Looking at Rivals rated 5-star QBs, both pro and dual threat, since 2006, lots of good careers, more success than failure, several transfers, Heisman candidates and winners, National title winners and competitors. In other words, we back.
2006 Pro:
#6 Matthew Stafford, Georgia: 7731 yds, 51 tds, 33 int
#10 Mitch Mustain, Arkansas/USC: 1399 yds, 13 tds, 12 int
2006 Dual Threat:
#22 Tim Tebow, Florida: 9285 pass, 88 tds, 16 int; 2947 rush, 57 tds
2007 Pro:
#1 Jimmy Clausen, ND: 8148 yds, 60 tds, 27 int
#4 Ryan Mallett, Michigan/Arkansas: 8385 yds, 69 tds, 24 int
2007 Dual:
#27 Tyrod Taylor, VaTech: 7017 yds, 44 td, 20 int; 2196 rush, 23 tds
#28 Cam Newton, Florida/Auburn: 2908 pass, 30 td, 7 int; 1628 rush, 25 td
2008 Pro:
#14 Blaine Gabbert, Mizzou: 6822 yds, 40 td, 18 int
#25 Dayne Crist, ND/Kansas: 3640 yds, 20 tds, 18 int
2008 Dual:
#1 Terrelle Pryor, tOSU: 6177 pass, 57 tds, 26 int; 2164 rush, 17 tds
2009 Pro:
#5 Matt Barkley, USC: 12,327 yds, 116 tds, 48 int
#18 Garrett Gilbert, Texas/SMU: 9761 yds, 49 td, 45 int
2009 Dual:
#7 Russell Shepard, LSU: Switched to WR
2010 Pro: N/A
2010 Dual: N/A
2011 Pro: N/A
2011 Dual: N/A
2012 Pro:
#20 Gunner Kiel, ND/Cincinnati: 6835 yds, 56 td, 26 int
2012 Dual:
#10 Jameis Winston, FSU: 7964 yds, 65 tds, 28 int
2013 Pro:
#7 Max Browne, USC/Pitt: 1647 yds, 7 tds, 4 int
#24 Christian Hackenberg, Penn St: 8457 yds, 48 tds, 31 int
2013 Dual: N/A
2014 Pro:
#7 Kyle Allen, A&M/Houston: 4283 yds, 37 tds, 18 int
2014 Dual:
#31 Deshaun Watson, Clemson: 10,168 yds, 90 tds, 32 int; 1934 rush, 26 tds
2015 Pro:
#2 Josh Rosen, UCLA: 9340 yds, 59 tds, 26 int
2015 Dual: N/A
2016 Pro:
#7 Jacob Eason, Georgia/Washington: 5590 yds, 39 tds, 16 int
2016 Dual:
#3 Shea Patterson, Ole Miss/Michigan: 8800 yds, 68 tds, 27 int
2017 Pro:
#10 Davis Mills, Stanford: 3464 yds, 18 td, 8 int
#18 Hunter Johnson, Clemson/Northwestern: 1100 yds, 7 tds, 9 int
#20 Jake Fromm, Georgia: 8224 yds, 78 tds, 18 int
2017 Dual:
#21 Kellen Mond, A&M: 9661 yds, 71 tds, 27 int; 1608 rush, 22 tds
2018 Pro:
#1 Trevor Lawrence, Clemson: 10,098 yds, 90 tds, 17 int; 943 rush, 18 tds
#4 JT Daniels, USC/Georgia/West Virginia/Rice: 9390 yds, 66 tds, 32 ints
2018 Dual:
#2 Justin Fields, Georgia/Ohio St: 5701 yds, 67 tds, 9 int; 1133 rush, 19 tds
2019 Pro:
#29 Bo Nix, Auburn/Oregon: 14,989 yds, 108 tds, 26 int; 1607 rush, 38 tds
2019 Dual:
#13 Spencer Rattler, OU/uSC: 10,807 yds, 77 tds
2020 Pro:
#3 DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson/Oregon St: 8319 yds, 57 tds, 24 int
#30 Harrison Bailey, Tennessee/UNLV/Louisville: 963 yds, 7 tds, 3 int
2020 Dual:
#2 Bryce Yong, Alabama: 8356 yds, 80 tds, 12 int
2021 Pro:
#1 Quinn Ewers, Ohio St/Texas: 5338 yds, 36 tds, 12 int
#8 Brock Vandagriff, Georgia: 165 yds, 2 tds
#17 Sam Huard, Washington: 265 yds, 1 td, 4 int
2021 Dual:
#6 Caleb Williams, OU/USC: 10,082 yds, 93 tds, 14 int; 966 rush, 27 tds
#10 Ty Thompson, Oregon: 456 yds, 6 tds, 4 int
2022 Pro:
#3 Cade Klubnik, Clemson: 3277 yds, 21 tds, 11 int
#20 Walker Howard, LSU/Ole Miss: 63 yds
2022 Dual: N/A
2023 Pro:
#1 Arch Manning
