Took all guys rated 4-stars or better - that's how I ended up with 15.
Nine of the 15 started in 2017 for the team they originally signed with - that's a pretty solid hit rate. Five of the 15 are three-year starters at QB. The #1 guy on the list will be taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft next month.
Six of the 15 have transferred.
One guy committed suicide.
Nebraska did not sign a QB in this class.
Projected to be one of the first players taken in the 2018 NFL Draft
1.) Josh Rosen, UCLA; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #2 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in California; Three-year starter for UCLA; Second-team All-Pac 12 in 2017 and a Freshman All-American in 2015; Threw for 9,339 yards and 59 TDs in his career; Declared early and is projected to be one of the first players taken in the 2018 NFL Draft.
2.) Brady White, Arizona State; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #65 on the Rivals 100, 11th-best prospect in California; Recently announced that he is transferring to University of Memphis; White appeared in three games in 2016 for the Sun Devils, completing 25-of-49 passes for 259 yards, two touchdowns and an interception; A foot injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2016 season, as well as all of the 2017 season; Redshirted in 2014.
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2016
3.) Jake Browning, Washington; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #84 on the Rivals 100, 12th-best prospect in California; Three-year starter at QB for the Huskies; Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and 1st-team All-Pac 12 in 2016, and honorable-mention All-Pac 12 in 2017; Already owns the UW career TD passes record (78) and has thrown for 9,104 yards through three seasons.
4.) Zach Gentry, Michigan; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #105 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in New Mexico; Was Michigan's starting tight end in 2017, and was honorable-mention All-Big Ten; Had 17 receptions for 303 yards and 2 TDs; Appeared in 7 games as a reserve in 2016, and redshirted in 2015.
5.) Ricky Town, Southern Cal; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #127 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in California; Has yet to play a down of college football; Will play for Pitt in 2018 - his fourth program; Quit USC during fall camp in 2014 and jumped to Arkansas, where he spent a year; Spent 2017 at Ventura College (California JUCO) where he threw for 1,160 yards and 12 TDs in 9 games.
6.) Ty Storey, Arkansas; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #165 on the Rivals 250, 3rd-best prospect in Arkansas; Did not take a snap in 2017; Redshirted in 2015 and appeared briefly in three games in 2016; Has completed one (1) pass for three yards in his career.
Kansas City native was First-Team All-SEC QB in 2017
7.) Drew Lock, Missouri; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #177 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Missouri; Three-year starter at QB for Mizzou; First-team All-SEC in 2017, a season where his 44 passing TDs led the nation; In three seasons, he's thrown for 8,695 yards and 71 TDs.
Three-year starter for Boise State
8.) Brett Rypien, Boise State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #232 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Washington state; Three-year starter for Boise State; Second-team All-Mountain West in 2017, first-team All-Mountain West in 2016, and the Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2015; Has thrown for 9,876 yards and 60 TDs through three seasons; Is the nephew of Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien.
9.) Brian Lewerke, Michigan State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #239 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Arizona; The Spartans' starting QB in 2017; Started two games in 2016, and redshirted in 2015; Has thrown for 3,174 yards and 22 TDs and rushed for 708 yards and another 5 TDs so far in his career.
R.I.P.
10.) Tyler Hilinski, Washington State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 44th-best prospect in California; Committed suicide in January; Appeared in 12 games over two seasons at WSU, throwing for 1,421 yards in his career; Redshirted in 2015; Was slated to be the Cougars' starting QB in 2018.
11.) Alex Malzone, Michigan; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 3rd-best prospect in Michigan; Announced last month that he will play at Miami of Ohio in 2018 as a graduate transfer; Appeared in two games over three seasons at Michigan and did not attempt a pass.
12.) Kyle Kearns, Wake Forest; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 54th-best prospect in California; Spent 2017 at Highland Community College (Kansas JUCO) after being dismissed by Wake Forest last spring; Was seriously injured last November when he ran a stop sign and a semi slammed into his car; Threw 35 passes as a reserve in 2016 and was slated to be the Demon Deacons' 3rd-string QB in 2017 prior to his dismissal.
13.) Quinten Dormady, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 39th-best prospect in Texas; Announced in January that he will be a graduate transfer in 2018; Tennessee's starting QB for the first five games of 2017, but lost the job to Jarrett Guarantano; Had season-ending surgery on his shoulder in October; Appeared in 10 games between 2015 and 2016 as a backup QB.
Three-year starter at Vandy
14.) Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 7th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Three-year starter at QB for Vanderbilt; Was the SEC's 2nd-leading passer (2,823 yards) in 2017; Has thrown for 5,735 yards and 40 TDs so far in his career; Is the son of New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur.
Returned to WVU in 2017 and was the Mountaineers' 3rd-leading receiver
15.) David Sills, West Virginia; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 10th-best prospect in Maryland; Now a WR for the Mountaineers, and was WVU's 3rd-leading receiver in 2017 with 60 catches for 980 yards and 18 TDs; Was a reserve WR for WVU as a true freshman, and then transferred to El Camino College (California JUCO) in 2016 where he was their starting QB - he then transferred back to WVU for 2017.
