Fall camp is nearly here, and the SEC quarterback conversation is already heating up.
On Monday night, On3Sports’ Chris Low released his ranking of the 10 best quarterbacks in the conference heading into the season, and the top end looks pretty familiar. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss sits at No. 1 on Low’s list, with Texas’ Arch Manning right behind him at No. 2 and Georgia’s Gunner Stockton at No.
- Oklahoma’s John Mateer has shown up in some top-three discussions, but this group is the one most lists are likely to lean on.
Low’s top five also includes Lane Kiffin’s first quarterback in Baton Rouge, Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt, who lands at No. 4. South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers checks in at No. 6, and he enters the season looking to rebound after the kind of hype that didn’t fully cash in during 2025.
Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed comes in at No. 7, and there’s a clear case for him climbing even higher. After a strong sophomore season, Reed threw for 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. He’s now in his third year in Mike Elko’s system and his second as the full-time starter, which only adds to the expectation that more production could be coming.
Rounding out Low’s top 10 are USF transfer Byrum Brown, Kamario Taylor and Kentucky’s Kenny Minchey. Brown arrives after following Auburn head coach Alex Golesh from USF, where he put together a season with 3,000+ passing yards and 1000+ rushing yards.
Taylor, another dual-threat option, may be the most overlooked quarterback on the list after a promising freshman year. Minchey is the wild card of the group: a former 4-star prospect with talent, but still something of an unknown as Kentucky begins the Will Stein era.
That uncertainty is easy to see in the numbers. Minchey has attempted just 29 passes in college, completing 23 for 212 yards. His first touchdown at Kentucky would also be the first of his three-year college career.
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