There are some major shakeups in the week four SEC QB Power Rankings
The SEC Quarterback Power Rankings have been completely shaken up, with only two players staying put. Everyone else has a new ranking.
After week three, we have a new leader at No. 1 for the second consecutive week. Jaxon Dart takes the lead after guiding Ole Miss to a 40-6 win over Wake Forest, throwing for 377 yards and two touchdowns. So far, he's thrown for 377 yards or more in every game. It all might be smoke and mirrors as the Rebels haven't played anyone of note except the Demon Deacons, and it won't start anytime soon with Georgia Southern and Kentucky on the Horizon.
However, Dart earns first place not of his own volition but because the former No. 1 player is out due to injury. Quinn Ewers suffered an abdomen strain against UTSA, and now Arch Manning is taking over the Longhorns offense. Manning looked really good against the Roadrunners, and it might be tough for Ewers to regain his position.
Ewers isn't the only starting QB riding the pine for the foreseeable future. Although, the next one isn't in that position because of an injury.
Rank | QB | School | Previous Rank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jaxson Dart | 3 | |
2 | Carson Beck | 2 | |
3 | Arch Manning | Not Ranked | |
4 | Nico Iamaleava | 5 | |
5 | Brady Cook | 4 | |
6 | Garrett Nussmeier | 7 | |
7 | Jalen Milroe | 6 | |
8 | Taylen Green | 8 | |
9 | Jackson Arnold | 9 | |
10 | Diego Pavia | 11 | |
11 | Hank Brown | Not Ranked | |
12 | Blake Shapen | 14 | |
13 | Conner Weigman** | 12 | |
14 | LaNorris Sellers | 16 | |
15 | Brock Vandagriff | 13 | |
16 | Graham Mertz* | 15 |
* Graham Mertz Split reps with DJ Lagway, but not enough to call it a two-QB system
**Weigman has an injured shoulder and is unclear if he starts this week
Auburn's QB Payton Thorne has lost his starting spot to redshirt freshman Hank Brown. Thorne has been a starting QB since 2021, starting with Michigan State, where he threw for 3,240 yards and 27 touchdowns. But since then, Thorne has gone downhill.
After a lackluster performance against California, Brown is now calling the shots. Brown looked good against New Mexico, but his first real test is Saturday, where he'll take Arkansas and former Auburn linebacker Travis Williams' defense. You can bet that Williams has something special planned for his alma mater.