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CBS Sports Ranks College Football's Top Returning QBs For 2025

by Staff Reporter

April 10, 202546 Comments

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Tom Fornelli and the Cover 3 Podcast at CBS Sports crew recently ranked College Football's Top 10 Returning quarterbacks for 2025 and put LSU's Garrett Nussmeier as No. 5.

Clemson's Cade Klubnik, who the Tigers will face in Week 1, was the No. 1 QB on the list.

Here's what they had to say about Nussmeier.

quote:
5. Garrett Nussmeier
LSU Tigers QB

There are two things about Nussmeier I love. The first is his arm. It's an absolute cannon, and I cannot stress enough how important arm strength is if you want to be an elite QB. (Yes, he needs to learn how to harness it better. He also has to make better decisions, but find me the college QB who doesn't.) Second, I love his pocket presence. He's great at manipulating the pocket to avoid sacks and keep plays alive. LSU has had a lot of problems the last two seasons, but few of them have been on the offensive side of the ball. I am still a Nuss Believer.

Complete Top 10:
1. Cade Klubnik (Clemson)
2. Drew Allar (Penn State)
3. Arch Manning (Texas)
4. Carson Beck (Miami)
5. Garrett Nussmeier (LSU)
6. Sawyer Robertson (Baylor)
7. Luke Altmyer (Illinois)
8. LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina)
9. Devon Dampier (New Mexico)
10. DJ Lagway (Florida)

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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OrangeCurtainTiger•9 months

Other than being born a Manning, what has Arch done?

Mandtgr47•9 months

correct...this is comical.

also, the Penn State QB is not in the same class.

southsidedell•9 months

If he was Arch Parker instead of Arch Manning he wouldn't even be on this list.

PureBlood•9 months

Arch Manning at 3 is hysterical

Solo Cam•9 months

Having Arch and Beck over him is wild

Cornpoptiger•9 months

Manning 3 in the COUNTRY??? He's unproven (name only)... shouldn't even be sniffing the top 10 until proven otherwise.

BayouBengalDTX•8 months

Many lists have him at #1 unfortunately at least the ones I seen. I was shocked Klubnik and Allar were ahead of them. Yes they’re both very experienced more than Arch but they’re kinda average in my opinion.

A Menace to Sobriety•9 months

It's embarrassing he isn't 1 or 2. Manning, Allar, and Beck ahead of ahead? Mother fricking morons.

rileytiger•9 months

Arch is there by name. Not enough on him yet.

Black n Gold•9 months

Allar is arse.

1999•9 months

Carson Beck is absolute trash.

Shiftyplus1•8 months

Number 5? frick off

Furious•9 months

Absolute joke.

jafari rastaman•9 months

We’ve all said Arch Manning is a 3 star quarterback without his name. Is this some kind of NIL list?

cadillac7563•9 months

allar and club are a joke. give me nuss all day over any of those jabronis

Recoveringcajun•9 months

Trash uniform in that pic.

Dissident Aggressor•9 months

what in the fug has manning done to be a top returning qb…

sabbertooth•8 months

He fumbled his only play in the playoffs. Does that count?

bluebuck1•9 months

Klubnik and Allar don’t have to put up with SEC level defenses.

BayouBengalDTX•9 months

Maybe not Klubnik but Allar has to deal with ohio state and Michigan which are top 10 if not top 5 defenses. Add in Oregon too who has a great D as well.

RightWingTiger•9 months

Doesn’t make a lot of sense. Nuss outperformed basically every QB on that list LAST YEAR. With a bette offense & potentially a mich better WR group why wouldn’t Nuss outperform them all again next season??

Saunson69•9 months

Nuss has to prove it in the big games vs good teams. He looked great against non Bama, Ole Miss, TAMU, Florida. I hope he makes the same step up as Burrow and Jayden, and part of the heisman odds may be them expecting it, but he has to step it up against great teams and on the road.

Mandtgr47•9 months

Not sure you caught how the middle of the line was blocking in the second half of A&M after our LG went down, when we already had a poor performing center. It was a jail break. The Alabama game was a jail break as well....and against Florida we were out both starting guards and the same Center. OM he literally won the game. You guys see what you want to see, and make excuses for those you like, and don't for those you don't like....not one single mention out of you about the performance of the middle of the OL in those losses....he was literally running for his life every snap, immediately.

Morpheus•9 months

If Nussmeier can harness the ability to gain ANY yards with his feet, he can get to that next level. The game has changed, you have to have a QB tough enough to take shots and run some. Totally opens up the game from an offensive perspective.

Jdublsu•9 months

I got him at #1

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