CBS Sports’ latest quarterback power rankings come with a heavy SEC lean, and the conference landed five passers in the top 10.
Writer David Cobb put together the weekly list, and the top spot belongs to Darian Mensah. Right behind him at No. 2 overall is Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who stands as the highest-ranked SEC quarterback in the group. Chambliss now gets a major spotlight in Week 3, with Ole Miss set to face LSU in what is being billed as the biggest game of the regular season.
Arch Manning gives the SEC another entry at No. 3. Manning’s profile rose again after last week’s showdown with Ohio State, when he helped Texas erase a 23-3 fourth-quarter deficit and come away with the win.
Georgia’s Gunner Stockton checks in next among the SEC names. He has guided the Bulldogs to an undefeated start and has been described as one of the steadiest players in the country.
Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor also made the cut after a two-game stretch that has turned plenty of heads. Taylor has been the talk of the season so far, and Mississippi State’s upcoming matchup with South Carolina offers him a chance to really introduce himself to the country.
Rounding out the SEC contingent is Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons, who has been excellent since transferring from Ole Miss last year. Through the early part of the season, he has thrown for 544 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception.
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Kamario Taylor has given Mississippi State a real early-season lift, and it comes at a time when the Bulldogs are about to find out a lot more about themselves. After two games, the quarterback has been efficient and productive, completing 67.9% of his passes for 581 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception while also adding production on the ground. For a program that has been searching for momentum, that kind of start naturally gets people looking ahead to the first SEC test.
South Carolina comes to Starkville in Week 3 to open conference play for both teams, and Mississippi State has enough going for it on both sides of the ball to at least make the matchup interesting. The Bulldogs have shown enough offensive punch and defensive competence to suggest an upset is within reach, but the real question is whether Taylor and the rest of the team can carry that early confidence into an SEC setting, where the margin for error shrinks fast. [Read more 🡒]