The final piece of the Pac-12 conference’s quarterback puzzle fell into place on Monday afternoon when Utah’s Cam Rising announced he would return to the Utes for the 2023 season.
Now, we finally have a really good picture of who will be playing where and likely starting at the end of this offseason.
If you hadn’t taken a look at some of the names, get ready to be impressed.
Bo Nix, Michael Penix and Rising put the NFL draft off for a year to compete one more season in college. Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams has another year before he’s even eligible for the draft. Two high-profile players arrived via the transfer portal. Former Clemson star DJ Uiagalelei landed with Oregon State and Shedeur Sanders followed his dad, Deion Sanders, from Jackson State to Colorado. If all of that wasn’t enough, five-star quarterback Dante Moore, the No. 3 QB in the 2023 class, is in line to potentially start at UCLA.
It feels safe to say the quarterback play in the Pac-12 is going to be pretty stellar next season, and there’s a real chance the conference as a whole is viewed as one of the best in the nation. Five teams are already ranked in the preseason top 25.
To help us get a feel for who will be the best of the best in the West, we wanted to look at each QB situation and rank it based on which team feels the most comfortable.
This will undoubtedly change over the offseason, so we plan to revisit it before fall ball starts. However, here are our early offseason QB rankings for the Pac-12.
2022 Stats: 4 Games | 6-for-9, 65 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INT
Reason for Ranking: With Tanner McKee declaring for the 2023 NFL draft, the Cardinal are likely to turn to Ari Patu, a former 3-star QB who hasn’t had much of an opportunity to prove himself at the college level. He may end up being good, but without David Shaw at the helm, it’s likely Stanford remains one of the worst teams in the Pac-12 this year.
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