Top 5 Big Ten QB Heading Into The Spring

[red hornet]

By TJ Chapman, Mike Farrell Sports

5) Joey Aguilar, UCLA

4) Luke Altmyer, Illinois

3) Billy Edwards, Jr. Wisc.

2) Dylan Raiola, Neb.

1) Drew Allar, Penn. St.
Notable Omissions: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana. Transfer from California but will face much tougher competition in the Big Ten. My note-- Joey Aguilar is coming from the Sunbelt Conference!

 

[grammy2]

Those first 4 were all solid last year, but none of them were as productive or as good as Rourke. It wouldn't surprise me if Mendoza is better than all those guys next year.

 

[kmathum]

Those first 4 were all solid last year, but none of them were as productive or as good as Rourke. It wouldn't surprise me if Mendoza is better than all those guys next year.

Was Raiola that good?

 

[Middawg]

IUs WR room is better than each of the teams listed above and it's not even close.

Run game is likely behind Penn St. , on par with Illinois, and ahead of the others.



I so hope FM puts up 3500 yards and 30 TDs so we can tell these media jabronis to shove it.

 

[Sonap]

Flying below the radar is fine by me.

 

[Grateful Redbeard]

Career passing stats for all 5 plus Fernando for comparison:

5) Joey Aguilar, UCLA

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
218	390	55.9	3,003	7.7	23	14	83	132.9
293	460	63.7	3,757	8.2	33	10	77	151.6

4) Luke Altmyer, Illinois

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
211	347	60.8	2,717	7.8	22	6	64	144.0
175	270	64.8	1,883	7.0	13	10	54	131.9
8	17	47.1	125	7.4	2	1	36	135.9
20	37	54.1	192	5.2	1	2	37	95.8

3) Billy Edwards, Jr. Wisc.

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
273	420	65.0	2,881	6.9	15	9	75	130.1
10	30	33.3	128	4.3	1	1	61	73.5
28	46	60.9	308	6.7	3	0	45	138.6

2) Dylan Raiola, Neb.

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
275	410	67.1	2,819	6.9	13	11	59	129.9

1) Drew Allar, Penn. St.

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
262	394	66.5	3,327	8.4	24	8	59	153.5
233	389	59.9	2,631	6.8	25	2	75	136.9
35	60	58.3	344	5.7	4	0	32	128.5

Fernando Mendoza:

CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	RTG
265	386	68.7	3,004	7.8	16	6	66	144.6
153	243	63.0	1,708	7.0	14	10	54	132.8

I'm more than thrilled with our guy and I'd have a hard time putting Fernando lower than 3rd on my list. I'd rank them like this:

1. Drew Allar - No brainer.
2. Luke Altmyer - His performance last year would've been a bigger story had Rourke not solidly outshined him.
3. Fernando Mendoza - The P12 and ACC aren't chopped liver, and he's produced in both conferences.
4. Dylan Raiola - He's possibly the 2nd most talented behind Allar, but he has a lot to prove to get to that level.
5. Joey Aguilar - The Sun Belt is not that great, but we just had 3 Sun Belt AA's. He's a baller.
6. Not Edwards
7. Not Edwards
8. Not Edwards
9. Not Edwards
10. Not Edwards
11. Not Edwards
12. Not Edwards
13. Billy Edwards, Jr. - He's fine but he couldn't even keep his starting job at Maryland.

 

[BoilerN]

Was Raiola that good?

For a true freshman, yes

 

[HurryingHoosiers]

Ranking the Big Ten's projected starting QBs going into 2025

Ranking the best quarterbacks in the Big Ten Conference ahead of the 2025 spring football season.

duckswire.usatoday.com

The kid in Oregon tried to fix his listing (realized PU has a new QB). Didn't bother to delete PU's original position or change the ranking number for IU but looks like he just flipped the 2 and updated the QB name for Purdue.

It would be nice if people would actually do some homework before coming up with these rankings.

 

[HurryingHoosiers]

Where does Badgers QB Billy Edwards rank in the Way-Too-Early 2025 Big Ten starting QB rankings?

The quarterbacks in the Big Ten will look much different in 2025.

www.buckys5thquarter.com

A better attempt but not sure I agree with dropping Mendoza simply because he had to run for his life at Cal. Not really his fault and I think anyone would struggle against blitz with bad protection. Like how he claimed Wisconsin lost interest in him and not the other way around.

 

[red hornet]

The FB season for Indiana can't get here soon enough. Cignetti's talent in picking QBs is good enough for me.

 

[vesuvius13]

The FB season for Indiana can't get here soon enough. Cignetti's talent in picking QBs is good enough for me.

It is good

The FB season for Indiana can't get here soon enough. Cignetti's talent in picking QBs is good enough for me.

It is good enough for me too, I believe in coach Cignetti.