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Ranking 20 college football QBs with best chance to succeed in NFL

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws the ball to score a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws the ball to score a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 15: A general view of the play during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 15: A general view of the play during the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

The Tennessee Volunteers are in flux at the quarterback position after losing three-year starter Joshua Dobbs to graduation. Dobbs could be a good NFL player and was discussed much during the months leading up to the 2017 NFL Draft as being a potential sleeper pick.

Jarrett Guarantano could be much of the same when he is drafted. Guarantano will be eligible to declare for the NFL Draft in 2019 but is likely to stay at Tennessee past his sophomore season, if past Vols QB’s are any indication. Yet, Dobbs was the first steady quarterback that Tennessee had in quite a while.

There’s a chance that Guarantano does not start this season, instead it would be Quentin Dormady. But Guarantano would be the more promising option for the future. Even if Dormady does start, he will have a very short leash. The amount of opportunities available for Guarantano to make a name for himself in Knoxville are large.

At 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, Guarantano has the size and strength needed to succeed in the NFL. He was originally a pro-style quarterback four-star signee in the 2016 recruiting class for Tennessee. Guarantano has the arm as well to succeed at the NFL level. We’ll just have to see how he handles himself for the next two or three years in college. Tennessee does not have a consistent track record of developing quarterbacks recently.

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