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Where are they now? Top Pro-Style QBs from the 2007-2013 classes

Posted on 4/8/16 at 3:28 pm
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29473 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 3:28 pm
We often put a lot of stock into HS recruiting, as we should. It is interesting to see what became of the recruits that many were hoping would re-shape their team...or program. Here are the top 25 rankings (5-stars in bold) for this position per Rivals.com for the class of....


======== 2007 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame
#2 - 5 stars - Ryan Mallett, Michigan

#3 - 4 stars - John Brantley, Florida
#4 - 4 stars - Mike Paulus, N. Carolina
#5 - 4 stars - Peter Lalich, Virginia
#6 - 4 stars - Pat Bostick, Pittsburgh
#7 - 4 stars - Jarrett Lee, LSU
#8 - 4 stars - Robert Marve, Miami (FL)
#9 - 4 stars - Steven Threet, Georgia Tech
#10 - 4 stars - B.J. Coleman, Tennessee
#11 - 3 stars - Brock Mansion, California
#12 - 3 stars - Griffin Robles, Utah
#13 - 3 stars - Bryson Beirne, Arizona
#14 - 3 stars - Matt Simms, Louisville
#15 - 3 stars - Jason Munns, BYU
#16 - 3 stars - Chasen Stangel, Arizona St.
#17 - 3 stars - Clint Brewster, Minnesota
#18 - 3 stars - Patrick Witt, Nebraska
#19 - 3 stars - Cody Catalina, Syracuse
#20 - 3 stars - Samson Szakacsy, Arizona St.
#21 - 3 stars - Ronnie Fouch, Washington
#22 - 3 stars - Charlie Russell, West Virginia
#23 - 3 stars - Matt Ballenger, Colorado
#24 - 3 stars - Clay Belton, Miami (OH)
#25 - 3 stars - David Legree, Syracuse


======== 2008 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
#2 - 5 stars - Dayne Crist, Notre Dame

#3 - 4 stars - Mike Glennon, N.C. State
#4 - 4 stars - Andrew Luck, Stanford
#5 - 4 stars - Star Jackson, Alabama
#6 - 4 stars - Landry Jones, Oklahoma
#7 - 4 stars - Jacory Harris, Miami (FL)
#8 - 4 stars - Jordan Jefferson, LSU
#9 - 4 stars - Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
#10 - 4 stars - Kyle Parker, Clemson
#11 - 3 stars - Nick Crissman, UCLA
#12 - 3 stars - Bret Jefcoat, Southern Miss
#13 - 3 stars - Beau Sweeney, California
#14 - 3 stars - John Wienke, Iowa
#15 - 3 stars - Sean Renfree, Duke
#16 - 3 stars - D.C. Jefferson, Rutgers
#17 - 3 stars - Casey Kelly, Tennessee
#18 - 3 stars - Seth Doege, Texas Tech
#19 - 3 stars - Zack Stoudt, Louisville
#20 - 3 stars - Ryan Katz, Oregon St.
#21 - 3 stars - Collin Klein, Kansas St.
#22 - 3 stars - Zac Dysert, Miami (OH)
#23 - 3 stars - Nathan Stanley, Mississippi
#24 - 3 stars - Tino Sunseri, Pittsburgh
#25 - 3 stars - Kevin Prince, UCLA


======== 2009 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Matt Barkley, USC
#2 - 5 stars - Garrett Gilbert, Texas

#3 - 4 stars - Aaron Murray, Georgia
#4 - 4 stars - Tajh Boyd, Clemson
#5 - 4 stars - Bryn Renner, N. Carolina
#6 - 4 stars - Richard Brehaut, UCLA
#7 - 4 stars - AJ McCarron, Alabama
#8 - 4 stars - Tom Savage, Rutgers
#9 - 4 stars - Andrew Maxwell, Michigan St.
#10 - 4 stars - Allan Bridgford, California
#11 - 4 stars - Zach Mettenberger, LSU
#12 - 4 stars - Tyler Russell, Mississippi St.
#13 - 4 stars - Josh Nunes, Stanford
#14 - 4 stars - Ryan Mossakowski, Kentucky
#15 - 3 stars - Drew Allen, Oklahoma
#16 - 3 stars - Moses Alipate, Minnesota
#17 - 3 stars - Jon Budmayr, Wisconsin
#18 - 3 stars - Chris Garrett, LSU
#19 - 3 stars - Evan Watkins, Northwestern
#20 - 3 stars - Patrick Nicely, Akron
#21 - 3 stars - Phillip Butterfield, Arkansas St.
#22 - 3 stars - Jordan Wynn, Utah
#23 - 3 stars - Joe Southwick, Boise St.
#24 - 3 stars - Ross Metheny, Virginia
#25 - 3 stars - Bryce Petty, Baylor


