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West Virginia QB Will Grier named number 1 Heisman candidate

Escambia94

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I can't I just can't.

It gets worse. Based on preseason predictions, some have UF facing WVU in a bowl game, maybe Liberty Bowl in Memphis or Texas Bowl in Houston. Imagine UF having faced the following top quarterbacks in the regular season, then having to face a former Gator and Heisman frontrunner in the postseason.
  • 9/29 - Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State. #10 rated SEC QB in 2017, our head coach's former student. Rating: 117.6.
  • 10/27 - Jake Fromm, Georgia. #7 rated SEC QB in 2017. Defeated UF last year. Rating: 168.2
  • 11/3 - Drew Lock, Missouri. #1 rated SEC QB in 2017. Rating: 169.4.
  • 11/10 - Jake Bentley, South Carolina. #4 rated SEC QB in 2017. Defeated UF last year. Rating: 130.2.
  • 11/24 - James Blackman, FSU (assuming he beats out Deiondre Francois). #10 rated ACC QB. Defeated UF last year. Rating: 129.2. OR Deiondre Francois. #6 rated ACC QB in 2016. Defeated UF that year. Rating: 142.1.
  • (hypothetical bowl game in December) - Will Grier, WVU. #4 B12 QB. Former Gator starter. Rating: 162.7.
Florida does not have a QB ranked close to any of its opposing QBs, so watching a former Gator QB in the Heisman race would only be more painful if we had to face him in the postseason.
 

Leakfan12

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Crap, Cam Newton and possibly Grier. Plus I don't know who to blame more the NCAA and Mac. Also I think Blackman is going to be the Noles starter. I think he fits more into the Taggert system than Francois does.
 

Escambia94

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I forgot to post Felipe Franks' passer rating. 113.3. Yeah...

Gator passer ratings over the years (minimum 1,000 yards passing in a season):
  • Danny Wuerffel 1993 - 146.2
  • Danny Wuerffel 1994 - 151.3
  • Danny Wuerffel 1995 - 178.4
  • Danny Wuerffel 1996 - 170.6
  • Doug Johnson 1997 - 135.0
  • Doug Johnson 1998 - 145.2
  • Jesse Palmer 1998 - 173.9
  • Doug Johnson 1999 - 132.4
  • Rex Grossman 2000 - 161.8
  • Jesse Palmer 2000 - 127.0
  • Rex Grossman 2001 - 170.8
  • Rex Grossman 2002 - 121.5
  • Chris Leak 2003 - 132.9
  • Chris Leak 2004 - 144.9
  • Chris Leak 2005 - 136.5
  • Chris Leak 2006 - 144.9
  • Tim Tebow 2007 - 172.5
  • Tim Tebow 2008 - 172.4
  • Tim Tebow 2009 - 164.2
  • John Brantley 2010 - 116.4
  • John Brantley 2011 - 140.8
  • Jeff Driskel 2012 - 130.8
  • Jeff Driskel 2013 - 135.5
  • Tyler Murphy 2013 - 121.1
  • Jeff Driskel 2014 - 103.5
  • Treon Harris 2014 - 140.2
  • Treon Harris 2015 - 118.1
  • Will Grier 2015 - 145.6
  • Luke Del Rio 2016 - 118.6
  • Austin Appleby 2016 - 120.0
  • Felipe Franks 2017 - 113.3
 
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Leakfan12

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Also Jacoby Brissett as well (he's was the starter for the Colts for all but one game last season). Also early next season depending on Luck's shoulder.
 

Escambia94

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Also Jacoby Brissett as well (he's was the starter for the Colts for all but one game last season). Also early next season depending on Luck's shoulder.
I did not include Brissett, because I set the cutoff at 1,000 years passing in a season. However, he did earn a consistent passer rating around 130 whether he passed for 250 yards or 2,500 yards in a season at Florida or NC State.
 

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