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The only 2022 Big Ten quarterback rankings you need to read

The Big Ten is known for a lot of things. Long storied programs with a bevy of success and tradition? Check! Hard-nosed style of play? Of course. Elite quarterback play? Meh.

There are a lot of aspects of football that Big Ten teams do very well at. The average team has a good running game and can make stands on defense. However, the quarterback play is a lot more sporadic across the conference, ranging from a Heisman candidate to barely playable. Here is every starting quarterback in the Big Ten ranked.

Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern

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Consider the bottom two quarterbacks to be about even. Rank them however you’re feeling today. Northwestern is desperately looking for a bounceback season, dropping from a Big Ten championship game appearance against Ohio State where they gave Justin Fields more trouble than any other team to a 3-9 record in 2021.

Likely starter Ryan Hilinski is also looking to take a big step forward in the upcoming season, his 2020 campaign not providing much success. In his nine appearances, he threw three touchdown passes to four interceptions and only completed 54% of passes.

Noah Vedral, Rutgers

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Many will want four-star redshirt freshman Gavin Wimsatt to get the starting gig this year, but most likely Rutgers will let him gain some more seasoning and start the returning Noah Vedral.

Vedral has been in the league forever now, starting his career in 2017. Arriving to Rutgers after stops at UCF and Nebraska, Vedral proved to be a step up from recent Scarlet Knights quarterbacks, but that really isn’t saying much. Last year he was even on touchdowns and interceptions with seven apiece and completed passes at a 59% clip.

Rutgers did trust him to throw the ball a lot more than Northwestern did Hilinski. He’s not unplayable but there certainly are a good amount of better options out there.

Tommy DeVito, Illinois

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DeVito transferred to Illinois this year and…

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