On Sunday, Pro Football Focus released a list ranking the best quarterbacks in the Big 12 Conference.
Outlined in the list, each Big 12 quarterback checks in, No. 1 through No. 16.
The full ranking from PFF is listed below.
- No. 1 – Shedeur Sanders
- No. 2 – Noah Fifita
- No. 3 – Garrett Greene
- No. 4 – Jalon Daniels
- No. 5 – KJ Jefferson
- No. 6 – Cam Rising
- No. 7 – Rocco Becht
- No. 8 – Donovan Smith
- No. 9 – Alan Bowman
- No. 10 – Avery Johnson
- No. 11 – Dequan Finn
- No. 12 – Josh Hoover
- No. 13 – Brendan Sorsby
- No. 14 – Behren Morton
- No. 15 – Sam Leavitt
- No. 16 – Jake Retzlaff
Headlining the list is Colorado‘s Shedeur Sanders, who has earned praise among members of the national media as the Big 12’s top passer. Rounding out the top five are Arizona‘s Noah Fifita, West Virginia‘s Garrett Greene, Kansas‘ Jalon Daniels, and UCF‘s KJ Jefferson.
Jefferson and the Knights have received a lot of offseason buzz over the past few months, with the Knights vaulting near the top four in odds to win the Big 12 Conference.
Following Jefferson is veteran signal-caller Cam Rising, who is set to make his return to the field in 2024 after suffering a brutal knee injury. The top half is rounded out by Iowa State‘s Rocco Becht and Houston‘s Donovan Smith.
The back eight is kicked off with Oklahoma State‘s Alan Bowman, followed by Kansas State‘s Avery Johnson, Baylor‘s Dequan Finn, TCU‘s Josh Hoover, Cincinnati‘s Brendan Sorsby, Texas Tech‘s Behren Morton, Arizona State‘s Sam Leavitt, and BYU‘s Jake Retzlaff.