College football: 30 best college quarterbacks of all-time
16. player. 860. . QB. Bears . Robert Griffin III
30 best college football quarterbacks of all-time: 16. Robert Griffin III, Baylor football
Career stats:
- 10,366 passing yards
- 78 TDs
- 17 INTs
- 2,254 rushing yards
- 33 TDs
In the world of college football, there are plenty of dual-threat quarterbacks but Robert Griffin III (RG3) did things that just didn’t make sense.
Normally, when an athlete with elite speed gets on the field, they often refer to them as a track star although they may have never actually run track in their lives before. In the case of RG3, he was quite literally a track star.
Copperas Cove High school in Texas saw most of their track records get destroyed by him. Both of the 110 and 300-meter records belong to RG3. He also took home a gold medal in the 110 and 400-meter hurdles on the AAU scene.
In short, RG3 was a bonafide track star playing on the football field and it showed. With over 800 rushing yards and 2,000 passing yards in his first year at Baylor, opposing defensive coordinators began pulling out their hair and losing sleep over the video game like numbers he would put up. Luckily for them, he spent much of his second season nursing injuries. But, remarkably enough, even with a torn ACL the year prior, RG3 bounced right back and tore the league apart to the tune of 3,501 passing yards, 22 TDs and eight interceptions.
If there were any concerns surrounding how his wheels would be, he quickly answered them by running for 635 yards.
Griffin’s placement on this list ultimately hinges on his 2011 season. The Heisman trophy, Manning award, an All-American selection along with a grocery bag filled with other accolades pushed him towards number one consideration for the 2012 draft.
Basically, there was no stopping him. RG3 spent the bulk of his college career running past defenders or throwing the ball right over their heads. It’s safe to say outside of Baylor, every other program in the country was happy to see him go.