"Preseason All-American Cade Klubnik's team is 1-3 and he's 94th in Total QBR. Preseason Heisman favorite Arch Manning is 71st. Sam Leavitt, Nico Iamaleava and Drew Allar, all playoff quarterbacks in 2024, are 61st, 76th and 88th, respectively. On the flip side, Notre Dame redshirt freshman C.J. Carr and Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss, a Division II transfer, are in the top five in Total QBR."
"He was let down by his defense against Illinois on Saturday, but Maiava is comfortably No. 1 in Total QBR through September, and among QBR-qualified quarterbacks, he's one of only two to rank in the top 20 in both completion rate (70.5%) and yards per completion (16.2). Illinois was comfortably his worst game of the season, and he still threw for 364 yards with a Total QBR of 85.5."
"We still don't know if Vandy has the raw explosiveness (or defense) to survive a brutal upcoming run of opponents -- next four games: at Alabama, LSU, Missouri, at Texas -- but we do know that Pavia's efficiency has gone from good to ruthless in 2025. Fewer negative plays, fewer (but more effective) scrambles and a 75% completion rate. Ridiculously good."
Quarterback performance through the first month of the 2025 season has been highly uneven, with many preseason standouts underperforming in Total QBR and several unexpected players rising to prominence. Several 2024 playoff quarterbacks and preseason favorites rank poorly in Total QBR, while redshirt freshman C.J. Carr and Division II transfer Trinidad Chambliss sit among the top five. Maiava leads Total QBR and ranks among the top qualifiers in completion rate and yards per completion despite a poor defensive outing. Vanderbilt's Ken Pavia has posted a 75% completion rate and elite efficiency, though matchup difficulty and defensive questions remain.
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