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25 Best college football quarterbacks for 2016

By Hunter Kinniburgh

Oct 31, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) looks to pass during the first quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 5, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) leaps into the end zone to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC football championship game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) leaps into the end zone to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC football championship game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /

Ranking the 25 best college football quarterbacks, with Heisman candidates Deshaun Watson, Baker Mayfield and J.T. Barrett vying for the top spot.

College football quarterback comes with a lot of responsibility, pressure, and expectations. It also comes with a lot of praise and credit when things are going well. To say fans will be spoiled with great quarterback play in 2016, would be an understatement.

From Deshaun Watson at Clemson to Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly and Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, to Luke Falk of Washington State and Greg Ward of Houston, names of which most of your average college football fans know. And smaller teams feature prolific passers like Colorado State’s Nick Stevens or Nick Mullens from Southern Mississippi.

Who among them stands out above the rest? What does it take to be the best quarterback in the nation? Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offenses, yes, but they cannot and will not be successful without a great supporting cast of teammates to help them along the way.

Most of the quarterbacks on this list have been starters for years, some have been starters for a season or two. Some of the quarterbacks have moved on to new teams; however, all of the quarterbacks on this list have one goal in common, to be the best and lead their respective teams to the conference championship and a shot at a place in the College Football Playoff in 2016.

Next: No. 25 Trevor Knight

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