Clemson starting quarterback DJ Uiagalelei is having the best season of his career, lifting the Tigers to a 6-0 (4-0 ACC) record through six weeks of the 2022 college football season.
After a lackluster sophomore season where things weren’t clicking for Uiagalelei and the Tigers, the young quarterback’s junior campaign put himself and Clemson back in the limelight. Overcoming a lot of hate and adversity, Uiagalelei has developed into one of the best quarterbacks in college football this season.
So far this season, Uiagalelei has completed 122 of 190 passes for 1,462 yards and 14 touchdowns though he has developed as a runner as well. The junior quarterback has 311 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. When it comes down to it, DJ is an entirely different player than he was the season before.
As we head into Week 7, it looks like Uiagalelei is beginning to get the credit he deserves as he makes his first appearance on Paul Myerberg of USA Today Sports college football quarterback weekly rankings.
8. DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson (NR)
Calling Uiagalelei an outright success story seems a little off base, given how he arrived on campus as a big-time prospect and validated that early hype with two tremendous starts as a true freshman. He’s still taken his game to another level for No. 5 Clemson with a run of very solid starts, ending any discussion over freshman Cade Klubnik potentially taking over as the starter and potentially setting up a monster second half to the regular season. Uiagalelei has thrown for at least 200 yards in every game, added 311 yards on the ground and accounted for 17 total touchdowns after finishing with just 13 scores a year ago.
Uiagalelei has an excellent opportunity to climb this list this week with the Tigers’ away matchup at Florida State.
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