======== 2010 ========
#1 - 4 stars - Jake Heaps, BYU
#2 - 4 stars - Phillip Sims, Alabama
#3 - 4 stars - Connor Wood, Texas
#4 - 4 stars - Brett Nottingham, Stanford
#5 - 4 stars - Jesse Scroggins, USC
#6 - 4 stars - Blake Bell, Oklahoma
#7 - 4 stars - Tyler Bray, Tennessee
#8 - 4 stars - Paul Jones, Penn St.
#9 - 4 stars - Zach Lee, LSU
#10 - 4 stars - Scotty Young, Texas Tech
#11 - 4 stars - Mark Myers, Pittsburgh
#12 - 4 stars - Sean Mannion, Oregon St.
#13 - 4 stars - Andrew Hendrix, Notre Dame
#14 - 4 stars - Taylor Graham, Ohio St.
#15 - 4 stars - Bryan Bennett, Oregon
#16 - 4 stars - Pete Thomas, Colorado St.
#17 - 4 stars - Tyler Gabbert, Missouri
#18 - 4 stars - Joe Boisture, Michigan St.
#19 - 4 stars - Chandler Whitmer, Illinois
#20 - 3 stars - Tyler Shreve, Utah
#21 - 3 stars - Chase Rettig, Boston Coll.
#22 - 3 stars - Nick Montana, Washington
#23 - 3 stars - Austin Hinder, California
#24 - 3 stars - Grant Hedrick, Boise St.
#25 - 3 stars - Tyler Arndt, Texas St.


======== 2011 ========
#1 - 4 stars - Jeff Driskel, Florida
#2 - 4 stars - Cody Kessler, USC
#3 - 4 stars - Max Wittek, USC
#4 - 4 stars - Christian LeMay, Georgia
#5 - 4 stars - Brandon Allen, Arkansas
#6 - 3 stars - David Ash, Texas
#7 - 3 stars - Kyle Boehm, California
#8 - 3 stars - Reilly O'Toole, Illinois
#9 - 3 stars - Tony McNeal, Clemson
#10 - 3 stars - Chad Jeffries, S. Diego St.
#11 - 3 stars - Gary Nova, Rutgers
#12 - 3 stars - Cardale Jones, Ohio St.
#13 - 3 stars - Connor Cook, Michigan St.
#14 - 3 stars - Michael Bercovici, Arizona St.
#15 - 3 stars - Kevin Hogan, Stanford
#16 - 3 stars - Corbin Berkstresser, Missouri
#17 - 3 stars - Christian Suntrup, Boston Coll.
#18 - 3 stars - Jacob Coker, Florida St.
#19 - 3 stars - Stephen Rivers, LSU
#20 - 3 stars - Phillip Ely, Alabama
#21 - 3 stars - Cole Stoudt, Clemson
#22 - 3 stars - Max Shortell, Minnesota
#23 - 3 stars - Maikhail Miller, Mississippi
#24 - 3 stars - Justin Worley, Tennessee
#25 - 3 stars - Archie Bradley, list