Rivals' list of pro-style QBs in the 2015 recruiting class
Nine of the 15 started in 2017 for the team they originally signed with - that's a pretty solid hit rate. Five of the 15 are three-year starters at QB. The #1 guy on the list will be taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft next month.
Six of the 15 have transferred.
One guy committed suicide.
Nebraska did not sign a QB in this class.
Projected to be one of the first players taken in the 2018 NFL Draft
1.) Josh Rosen, UCLA; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #2 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in California; Three-year starter for UCLA; Second-team All-Pac 12 in 2017 and a Freshman All-American in 2015; Threw for 9,339 yards and 59 TDs in his career; Declared early and is projected to be one of the first players taken in the 2018 NFL Draft.
2.) Brady White, Arizona State; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #65 on the Rivals 100, 11th-best prospect in California; Recently announced that he is transferring to University of Memphis; White appeared in three games in 2016 for the Sun Devils, completing 25-of-49 passes for 259 yards, two touchdowns and an interception; A foot injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2016 season, as well as all of the 2017 season; Redshirted in 2014.
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2016
3.) Jake Browning, Washington; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #84 on the Rivals 100, 12th-best prospect in California; Three-year starter at QB for the Huskies; Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and 1st-team All-Pac 12 in 2016, and honorable-mention All-Pac 12 in 2017; Already owns the UW career TD passes record (78) and has thrown for 9,104 yards through three seasons.
4.) Zach Gentry, Michigan; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #105 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in New Mexico; Was Michigan's starting tight end in 2017, and was honorable-mention All-Big Ten; Had 17 receptions for 303 yards and 2 TDs; Appeared in 7 games as a reserve in 2016, and redshirted in 2015.
5.) Ricky Town, Southern Cal; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #127 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in California; Has yet to play a down of college football; Will play for Pitt in 2018 - his fourth program; Quit USC during fall camp in 2014 and jumped to Arkansas, where he spent a year; Spent 2017 at Ventura College (California JUCO) where he threw for 1,160 yards and 12 TDs in 9 games.
6.) Ty Storey, Arkansas; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #165 on the Rivals 250, 3rd-best prospect in Arkansas; Did not take a snap in 2017; Redshirted in 2015 and appeared briefly in three games in 2016; Has completed one (1) pass for three yards in his career.
Kansas City native was First-Team All-SEC QB in 2017
7.) Drew Lock, Missouri; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #177 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Missouri; Three-year starter at QB for Mizzou; First-team All-SEC in 2017, a season where his 44 passing TDs led the nation; In three seasons, he's thrown for 8,695 yards and 71 TDs.
Three-year starter for Boise State
8.) Brett Rypien, Boise State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #232 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Washington state; Three-year starter for Boise State; Second-team All-Mountain West in 2017, first-team All-Mountain West in 2016, and the Mountain West Freshman of the Year in 2015; Has thrown for 9,876 yards and 60 TDs through three seasons; Is the nephew of Super Bowl XXVI MVP Mark Rypien.
9.) Brian Lewerke, Michigan State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #239 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Arizona; The Spartans' starting QB in 2017; Started two games in 2016, and redshirted in 2015; Has thrown for 3,174 yards and 22 TDs and rushed for 708 yards and another 5 TDs so far in his career.
R.I.P.
10.) Tyler Hilinski, Washington State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 44th-best prospect in California; Committed suicide in January; Appeared in 12 games over two seasons at WSU, throwing for 1,421 yards in his career; Redshirted in 2015; Was slated to be the Cougars' starting QB in 2018.
11.) Alex Malzone, Michigan; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 3rd-best prospect in Michigan; Announced last month that he will play at Miami of Ohio in 2018 as a graduate transfer; Appeared in two games over three seasons at Michigan and did not attempt a pass.
12.) Kyle Kearns, Wake Forest; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 54th-best prospect in California; Spent 2017 at Highland Community College (Kansas JUCO) after being dismissed by Wake Forest last spring; Was seriously injured last November when he ran a stop sign and a semi slammed into his car; Threw 35 passes as a reserve in 2016 and was slated to be the Demon Deacons' 3rd-string QB in 2017 prior to his dismissal.
13.) Quinten Dormady, Tennessee; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 39th-best prospect in Texas; Announced in January that he will be a graduate transfer in 2018; Tennessee's starting QB for the first five games of 2017, but lost the job to Jarrett Guarantano; Had season-ending surgery on his shoulder in October; Appeared in 10 games between 2015 and 2016 as a backup QB.
Three-year starter at Vandy
14.) Kyle Shurmur, Vanderbilt; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 7th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Three-year starter at QB for Vanderbilt; Was the SEC's 2nd-leading passer (2,823 yards) in 2017; Has thrown for 5,735 yards and 40 TDs so far in his career; Is the son of New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur.
Returned to WVU in 2017 and was the Mountaineers' 3rd-leading receiver
15.) David Sills, West Virginia; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 10th-best prospect in Maryland; Now a WR for the Mountaineers, and was WVU's 3rd-leading receiver in 2017 with 60 catches for 980 yards and 18 TDs; Was a reserve WR for WVU as a true freshman, and then transferred to El Camino College (California JUCO) in 2016 where he was their starting QB - he then transferred back to WVU for 2017.
Rivals' list of pro-style QBs in the 2015 recruiting class
