Former Trojan QB Cody Kessler names top QBs in the nation

Commentator Cody Kessler listed the best quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this season.

Cody Kessler’s top quarterback list includes USC’s Caleb Williams, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Oregon’s Bo Nix, and Washington State’s Cam Ward.

Kessler entered the NFL back in 2016 as the Cleveland Browns’ third-round pick out of USC. He lasted just two seasons with the Browns before getting traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2018.

Kessler started four games for the Jags that season but was released the following year. He then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, though he did not make the team’s final roster.

In 17 regular season games (12 of which he started), Kessler has a career completion percentage of 64.2, and has thrown for eight touchdowns against five interceptions. His career quarterback rating is 83.7, but he has just a 2-10 record as a starter.

At USC Kessler was underrated in his career. He threw for more than 10,000 yards in his career and never had a single-season completion percentage less than 65.4, despite playing for multiple head coaches during his tenure. His career passer rating was 156.4.

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Story originally appeared on Trojans Wire