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Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:32 am to Glorious
AJ McCarron also sat and waited his turn. He redshirted in 2009, was the back-up to Greg McElroy in 2010, before having to win the job in a competition against highly recruited Phillip Sims in 2011. He went on to win back-to-back national championships and finished runner-up in the Heisman voting in 2013. I believe he is the only QB in SEC history to win back-to-back national titles as the full-time starter.
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Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:33 am to OrangeEmpire
I was going to say tee Martin for tenn
he did what peyton couldnt, win a natty
he did what peyton couldnt, win a natty
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:37 am to GoCrazyAuburn
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The season Blake Sims had still blows my mind. Watching him in the spring game, he couldn't complete a pass.
Kiffin did a phenomenal job with both him and Coker
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:41 am to skrayper
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Burrow is a Yes and No?
I think OP meant at this original school. So he didn't get the playing time he wanted but eventually got his shot and made it count.
Matt Flynn all the way.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:45 am to Glorious
Jordan Ta’amu
Dude played for a bad coaching staff but came in replacing a 5-star and we didn’t lose any ground. Would have been a solid starter for most SEC schools after only having 1 D1 offer
He’s now on an NFL roster with the Chiefs
Dude played for a bad coaching staff but came in replacing a 5-star and we didn’t lose any ground. Would have been a solid starter for most SEC schools after only having 1 D1 offer
He’s now on an NFL roster with the Chiefs
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:45 am to olemissfan26
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Jordan Ta’amu
Absolutely
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:54 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Coker
Yeah, I mean I guess you could add Coker to this list.
Similar to Burrow, he never played a meaningful snap at FSU, lost two QB battles, and then his senior year he won a national championship at Alabama at age 23.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:57 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Dak waited behind Tyler Russel for a little bit.
I don't think that really fits in this thread. Dak was the starter halfway through his Sophomore year. Tyler was objectively better the year before. Dak didn't really hit his stride until the end of 2013 while also battling injury. He really didn't wait, the timing was just perfect for him.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 10:04 am
Posted on 5/21/20 at 9:57 am to paperwasp
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Yeah, I mean I guess you could add Coker to this list.
Similar to Burrow, he never played a meaningful snap at FSU, lost two QB battles, and then his senior year he won a national championship at Alabama at age 23.
Burrow is by far the better QB, but otherwise the parallels are pretty striking. Guys who might have never seen any meaningful playing time at their original school transferring, then by their final season winning a national championship.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:02 am to skrayper
Who mentioned Burrow before you?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:14 am to SidewalkTiger
Kyle Trask?
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:17 am to Glorious
Tyler Wilson waiting behind Ryan Mallett.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:18 am to Glorious
Rocket arm Zach Calzada.
Still waiting.
ETA: 2021
Still waiting.
ETA: 2021
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:19 am to WG_Dawg
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Clearly DJ Shockley for us
Hands down and a DGD!
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:21 am to Glorious
Probably Tyler Wilson for us. He was headed to Tulsa (Malzahn was the OC there at the time) until Petrino offered him late as part of his first class. He played as a true freshman @ Texas (who won the Fiesta bowl that year) in a game we lost 52-10 and then missed the rest of the season with mono and the NCAA approved it as a redshirt year.
He had to sit behind Ryan Mallett for two more years then started as a RS Junior and was 1st team all-SEC in 2011. Got screwed by the John L. Smith year though where he took some brutal hits after our OL had fallen off from where it was the previous few years.
He had to sit behind Ryan Mallett for two more years then started as a RS Junior and was 1st team all-SEC in 2011. Got screwed by the John L. Smith year though where he took some brutal hits after our OL had fallen off from where it was the previous few years.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:21 am to Glorious
Any QB with NFL talent who sits is almost certainly forfeiting money and maybe mortgaging their future.
Loyalty matters, but not chasing a real opportunity is the most common of regrets.
Loyalty matters, but not chasing a real opportunity is the most common of regrets.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 10:28 am to Glorious
Gotta be Matt Flynn for LSU. Waited 4 years before finally starting as a RS Senior and then led his team to a national title.
Blake Simms is another good one for Alabama.
Blake Simms is another good one for Alabama.
Posted on 5/21/20 at 12:32 pm to BluegrassBelle
In that vein Stephen Johnson. Transferred in from juco as a backup to Barker but stepped up big. Tough, courageous kid that overcame Tourettes Syndrome and other problems. He was basically held together with baling wire, duct tape and rubber bands at the end. He'd get knocked out of games and still come back. He had about 4 operations after his senior year and was so beat up he retired from football. He left his all out on the field and helped change the course of the program.
This post was edited on 5/21/20 at 6:44 pm
Posted on 5/21/20 at 12:37 pm to Gtmodawg
DJ Shockley is the easy answer. But honorable mention to Hutson Mason.
Shock
2005 - 12 games. 173 completions / 310 attempts = 55%
2588 yards passing. 8.34 yards/attempt
24 TD
5 INT
148.3 passer efficiency rating
78 rushing attempts / 322 yards = 4.1 avg. 4 rushing TDs
Mason
2014 13 games. 188 comp / 277 attempts = 67%
2168 yards passing. 7.8 ypa
21 passing TDs
4 INTs
155.7 passer efficiency rating
43 rush attempts / 3 yards - 0.1 avg. 4 rushing TDs
Shock
2005 - 12 games. 173 completions / 310 attempts = 55%
2588 yards passing. 8.34 yards/attempt
24 TD
5 INT
148.3 passer efficiency rating
78 rushing attempts / 322 yards = 4.1 avg. 4 rushing TDs
Mason
2014 13 games. 188 comp / 277 attempts = 67%
2168 yards passing. 7.8 ypa
21 passing TDs
4 INTs
155.7 passer efficiency rating
43 rush attempts / 3 yards - 0.1 avg. 4 rushing TDs
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