The first week of SEC football has wrapped up, and there are a lot of questions that won’t be answered until conference play starts. A majority of the non-conference games played this week can be considered tune-up games, except for a handful of matchups, such as Alabama vs. FSU, LSU vs. Clemson, and the most anticipated showdown between Texas and Ohio State.
There was no more hyped player in college football than Longhorn QB Arch Manning. After being heralded as a Heisman front-runner and a generational talent, through no fault of his own, he struggled out of the gate with a 7–14 loss, where he never got comfortable.
Marcel Reed looked solid against a team that loaded the box all night, forcing Texas A&M to throw the ball more than expected, hitting a career high in passing yards. There were no terrible performances, and the league looks to be in a healthy place when it comes to talent at the quarterback position.
The QBR values the quarterback on all play types on a 0–100 scale, adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced. Below are the current ratings of each SEC quarterback after Week 1.
No. 17 – Zach Calzada – Kentucky
QBR: 25.8
Previous Week Result: Kentucky 24 – Toledo 16
Game Stats: 10/23 passing, 85 yards, 3.7 average, 1 interception / 10 carries, 14 yards, 1.4 average. 1 touchdown
No. 16 – DJ Lagway – Florida
QBR: 29.8
Previous Week Result: Florida 55 – Long Island University 0
Game Stats: 15/18 passing, 120 yards, 6.7 average, 3 touchdowns / 3 carries, 3 yards, 1.0 average
No. 15 – Tramell Jones Jr. – Florida
QBR: 44.7
Previous Week Result: Florida 55 – Long Island University 0
Game Stats: 12/18 passing, 131 yards, 7.3 average, 2 touchdowns / 5 carries, 14 yards, 2.8 average
No. 14 – Ty Simpson – Alabama
QBR: 48.6
Previous Week Result: Alabama 17 – Florida State 31
Game Stats: 23/43 passing, 254 yards, 5.9 average, 2 touchdowns / 9 carries, 17 yards, 1.9 average
No. 13 – Austin Simmons – Ole Miss
QBR: 57.4
Previous Week Result: Ole Miss 63 – Georgia State 7
Game Stats: 20/31 passing, 341 yards, 11.0 average, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions / 7 carries, 17 yards, 2.4 average
No. 12 – Blake Shapen – Mississippi State
QBR: 57.6
Previous Week Result: Mississippi State 34 – Southern Miss 17
Game Stats: 26/34 passing, 270 yards, 7.9 average, 1 touchdown, 1 interception / 6 carries, 5 yards, 0.8 average
No. 11 – Arch Manning – Texas
QBR: 58.0
Previous Week Result: Texas 7 – Ohio State 14
Game Stats: 17/30 passing, 170 yards, 5.7 average, 1 touchdown, 1 interception / 10 carries, 38 yards, 3.8 average
No. 10 – Joey Aguilar – Tennessee
QBR: 62.3
Previous Week Result: Tennessee 45 – Syracuse 26
Game Stats: 16/28 passing, 247 yards, 8.8 average, 3 touchdowns / 6 carries, 394 yards, 5.7 average
No. 9 – LaNorris Sellers – South Carolina
QBR: 75.7
Previous Week Result: South Carolina 24 – Virginia Tech 11
Game Stats: 12/19 passing, 209 yards, 11.0 average, 1 touchdown / 13 carries, 25 yards, 1.9 average
No. 8 – John Mateer – Oklahoma
QBR: 80.0
Previous Week Result: Oklahoma 35 – Illinois State 0
Game Stats: 30/37 passing, 392 yards, 10.6 average, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception / 7 carries, 24 yards, 3.4 average, 1 touchdown
No. 7 – Beau Pribula – Missouri
QBR: 81.0
Previous Week Result: Missouri 61 – Central Arkansas 6
Game Stats: 23/28 passing, 283 yards, 10.1 average, 2 touchdowns / 10 carries, 65 yards, 6.5 average, 2 touchdowns
No. 6 – Marcel Reed – Texas A&M
QBR: 82.6
Previous Week Result: Texas A&M 42 – UTSA 24
Game Stats: 22/34 passing, 289 yards, 8.5 average, 4 touchdowns / 8 carries, 39 yards, 4.9 average
No. 5 – Garrett Nussmeier – LSU
QBR: 82.7
Previous Week Result: LSU 17 – Clemson 10
Game Stats: 28/38 passing, 230 yards, 6.1 average, 1 touchdown / 4 carries, 2 yards, 0.5 average
No. 4 – Diego Pavia – Vanderbilt
QBR: 85.6
Previous Week Result: Vanderbilt 45 – Charleston Southern 3
Game Stats: 20/25 passing, 275 yards, 11.0 average, 3 touchdowns / 8 carries, 44 yards, 5.5 average
No. 3 – Taylen Green – Arkansas
QBR: 86.4
Previous Week Result: Arkansas 52 – Alabama A&M 7
Game Stats: 24/31 passing, 322 yards, 10.4 average, 6 touchdowns / 9 carries, 41 yards, 4.6 average
No. 2 – Jackson Arnold – Auburn
QBR: 93.7
Previous Week Result: Auburn 38 – Baylor 24
Game Stats: 11/17 passing, 108 yards, 6.4 average / 16 carries, 137 yards, 8.6 average, 2 touchdowns
No. 1 – Gunner Stockton – Georgia
QBR: 99.1
Previous Week Result: Georgia 45 – Marshall 7
Game Stats: 14/24 passing, 190 yards, 7.9 average, 2 touchdowns / 10 carries, 373 yards, 7.3 average, 2 touchdowns
Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Power ranking SEC quarterbacks based on QBR after Week 1 of the 2025 season
Reporting by Jarrett Johnson, Aggies Wire / Aggies Wire
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