#2 Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee
#4 Dante Moore, UCLA
#14 Malachi Nelson, USC
#23 Jackson Arnold, OU
2023 Dual: N/A
2006 Pro:
#6 Matthew Stafford, Georgia: 7731 yds, 51 tds, 33 int
#10 Mitch Mustain, Arkansas/USC: 1399 yds, 13 tds, 12 int
2006 Dual Threat:
#22 Tim Tebow, Florida: 9285 pass, 88 tds, 16 int; 2947 rush, 57 tds
2007 Pro:
#1 Jimmy Clausen, ND: 8148 yds, 60 tds, 27 int
#4 Ryan Mallett, Michigan/Arkansas: 8385 yds, 69 tds, 24 int
2007 Dual:
#27 Tyrod Taylor, VaTech: 7017 yds, 44 td, 20 int; 2196 rush, 23 tds
#28 Cam Newton, Florida/Auburn: 2908 pass, 30 td, 7 int; 1628 rush, 25 td
2008 Pro:
#14 Blaine Gabbert, Mizzou: 6822 yds, 40 td, 18 int
#25 Dayne Crist, ND/Kansas: 3640 yds, 20 tds, 18 int
2008 Dual:
#1 Terrelle Pryor, tOSU: 6177 pass, 57 tds, 26 int; 2164 rush, 17 tds
2009 Pro:
#5 Matt Barkley, USC: 12,327 yds, 116 tds, 48 int
#18 Garrett Gilbert, Texas/SMU: 9761 yds, 49 td, 45 int
2009 Dual:
#7 Russell Shepard, LSU: Switched to WR
2010 Pro: N/A
2010 Dual: N/A
2011 Pro: N/A
2011 Dual: N/A
2012 Pro:
#20 Gunner Kiel, ND/Cincinnati: 6835 yds, 56 td, 26 int
2012 Dual:
#10 Jameis Winston, FSU: 7964 yds, 65 tds, 28 int
2013 Pro:
#7 Max Browne, USC/Pitt: 1647 yds, 7 tds, 4 int
#24 Christian Hackenberg, Penn St: 8457 yds, 48 tds, 31 int
2013 Dual: N/A
2014 Pro:
#7 Kyle Allen, A&M/Houston: 4283 yds, 37 tds, 18 int
2014 Dual:
#31 Deshaun Watson, Clemson: 10,168 yds, 90 tds, 32 int; 1934 rush, 26 tds
2015 Pro:
#2 Josh Rosen, UCLA: 9340 yds, 59 tds, 26 int
2015 Dual: N/A
2016 Pro:
#7 Jacob Eason, Georgia/Washington: 5590 yds, 39 tds, 16 int
2016 Dual:
#3 Shea Patterson, Ole Miss/Michigan: 8800 yds, 68 tds, 27 int
2017 Pro:
#10 Davis Mills, Stanford: 3464 yds, 18 td, 8 int
#18 Hunter Johnson, Clemson/Northwestern: 1100 yds, 7 tds, 9 int
#20 Jake Fromm, Georgia: 8224 yds, 78 tds, 18 int
2017 Dual:
#21 Kellen Mond, A&M: 9661 yds, 71 tds, 27 int; 1608 rush, 22 tds
2018 Pro:
#1 Trevor Lawrence, Clemson: 10,098 yds, 90 tds, 17 int; 943 rush, 18 tds
#4 JT Daniels, USC/Georgia/West Virginia/Rice: 9390 yds, 66 tds, 32 ints
2018 Dual:
#2 Justin Fields, Georgia/Ohio St: 5701 yds, 67 tds, 9 int; 1133 rush, 19 tds
2019 Pro:
#29 Bo Nix, Auburn/Oregon: 14,989 yds, 108 tds, 26 int; 1607 rush, 38 tds
2019 Dual:
#13 Spencer Rattler, OU/uSC: 10,807 yds, 77 tds
2020 Pro:
#3 DJ Uiagalelei, Clemson/Oregon St: 8319 yds, 57 tds, 24 int
#30 Harrison Bailey, Tennessee/UNLV/Louisville: 963 yds, 7 tds, 3 int
2020 Dual:
#2 Bryce Yong, Alabama: 8356 yds, 80 tds, 12 int
2021 Pro:
#1 Quinn Ewers, Ohio St/Texas: 5338 yds, 36 tds, 12 int
#8 Brock Vandagriff, Georgia: 165 yds, 2 tds
#17 Sam Huard, Washington: 265 yds, 1 td, 4 int
2021 Dual:
#6 Caleb Williams, OU/USC: 10,082 yds, 93 tds, 14 int; 966 rush, 27 tds
#10 Ty Thompson, Oregon: 456 yds, 6 tds, 4 int
2022 Pro:
#3 Cade Klubnik, Clemson: 3277 yds, 21 tds, 11 int
#20 Walker Howard, LSU/Ole Miss: 63 yds
2022 Dual: N/A
2023 Pro:
#1 Arch Manning
#2 Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee
#4 Dante Moore, UCLA
#14 Malachi Nelson, USC
#23 Jackson Arnold, OU
2023 Dual: N/A
