Is DJ Lagway a bust? How close is he to being one of the worst busts in college football? Far from it. Lagway still has a ways to go to make it to this list of busts with a passer rating of 141 in a season and a half at Florida.
Rank | Player | Recruiting Class & Rank | Primary School(s) | Passer Rating | National HS Accolades |
1 | Anthony Martinez | 2005 (No. 4 QB, No. 70 overall) | Arizona State | 71.3 | Parade All-American |
2 | Malachi Nelson | 2023 (No. 1 QB, No. 12 overall) | USC/Boise State/UTEP | 92.1 | Under Armour All-American |
3 | Russell Shepard | 2009 (No. 3 QB, No. 20 overall) | LSU | 98.2 | US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
4 | Ben Olson | 2004 (No. 3 QB, No. 61 overall) | BYU/UCLA | 98.6 | Parade All-American |
5 | Ryan Perrilloux | 2005 (No. 1 QB, No. 3 overall) | LSU | 99.4 | USA Today National Offensive POY; Ballpark National HS POY; Consensus All-American |
6 | Hunter Johnson | 2017 (No. 1 QB, No. 18 overall) | Clemson/Northwestern | 101.3 | US Army All-American |
7 | Robby Ashford | 2020 (No. 5 QB, No. 97 overall) | Oregon/Auburn | 102.4 | Elite 11 Finalist |
8 | Sam Huard | 2021 (No. 3 QB, No. 35 overall) | Washington/Cal Poly | 103.0 | Gatorade National POY; Elite 11 Finalist |
9 | Mitch Mustain | 2006 (No. 1 QB, No. 6 overall) | Arkansas/USC | 105.2 | National POY (4 publications, incl. Parade & EA Sports) |
10 | Gunther Brewer | 2001 (No. 4 QB, No. 66 overall) | Oklahoma | 106.2 | US Army All-American |
11 | Aaron Corp | 2007 (No. 5 QB, No. 88 overall) | USC/Richmond | 108.7 | Elite 11 Finalist |
12 | Gavin Dickey | 2002 #6 QB | Florida | 108.7 | US Army All-American |
13 | Blake Barnett | 2015 (No. 5 QB, No. 94 overall) | Alabama/Arizona State/USF | 108.9 | Elite 11 Finalist |
14 | Max Wittek | 2011 (No. 3 QB, No. 58 overall) | USC/Hawai’i | 109.3 | Elite 11 Finalist; Under Armour All-American |
15 | Xavier Lee | 2004 (No. 4 QB, No. 47 overall) | Florida State | 109.8 | US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
16 | Kevin Olsen | 2013 (No. 3 QB, No. 56 overall) | Miami | 110.1 | Elite 11 Finalist |
17 | Rhett Bomar | 2004 (No. 1 QB, No. 4 overall) | Oklahoma | 110.2 | Parade All-American |
18 | Connor Mitch | 2013 (No. 4 QB, No. 78 overall) | South Carolina/JMU | 110.5 | Elite 11 Finalist |
19 | Dayne Crist | 2008 (No. 1 QB, No. 22 overall) | Notre Dame/Kansas | 110.9 | Parade All-American |
20 | Willy Korn | 2007 (No. 2 QB, No. 32 overall) | Clemson | 112.0 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
21 | Jake Heaps | 2010 (No. 1 QB, No. 17 overall) | BYU/Kansas/Miami | 112.5 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
22 | Tate Martell | 2017 (No. 2 QB, No. 55 overall) | Ohio State/Miami | 115.3 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American |
23 | Jack Miller III | 2020 (No. 3 QB, No. 36 overall) | Ohio State/Florida | 116.8 | Elite 11 Finalist |
24 | Ty Thompson | 2021 (No. 2 QB, No. 26 overall) | Oregon/Tulane | 116.8 | Elite 11 Finalist; Under Armour All-American |
25 | Max Browne | 2013 (No. 1 QB, No. 22 overall) | USC/Pittsburgh | 117.8 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American |
26 | Robbie Rosen | 2005 (No. 5 QB, No. 78 overall) | Florida | 118.3 | US Army All-American |
27 | J.P. Losman | 2000 #1 QB | UCLA/Tulane | 118.6 | None noted |
28 | Garrett Gilbert | 2009 (No. 1 QB, No. 6 overall) | Texas/SMU | 118.9 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
29 | Logan Thomas | 2009 (No. 6 QB, No. 134 overall) | Virginia Tech | 123.8 | US Army All-American; Parade All-American |
30 | Jeff Driskel | 2011 (No. 2 QB, No. 38 overall) | Florida/Louisiana Tech | 124.5 | Elite 11 Finalist |
31 | Kyle Wright | 2003 (No. 1 QB, No. 3 overall) | Miami | 125.1 | Gatorade National POY; Parade All-American; ESPY Award Winner |
32 | Chris Rix | 2001 #1 QB | Florida State | 127.8 | Gatorade National POY; US Army All-American |
33 | Kellen Clemens | 2002 (No. 3 QB, No. 45 overall) | Oregon | 128.6 | Gatorade National POY; Parade All-American |
34 | Casey Clausen | 2000 #5 QB | Tennessee | 128.9 | Gatorade National POY |
35 | Kyle Parker | 2007 #4 QB | Clemson | 129.1 | Parade All-American |
36 | Kedon Slovis | 2019 (No. 1 QB, No. 23 overall) | USC/Pitt/BYU | 129.6 | Elite 11 MVP; Under Armour All-American |
37 | John Brantley | 2007 (No. 3 QB, No. 41 overall) | Florida | 129.8 | Elite 11 MVP; Parade All-American |
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