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DJ Lagway, Austin Simmons free fall in week two SEC QB power rankings

ByAustin Farmer|
Sep 6, 2025; Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green (10) passes in the second quarter against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at War Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images
Sep 6, 2025; Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Taylen Green (10) passes in the second quarter against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at War Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images | Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

After eye-popping numbers in Week one, SEC quarterbacks came back to Earth in Week two but still delivered plenty of standout performances. However, there was a pair who bombed in the week two SEC quarterback power rankings.

The biggest losers from this week are Austin Simmons from Ole Miss and Florida's DJ Lagway.

Florida was South Florida's second ranked victim of the season after the Bulls knocked off No. 25 Boise State last week. Lagway put up only 222 yards through the air and scored one touchdown on the Gators' way to 16 total points.

On the other hand, Simmons won his game, but despite his performance, not because of it.

The first-year quarterback completed a measly 54.2 percent of his passes against a Kentucky team that barely beat Toledo in week one. He threw for 235 yards with zero touchdowns and two interceptions. He was bailed out by his running back Kewan Lacy's Herculean effort, rushing for 138 yards on 28 attempts and one touchdown.

While Lagway and Simmons took a fall this week, the biggest jump belongs to Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia. While his numbers weren't the greatest through the air (193 yards, two touchdowns, one interception), he put up 61 yards on the ground in Vandy's 44-20 beatdown of Virginia Tech.

Beau Pribula is also on the cusp of shooting up the power rankings. He had the best day of any SEC play-caller with 334 yards and three touchdowns against perhaps Missouri's biggest rival, Kansas. It wasn't sunshine and rainbows at the beginning, but the Penn State transfer pulled it together to pull off the victory.

SEC QB Power Rankings: Week Two

  1. GARRETT NUSSMEIER - LSU
  2. JOHN MATEER - Oklahoma
  3. TAYLEN GREEN - Arkansas
  4. ARCH MANNING - Texas
  5. DIEGO PAVIA - Vanderbilt
  6. DJ LAGWAY - Florida
  7. LANORRIS SELLERS - South Carolina
  8. AUSTIN SIMMONS - Ole Miss
  9. MARCEL REED - Texas A&M
  10. JACKSON ARNOLD - Auburn
  11. JOEY AGUILAR - Tennessee
  12. GUNNER STOCKTON - Georgia
  13. BEAU PRIBULA - Missouri
  14. TY SIMPSON - Alabama
  15. BLAKE SHAPEN - Mississippi State
  16. ZACH CALZADA - Kentucky

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