In a complete ranking of all 130 starting FBS quarterback, Pro Football Focus placed UF passer Kyle Trask as the No. 48-overall signal-caller in the nation.
Trask was notably behind several first-year starters and incumbent SEC starters who did not perform as well as he did last season, such as Ole Miss’ John Rhys Plumlee.
Here’s what PFF said about Trask.
Trask displayed dependable accuracy (11th in FBS in accurate pass rate beyond the line of scrimmage), which again is the top trait you want in a quarterback, but also had really poor decision-making. He had a -13 differential in big-time throws and turnover-worthy plays last year (9:22), which was tied for fourth-worst in the country. For perspective, only two other SEC quarterbacks had a negative differential, and they both sat at -1. In terms of big-time throw rate and turnover-worthy play rate, Trask ranked 116th and 110th in the FBS. He got extremely lucky on most of those turnover-worthy plays, which made his box score stats look better than he actually was.
They raise an interesting point about Trask’s decision-making. Though he threw just seven interceptions, many of those came on questionable decisions.
Still, it seems a bit reductive to claim that his success in 2019 was the result of luck alone. Trask’s presence under center improved the offense overnight, and he ran the Gators offense efficiently even against opponents like LSU.
Though it may be true that Trask’s box score totals are a bit inflated, for a quarterback getting first-round hype, No. 48 seems extraordinarily low to me.
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