Last year’s Pac-12 quarterback rankings became a little monotonous with USC’s Caleb Williams being No. 1 week after week. He deserved it and eventually won the Heisman Trophy, but it would have been nice to have a change every now and then.
Fast forward to 2023.
The Pro Football Focus rankings have been in flux for several weeks, and it’s been fun to look at. USC is probably happy we don’t do the defensive rankings because that would be a horror show for the Trojans.
As for the quarterbacks, it’s been a banner season for the Conference of Champions. Williams is still having a great season, but he has some legitimate challengers to his QB ranking title, starting with a transfer from Indiana that no one expected to be this good. While Michael Penix is still the top Dawg, there is no shortage of competition gunning for him.
Here are the new rankings as we head toward the midpoint of the 2023 season.
Note: Arizona State doesn’t have a quarterback that qualifies for the rankings this week.