{"id":44809,"date":"2026-04-08T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44809"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:52:59","slug":"college-football-qb-rankings-ranking-every-power-conference-starter-entering-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44809","title":{"rendered":"College football QB rankings: Ranking every Power Conference starter entering 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


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College football fans who appreciate elite quarterback play are in for a treat next season. This budding crop of elite signal callers in next year’s NFL Draft class<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is anchored by projected Heisman candidates who will show out in 2026. You should pencil in several\u00a0scintillating playoff matchups<\/a><\/span> featuring expected first-rounders.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

CBS Sports has spent the offseason flipping on the tape, talking to various staffs and gathering intel on the game’s best this spring, handicapping each Power Four conference at the quarterback position in the form of player rankings. We’re not ignoring the Group of Six arms, either<\/a><\/span>. There’s plenty within that group who could crash the CFP discussion next season, including starters UNLV, Boise State and Memphis. <\/p>\n

Think of these Power Four 1-68 quarterback rankings as a fluid exercise with changes coming as more info comes in this offseason, especially once spring practice is over and depth charts are more solid. These rankings are slotted using our conference-by-conference power ratings<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from individual analysts, then adjusted accordingly from a national scope. The more experienced passers with eye-opening numbers rise while those who have struggled or might be Year 1 as possible starters round out the group. <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc8 Conference QB supremacy<\/h2>\n

Notre Dame excluded as an independent program<\/em><\/p>\n

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Conference<\/th>\nAvg Rank \u2193<\/th>\nMedian \u2193<\/th>\nTop 10<\/th>\nTop 25<\/th>\nAvg of Top 5 \u2193<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SEC<\/td>\n27.3<\/td>\n25.0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n6.8<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Ten<\/td>\n32.8<\/td>\n30.0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8.0<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big 12<\/td>\n37.6<\/td>\n34.5<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n17.4<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ACC<\/td>\n41.8<\/td>\n44.0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n19.2<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Check out all of our spring quarterback rankings by conference here:<\/em>\u00a0SEC<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong>ACC<\/strong><\/a>|\u00a0<\/strong>Big 12<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Big Ten<\/a>\u00a0| Group of Six<\/a><\/span><\/strong> <\/p>\n