SEC Football Media Days 2019: One big takeaway from each team

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JACKSONVILLE, FL – DECEMBER 31: Kellen Mond #11 of the Texas A&M Aggies looks to pass against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the first half of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field on December 31, 2018 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Kellen Mond ready to prove he’s the best

There is a trend across the conference of quarterbacks who showed promise in 2018, and are ready to break out in 2019. Kellen Mond is a prime example of this.

Mond believes he’s the best passer in the conference. While this may be a bit overconfident, it isn’t necessarily far from the truth.

Texas A&M junior Kellen Mond believes he’s the best quarterback in the SEC (‘but I have to prove it on the field’): pic.twitter.com/A6NX6GNBd2
— Brent Zwerneman (@BrentZwerneman) July 16, 2019

He had great games, like against Clemson, where he threw for 430 yards and three touchdowns. Against Ole Miss, he completed 68 percent of his passes, and again threw for three touchdowns. When Mond has been good, he’s been really good.

There are inconsistencies, however. Against Alabama, he completed only 49 percent of his attempts and threw two interceptions. Against Auburn, he was pedestrian as the Aggies blew a fourth quarter lead and let the Tigers come back.

There is a high ceiling for Mond. If he can more consistently play close to that ceiling, perhaps he isn’t so far from the truth.

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