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ESPN P4 QB Rankings
42. Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
Total QBR: 66.8 | Pass Yds: 958 | Rush Yds: 5 | Total TDs: 8

Lindsey enjoyed a nice performance against Rutgers, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a win. He's 15th nationally in success rate (52.8%) despite rarely throwing at or behind the line, though he's averaging only 10.6 yards per completion against power-conference opponents. There's absolutely no run threat here, but safe passing combined with strong defense should produce at least seven or eight wins.

Ranking of all the other B1G QB's
(1) Jayden Maiava, USC
(4) Fermando Mendoza, Indiana
(5) Dante Moore, Oregon
(9) Demond Williams Jr, Washington
(11) Julian Sayin, Ohio State
(15) Luke Altmyer, Illinois
(25) Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
(30) Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers
(33) Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
(38) Bryce Underwood, Michigan
(42) Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
(44) Ryan Browne, Purdue
(48) Malik Washington, Maryland
(55) Drew Allar, Penn State
(57) Mark Gronowski, Iowa
(58) Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
(62) Billy Edwards & Danny O'Neil, Wisconsin
(67) Preston Stone, Northwestern
 


He was 18th out of 18 B1G QB's in most preseason QB rankings. It will be interesting to see where he ends up.

By the same token, I preseason speculated 8-4 for the Gophers, with 6-6 possible if Lindsey was below average, and 10-2 or 9-3 if he was going to be well above average. As it turns out, after just a few games he is looking like he will be well above average, but the final Gopher record at this point might be closer to 6-6 or 7-5 than the 9-3 range that I was speculating with good QB play.

It turns out a surprise fall off of defense and running game are now the x-factors. These things were not on my pre-season radar.
 

In this video, Liebert says:

A) The Gophers are in the top 40 nationally in percentage of pass plays

B) Lindsey ranks #2 in the nation in PFF grades so far this season

This is amazing, really, for a redshirt freshman.

Liebert talks about this stuff starting at about the 1:30 mark in the video.

 





Michigan QB getting paid to be better than 38th, haha. We'll see if he moves up. Cool to see Drake so close to him though, considering the $$.
 

Not that it’s possible, but it’d be interesting to see the NIL $$$ next to each QB to see who’s getting the best and worst value.
 



Per ESPN:

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42. Drake Lindsey, Minnesota​

Total QBR: 66.8 | Pass Yds: 958 | Rush Yds: 5 | Total TDs: 8

Lindsey enjoyed a nice performance against Rutgers, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a win. He's 15th nationally in success rate (52.8%) despite rarely throwing at or behind the line, though he's averaging only 10.6 yards per completion against power-conference opponents. There's absolutely no run threat here, but safe passing combined with strong defense should produce at least seven or eight wins.

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Ranking all 68 Power 4 QBs: A surprise No. 1, where's Arch Manning and more

What have we learned about the signal-callers so far? Here's where Arch Manning, Beau Pribula and others stand.
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Go Gophers!!
 

Interesting to note Wisconsin not expected to be a favorite in any remaining games.
 





Drake looks good passing.

Arch looks like he's trying to poop out a bowling ball while he half tries to throw a pass ...
 


Slim Tubby said:
It's nice to see Allar's ranking match his performance on the field rather than the school he represents.
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Kind of Christian Hackenberg redux. Highly-ranked out of HS and obviously talented, but something missing from their games. For all their success, Penn State hasn't been blessed with top-tier QB play.
 


DarrenTheGreek said:
ESPN P4 QB Rankings
42. Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
Total QBR: 66.8 | Pass Yds: 958 | Rush Yds: 5 | Total TDs: 8

Lindsey enjoyed a nice performance against Rutgers, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a win. He's 15th nationally in success rate (52.8%) despite rarely throwing at or behind the line, though he's averaging only 10.6 yards per completion against power-conference opponents. There's absolutely no run threat here, but safe passing combined with strong defense should produce at least seven or eight wins.

