College Football Quarterback Power Rankings: Week 6

Fresh off a national title appearance after the 2015 season, the Clemson Tigers knew they had some things to correct in order to get over that hump and finish as the top dogs in 2016. Beating Alabama will be no easy task, but with Deshaun Watson returning for a junior season, anything is possible.

The third-year starter lived up to the immense hype last season, passing for 4,104 yards and 35 touchdowns to go along with 1,105 rushing yards and another 12 scores. He was the toughest quarterback in the country to stop and nearly took home the Heisman as a sophomore.

After getting off to a sluggish start this season, Watson is starting to turn things around. He had a sub-60 percent completion rate through the first two weeks in close games against Troy and Auburn, throwing just four touchdowns and three interceptions.

Since then, in three games, he has completed over 65 percent of his throws for 762 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. His turnover rate is a little higher than he would like, but that’s something he’s working on.

Clemson is also coming off its biggest win of the year against No. 3 Louisville and Watson has this team rolling. If he continues to play like he has over the past three weeks, no one will be able to slow the Tigers down.