======== 2012 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Gunner Kiel, Notre Dame
#2 - 4 stars - Zach Kline, California
#3 - 4 stars - Tanner Mangum, BYU
#4 - 4 stars - Chad Voytik, Pittsburgh
#5 - 4 stars - Jake Rodrigues, Oregon
#6 - 4 stars - Tyler Matthews, TCU
#7 - 4 stars - Wes Lunt, Oklahoma St.
#8 - 4 stars - Nathan Peterman, Tennessee
#9 - 4 stars - Patrick Towles, Kentucky
#10 - 4 stars - Connor Brewer, Texas
#11 - 3 stars - Travis Wilson, Utah
#12 - 3 stars - Bart Houston, Wisconsin
#13 - 3 stars - Shane Dillon, Colorado
#14 - 3 stars - Ford Childress, West Virginia
#15 - 3 stars - Philip Nelson, Minnesota
#16 - 3 stars - Zeke Pike, Auburn
#17 - 3 stars - Clayton Nicholas, Texas Tech
#18 - 3 stars - Tyler O'Connor, Michigan St.
#19 - 3 stars - Thomas Sirk, Duke
#20 - 3 stars - Maty Mauk, Missouri
#21 - 3 stars - Casey Cochran, Connecticut
#22 - 3 stars - Greyson Lambert, Virginia
#23 - 3 stars - TJ Millweard, UCLA
#24 - 3 stars - Mike Baker, list
#25 - 3 stars - Trenton Norvell, Cincinnati


======== 2013 ========
#1 - 5 stars - Max Browne, USC
#2 - 5 stars - Christian Hackenberg, Penn St.

#3 - 4 stars - Hayden Rettig, LSU
#4 - 4 stars - Shane Morris, Michigan
#5 - 4 stars - Jeremy Johnson, Auburn
#6 - 4 stars - Ryan Burns, Stanford
#7 - 4 stars - Cody Thomas, Oklahoma
#8 - 4 stars - Jared Goff, California
#9 - 4 stars - Danny Etling, Purdue
#10 - 4 stars - Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech
#11 - 4 stars - Cooper Bateman, Alabama
#12 - 4 stars - Kevin Olsen, Miami (FL)
#13 - 4 stars - Connor Mitch, South Carolina
#14 - 4 stars - Brice Ramsey, Georgia
#15 - 4 stars - Kohl Stewart, Texas A&M
#16 - 4 stars - Damion Terry, Michigan St.
#17 - 4 stars - Brogan Roback, East. Michigan
#18 - 4 stars - Tyler Bruggman, Washington St.
#19 - 4 stars - Ryan Buchanan, Mississippi
#20 - 3 stars - Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee
#21 - 3 stars - Davis Webb, Texas Tech
#22 - 3 stars - Corwin Cutler, Virginia
#23 - 3 stars - Riley Ferguson, Tennessee
#24 - 3 stars - Austin Allen, Arkansas
#25 - 3 stars - Tim Boyle, Connecticut

Posted by jatebe
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Member since Oct 2008
18278 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 6:06 pm to
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======== 2008 ========
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#5 - 4 stars - Star Jackson, Alabama



Couldn't make it at Bama. Transferred to Georgia State.

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======== 2009 ========
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#7 - 4 stars - AJ McCarron, Alabama



Probably the most decorated QB from Alabama.
Maxwell Award (2013)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2013)
3× BCS Champion (2010, 2012, 2013)
2012 BCS Offensive MVP
2× SEC Champion (2009, 2012)
1st Team All-American [2013 (AFCA, WCFF)]

NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164 to the Cincinnati Bengals


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======== 2010 ======== #2 - 4 stars - Phillip Sims, Alabama


Couldn't pass McCarron, transferred from Bama to Virginia.

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======== 2011 ========
#18 - 3 stars - Jacob Coker, Florida St.


Grad transfer to Alabama. Starting QB on Alabama's 2015 SEC Championship and 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.

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#20 - 3 stars - Phillip Ely, Alabama


Couldn't pass McCarron. Transferred from Bama.

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======== 2013 ========
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#11 - 4 stars - Cooper Bateman, Alabama



Backup QB for Bama's 2015 CFP Natty and competing for starting QB this year.


This post was edited on 4/8/16 at 7:10 pm
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72162 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 6:21 pm to
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Couldn't pass McCarron, transferred from Bama to Georgia State.



You mean Virginia and then Winston-Salem State. He's on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad now.
Posted by jatebe
Queen of Links
Member since Oct 2008
18278 posts
Posted on 4/8/16 at 7:08 pm to
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You mean Virginia and then Winston-Salem State. He's on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad now.
Yes, I mixed up Phillip Sims with Star Jackson who transferred to Georgia State and then left them.

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