After having some of the most consistent and high level quarterbacks in the country, the Big 12 will be full of new faces behind center all over the conference this season.
Several quarterbacks transferred into the Big 12 this offseason such as Texas’ Quinn Ewers, West Virginia’s J.T. Daniels, Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel and Kansas State’s Adrian Martinez, which in itself proves there will be many new faces under center this year.
There were also a few departures from players looking for more playing time elsewhere via the transfer portal, such as Texas’ Casey Thompson or Baylor’s Gerry Bohanon.
Schools like Texas, Texas Tech and TCU are still in the middle of quarterback battles, but there are inklings of who will win those, therefore it seems like an appropriate time to do a preseason ranking of the best quarterbacks in the conference.
Here are my Big 12 quarterback rankings based on who is viewed as the favorite to start. These rankings are not set in stone, and could easily be impacted by certain quarterbacks winning the job.
Hunter Dekkers, Iowa State
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The heir to Brock Purdy, Hunter Decker’s is inheriting a team that lost its best tight end and running back to the NFL. He was inserted multiple times to replace a struggling Purdy in 2021, but now that is his team, the former-four star has a chance to ascend to the middle tier or maybe even top tier of this list.
Jalon Daniels, Kansas
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Daniels was electric in Kansas’ final few games of the season, and will likely get a chance to build on that during year two of the Lance Leipold experience.
Blake Shapen, Baylor
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After an impressive performance during the Big 12 Championship, Blake Shapen was able to parlay that into beating out former starter Gerry Bohanon this spring. Bohanon has now entered the portal, meaning it is Shapen’s time to shine in what will likely be a more impressive arsenal attack with him at…