Prolific passers, intriguing transfers, second acts: Ranking all 133 FBS

David Hale, ESPN

• Personnel WriterMay 16, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter.Joined ESPN
• in 2012.
• Graduate of the University of Delaware.After back-to-back national championships with Stetson Bennett at the helm, Georgia will have a new starting quarterback in 2023. After two seasons of Heisman-caliber play from Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud, both Alabama and Ohio State are trying to find replacements at QB, too.At Clemson, sophomore Cade Klubnik enters the QB1 job after 2 rollercoaster

years with DJ Uiagalelei at the helm. He’ll be coupled with a brand-new offensive planner and fresh optimism that the Tigers can return to greatness.Those 4 teams– Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson– have combined for 21 playoff looks, 23 playoff

wins and seven championship games given that the College Football Playoff began in 2014, which, coincidentally, was likewise the last time all 4 schools changed their beginning QB in the exact same offseason.That makes for a weird year in which the QB power rankings are missing out on some familiar names, and numerous of the top programs in the sport are still in

a state of flux at the most popular position on the field.So, does that mean we’re primed(or Coach Primed, as it were)for a topsy-turvy season in which the blue bloods of the playoff age take a step back in favor of some rising powers with big-time QBs like USC, Florida State and Washington?Perhaps.Or maybe the 2023 season will prove as soon as again that, for all the fantastic talent that’s come through places like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson, there’s always a supply of future stars waiting in the wings.Let’s

break down the

QB scenarios for all 133 FBS programs by tiers.Jump to: The most respected QBs|The regularly very good Low ceiling, high flooring|A new beginning Top of Group of 5|Appealing transfers TIER 1a: The men we

‘ll be dissecting with every throw between now and next April(2 players)

Drake Maye is North Carolina’s burgeoning super star who topped 5,000 lawns of offense (most in FBS)

and racked up 45 touchdowns in his very first season as the starter in 2022. Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports USC’s Caleb Williams North Carolina’s Drake Maye What’s left to be said about Williams? He was fantastic as a real freshman at Oklahoma. He won the Heisman in 2022 after relocating to USC. He threw 42 goals with just 5 picks, ran for another 10 scores and tallied almost 5,000 total yards of offense. Thanks to Williams, America had to appreciate the Pac-12 all the method up till championship weekend for the first time because 2016.