The SEC bore witness to one of the best quarterback duals of the past several seasons on Saturday, with the conference’s two best healthy quarterbacks going blow for blow in Mississippi.
LSU‘s Jayden Daniels and Ole Miss’s Jaxson Dart delivered blow after blow to the other’s defense. The two combined to complete 53 of their 75 passes for 803 yards, each throwing for four touchdowns and rushing for another. They both posted QBRs in the 90s, a 92.7 for Daniels and a 91.2 for Dart. Dart ended up with the final strike, throwing a touchdown to Tre Harris with 39 seconds left for the 55-49 victory.
Elsewhere in the conference, two of the preseason’s less heralded starters tossed their names into the ring as elite SEC passers.
Alabama‘s Jalen Milroe completed 10 of 12 passes for 164 yards against Mississippi State, adding 69 yards and two touchdowns with his legs in the dominant victory.
Missouri’s Brady Cook threw for a season-high 395 yards and four touchdowns. He has thrown 11 touchdowns for the season, the third-most in the country for any quarterback without an interception. In his three games against Power 5 opponents, he’s completed 74 of 101 passes for 1,092 yards and 8 TDs.
Conversely, South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler returned to Earth this week with a frustrating loss to Tennessee. A year after he threw six touchdowns against the Volunteers, Rattler didn’t generate any with his arm on Saturday. He completed 24 of 35 passes for just 169 yards and an interception, but he did run for a touchdown.
| Name | Team | QBR | Last Week (Rank) |
| Connor Weigman | Texas A&M | 87.5 | 87.5 (1st) |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 86.1 | 82.8 (3rd) |
| Jaxson Dart | Ole Miss | 85.2 | 82.4 (4th) |
| Jalen Milroe | Alabama | 80.3 | 71.7 (7th) |
| Carson Beck | Georgia | 79.2 | 74.8 (5th) |
| Brady Cook | Missouri | 78.3 | 73.7 (6th) |
| Spencer Rattler | South Carolina | 73.4 | 83.0 (2nd) |
| Max Johnson | Texas A&M | 71.1 | N/A |
| Payton Thorne | Auburn | 66.8 | 57.6 (11th) |
| Graham Mertz | Florida | 64.7 | 66.3 (8th) |
| Joe Milton | Tennessee | 56.6 | 59.2 (10th) |
| KJ Jefferson | Arkansas | 53.4 | 63.4 (9th) |
| Devin Leary | Kentucky | 47.6 | 49.5 (12th) |
| Will Rogers | Mississippi State | 41.3 | 48.1 (13th) |
| AJ Swann | Vanderbilt | 34.1 | 34.3 (14th) |