Ranking of all the other B1G QB's
(1) Jayden Maiava, USC
(4) Fermando Mendoza, Indiana
(5) Dante Moore, Oregon
(9) Demond Williams Jr, Washington
(11) Julian Sayin, Ohio State
(15) Luke Altmyer, Illinois
(25) Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
(30) Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers
(33) Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
(38) Bryce Underwood, Michigan
(42) Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
(44) Ryan Browne, Purdue
(48) Malik Washington, Maryland
(55) Drew Allar, Penn State
(57) Mark Gronowski, Iowa
(58) Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
(62) Billy Edwards & Danny O'Neil, Wisconsin
(67) Preston Stone, Northwestern
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I would not have expected Maiava to be atop the list but shows what I know. He just doesn’t pop off the screen like some do. Nice supporting cast.

Jerry Kill protégé Diego Pavia at number 2 has become quite a sensation down at Vanderbilt. Who would have thought the Albuquerque tinkler (Pat Forde) would be ripping up the SEC. This is a great story. Pulling for them to make a run through their next games…

Allar…
 


Proper title to this thread - ESPN QB ranking has Drake ONE spot below the forecasted #1 pick in this years draft.
 

Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0 said:
Uncle Rico can throw a football a quarter mile with those mechanics.
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I believe he coulda been the first pick, if he only had a chance



I hesitate to even post this here as the white hot hatred of Jerry has been percolating just under the surface for years (or above) but here ya go anyway. Enjoy 🤣.

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The Serape, Street-Fighter QB and Swagger That Made Vanderbilt an SEC Contender

From New Mexico State to Nashville, Diego Pavia and Jerry Kill have reshaped the Commodores from laughingstock to SEC disruptors.
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Through 5pm today, in this grouping of 5, I’m putting The Drake at least number 2

(25) Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
(30) Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers
(33) Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
(38) Bryce Underwood, Michigan
(42) Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
 

DarrenTheGreek said:
ESPN P4 QB Rankings
42. Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
Total QBR: 66.8 | Pass Yds: 958 | Rush Yds: 5 | Total TDs: 8

Lindsey enjoyed a nice performance against Rutgers, throwing for 324 yards and three touchdowns in a win. He's 15th nationally in success rate (52.8%) despite rarely throwing at or behind the line, though he's averaging only 10.6 yards per completion against power-conference opponents. There's absolutely no run threat here, but safe passing combined with strong defense should produce at least seven or eight wins.

Ranking of all the other B1G QB's
(1) Jayden Maiava, USC
(4) Fermando Mendoza, Indiana
(5) Dante Moore, Oregon
(9) Demond Williams Jr, Washington
(11) Julian Sayin, Ohio State
(15) Luke Altmyer, Illinois
(25) Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
(30) Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers
(33) Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
(38) Bryce Underwood, Michigan
(42) Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
(44) Ryan Browne, Purdue
(48) Malik Washington, Maryland
(55) Drew Allar, Penn State
(57) Mark Gronowski, Iowa
(58) Nico Iamaleava, UCLA
(62) Billy Edwards & Danny O'Neil, Wisconsin
(67) Preston Stone, Northwestern
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Unregistered User said:
Through 5pm today, in this grouping of 5, I’m putting The Drake at least number 2

(25) Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
(30) Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers
(33) Aidan Chiles, Michigan State
(38) Bryce Underwood, Michigan
(42) Drake Lindsey, Minnesota
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No way Kaliakmanis or Chiles should be higher than Lindsey. Both will throw an interception at a big moment in a game.
 

Kitzmann57 said:
No way Kaliakmanis or Chiles should be higher than Lindsey. Both will throw an interception at a big moment in a game.
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I’d put him over Raiola right now too.

He has a lot of shitbag Sanders in him that he thinks his legs can get him out of any situation, and he throws a lot of questionable balls.
 

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