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SEC Football: Projecting the top 5 quarterbacks in 2022

By Chris Peterson

Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) throws a pass during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 10, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) throws a pass during the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 CFP college football national championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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We take a stab at projecting the top five quarterbacks in the SEC football conference for the 2022 season. 

Over the years, it has proved to be nearly as difficult to win the SEC football championship as it is to win the national championship, something Georgia reminded us of last season.

That’s because there’s an abundance of talent among SEC football programs. Georgia was a dominant team but they fell victim to a Heisman-Trophy-winning performance from Bryce Young.

Elite quarterbacks make all the difference in the world and looking ahead to the SEC football in 2022, the league is loaded with talented signal-callers. Jayden Daniels recently transferred to LSU and the former top-100 prospect, who had palpable NFL buzz at one time, barely cracks the top 10 in terms of SEC starters and that’s even assuming he wins the job of Myles Brennan.

Not only does Young return but so does Stetson Bennett, KJ Jefferson, Hendon Hooker, Will Levis, Will Rogers, and a number of other veterans, although Max Johnson, one starter, transferred from LSU to Texas A&M and could start there.

Johnson is among three quarterbacks that just missed the cut for our top five SEC football quarterbacks in 2022. The others are Will Rogers and Hooker.

5. Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss

This is a projection but there is a reason that Dart is the highest-ranked transfer coming into the SEC conference at quarterback. He’s 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, and the ideal replacement for Matt Corral.

Dart got some valuable experience playing last year for USC and while he wasn’t spectacular — throwing nine touchdowns (rushing for two more) and throwing five interceptions — he completed nearly 62 percent of his throws and averaged over 7 yards per attempt.

Dart has all the talent and he’s mobile enough to do all the things Lane Kiffin wants to and his head coach, as much as his talent, is the reason he makes this list.

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