The SEC has been widely regarded as the best league in the sport for many years, but with the addition of two more major blue-blood programs, it’s hard to argue otherwise. Of 16 members in the conference, you could bet that over half of them start the 2024 season in the top 25 rankings.
Traditionally, the SEC has been known for being defensively dominant, and it still is, but it has become just as good on the offensive side of the ball. For example, four of the last five Heisman Trophy winners have been offensive players from the SEC with the 2023 winner being former LSU Tigers QB Jayden Daniels. However, 2024 will be the best quarterback play we have ever seen in the conference from a depth level. Granted having two more teams helps, but there are several high-caliber quarterbacks and no bad starters.
247 Sports ranked all 16 quarterbacks in the conference post-spring ball, but they have re-ranked them following media days. According to Brad Crawford of 247 SPorts, Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers was No. 2 in the post-spring ball rankings, but fell to No. 4 in the updated rankings saying,
“The slide from second to fourth in these preseason SEC quarterback rankings for Quinn Ewers is more about the players who leaped in front of him and less about the Texas superstar. He wasn’t downgraded. However, none of those guys have a five-star behind them bound to get snaps, either. Steve Sarkisian said there is a misconception outside the program that Ewers and Arch Manning do not get along and that could not be further from the truth. They are friends. There are four SEC quarterbacks capable of being eventual Heisman finalists and Ewers is part of that group.”
Crawford ranked Alabama Crimson Tide’s Jalen Milroe No. 3, Georgia Bulldogs’ Carson Beck No. 2, and Ole Miss Rebels Jaxson Dart No. 1.
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