Re: Where would you rank Klubnik amongst CFB Playoff QBs?

Just curious, where would Klubnik rank in your mind in the list of CFB Playoff QBs? Let's pretend that Mafah/Haynes are reasonably healthy and there's some semblance of a running game.

I feel like he's probably #3 in my mind behind Gabriel and then maybe Indiana's Kurtis Rourke, but it's close. In my opinion, Gabriel is clearly #1 and then there's a lot of depth and talent behind that, so I could hear an argument for just about any of these QBs falling anywere from 2-12 on the list. I don't think there's an elite NFL QB in this crop (right now) although Allar will be highly regarded come draft season and I think Nico Iamaleava develops into a great player--there doesn't appear to be a Burrow or Lawrence who can just put the team on their back and go win a game on his own.

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Dec 10, 2024, 9:55 PM

Honestly, it's almost impossible to make that kind of assessment, because the competition is so different, offensive lines and receivers are so different, and QBs are asked to do such different things. How do you compare Cade, who does incredibly well statistically (albeit against very weak competition), against Dillon Gabriel, who has very slightly worse stats against much better competition, or Riley Leonard, who's at his heart a scrambler and is the best at that in the country?

If I had to rank them, I would probably put Cade around 4th. Dillon Gabriel seems pretty clearly the best QB in the playoffs. He is just so incredibly accurate (73% completions vs Cade's 63%). He's also a threat on the ground and doesn't make mistakes. As you said, Kurtis Rourke is the same way. He is the definition of efficiency, only 4 picks and has the second highest QB to pass attempt percentage in the country. Riley Leonard is my #3. I genuinely just think he's so smart, the smartest QB in college football, and can just make magic happen. When you combine his passing and rushing TDs, he's #6 in the country, and that's playing alongside the best running back duo in football.

But I do think it's splitting hairs from about 3-9. Drew Allar is asked to be a game manager, and he's great at it. Carson Beck and Quinn Ewers are both incredibly talented passers (Quinn makes some of the prettiest throws I've seen in years) but are too confident in their abilities and so make very risky throws too. Iamaleava might have the highest ceiling of anyone, but I don't think he's quite there yet. And Will Howard is impossible to rate because he plays with the best receivers in the game.

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Where would you rank Klubnik amongst CFB Playoff QBs?