hale, ESPN Personnel WriterJun 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET

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  • ACC reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware.This is a strange year for quarterbacks in college

football.In 2023, Caleb Williams and Drake Maye headlined our yearly tiered rankings, which came as no surprise. One had a Heisman Trophy. The other projected as a top-five NFL draft pick. They were established stars with genuine cachet, even among casual college football fans.Before Williams and Maye there was Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud; before them Stetson Bennett; before them Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence; before them Tua Tagovailoa and Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield and Deshaun Watson and Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston and Johnny Manziel.Since 2012, there has actually been only one other season that didn’t open with at least two quarterbacks who finished in the top 10 in Heisman balloting or won a national championship the previous season– which was the COVID year of 2020( which was followed by a season of big-time employees with major name recognition such as Young and DJ Uiagalelei taking over as starting quarterbacks and, due to the fact that of new NIL rules, doing nationwide ad campaigns). In 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022 and 2023, the defending Heisman winner returned. In 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2022, the quarterback of the safeguarding champ returned.In 2024, we have Jalen Milroe. That’s it. He’s the only quarterback to end up in the top 10 in Heisman ballot(6th) and return for 2024, the most accomplished of a QB class the year after six quarterbacks were chosen among the very first 12 picks of the NFL draft.That’s not to state there aren’t some big names. Quinn Ewers beautifies the cover of the new EA Sports College Football 25 game, however possibly ironically, he garnered more attention during his recruitment and early struggles than when he lastly moved into the upper tier of quarterbacks last season. Shedeur Sanders is an authentic star, however in a special twist, he may be more famous among people with only a casual gratitude of college football. He is as much a brand name as he is a talent( though he has got lots of both ). Carson Beck is commonly projected to be the top NFL prospect in this group, and yet, ask the typical fan of a group not named Georgia what they most remember about Beck and chances are it’ll be the photo of him purchasing a Lamborghini with his NIL money.Going through our rankings, you’ll find some genuine skill and a lots of capacity. And yet, as the kids state, the vibes are all incorrect. There’s steak, but exists sizzle?Go back in time to 2012 when we last faced something

similar to this quandary. From the ashes emerged Manziel, probably the most popular– or infamous– quarterback of the social networks age of college football.This is our Tier 1 in the meantime, however where a fame vacuum

exists in college football, it stands to factor somebody– maybe somebody entirely unanticipated– will step up to fill it. However, let’s break down all 134 FBS programs’QB situations by tiers.