Rivals Rankings Week: How should top 2021 QBs be ranked?
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The first update to the Rivals100 for the 2021 class is out, and six quarterbacks rank among the top 27 prospects. How those quarterbacks should be ordered was a hot topic among our analysts, and each have their say on a preferred order here.
RIVALS RANKINGS WEEK:
Monday: Top 10 revealed | Will USC nab No. 1 Korey Foreman?
Tuesday: Rivals100 revealed | New five-stars | Mind of Mike
Wednesday: Rivals250 revealed
Thursday: Position rankings revealed
CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Position | Team | State
ROB CASSIDY, Florida Recruiting Analyst
"I like the order for the most part. I might flip Sam Huard with Caleb Williams if it were up to me, as I’ve been extremely high on Huard since seeing him at a national 7-on-7 event in the spring. None of the top six guys are in my region, so my opinion on the matter isn’t refined because I’ve only seen them in camps. That said, my order is Brock Vandagriff (Oklahoma commit), Kyle McCord (Ohio State), Huard (Washington), Williams, Jake Garcia, J.J. McCarthy (Michigan).
MIKE FARRELL, National Recruiting Directory
"The 2021 class is loaded at quarterback and this is how I'd order them if I was the only one doing the rankings: Vandagriff, McCord, Williams, Garcia, Huard and McCarthy.
"Right now, I don't think there should be any more five-stars at quarterback, but I could see McCord and Williams taking that next step as we evaluate them as juniors. Both have amazing upside and excellent ceilings and just need to refine a few things."
ADAM FRIEDMAN, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst
"It may seem a little far-fetched at the moment, but I’d put Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga's Williams at the top of the group. He does everything just as well or better than current No. 1 QB Vandagriff, and everything seems a bit more natural to him. Williams is able to quickly pick up what coaches tell him and he has no problem working through his progression, regardless of the level of competition.
"After Williams, the order should be Vandagriff, McCord, Huard, Garcia, and then McCarthy. Williams and Vandagriff should be five-stars and McCord is right on the borderline."
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