Typical QB list - only six of the top 18 are still with the program that originally signed them. And of those six, only four were full-time starters in 2018.
One guy is now at a D-2 program; another is now a linebacker.
Cal signed two QBs on this list - both are now at UNLV. In turn, Cal has since picked up two transfers on this list (#7 and #13).
Two of these guys will be coached by former Nebraska offensive coordinators in 2019.
In addition, Nebraska had a verbal from the #16 guy on this list - he soured on us after we went hard after Patrick O'Brien. He has since gone on to lead an SEC team to a 10-win season...yeah, that worked out well for us.
Five of the top 18 were from California high schools, three were from Texas high schools, three were from Georgia high schools, and two were from Florida high schools.
3rd-team All-Big Ten in 2018
1.) Shea Patterson, Ole Miss; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #3 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in Florida; Now at Michigan where he was 3rd-team All-Big Ten in 2018; Started 10 games at Ole Miss between 2016 and 2017; Has thrown for 5,739 yards and 45 TDs over three seasons in Ann Arbor and Oxford.
2.) Malik Henry, Florida State; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #34 on the Rivals 100, 7th-best prospect in California; Is now a walk-on at Nevada where he will be playing for former Husker offensive coordinator Jay Norvell; Spent one season at Florida State where he was briefly suspended and never saw the field, and then spent 2017 and 2018 at Independence CC ("Last Chance U") in Kansas.
Two-year starter in Knoxville
3.) Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #37 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in New Jersey; Two-year starter at QB for the Vols; Redshirted in 2016; Is 239-of-385 (62%) for 2,904 yards and 16 TDs against 5 INTs over two seasons in Knoxville.
First Pac-12 QB to rush for > 1,000 yards in a season
4.) Khalil Tate, Arizona; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #103 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in California; Two-year starter for the Wildcats; Was 170-of-302 (56.3%) for 2,530 yards and 26 TDs against 8 INTs in his first season under Kevin Sumlin and OC Noel Mazzone; Playing for Rich Rodriguez, Tate was the first Pac-12 QB to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,411 yards) in 2017; Appeared in seven games with one start as a true freshman in 2016; He's thrown for 4,364 yards and 43 TDs over parts of three seasons in Tucson.
Steve's son is taking his game to SMU
5.) Shane Buechele, Texas; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #116 on the Rivals 250, 13th-best prospect in Texas; Announced last month that he is transferring to SMU; Appeared in only two games last season; Started as a true freshman in 2016 but lost his job to Sam Ehlinger midway through 2017; Leaves Texas with 4,636 yards passing and 30 passing TDs over parts of three seasons.
Finished 2018 as Barney Cotton's starting QB
6.) Max Gilliam, Cal; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #170 on the Rivals 250, 31st-best prospect in California; Now at UNLV where he was Barney Cotton's starting QB in 2018; Redshirted in his only season at Cal and spent 2017 at Saddleback College, an Arizona JUCO program.
7.) Devon Modster, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #180 on the Rivals 250, 35th-best prospect in California; Will be at Cal in 2019; Left UCLA last September after opening the season as Chip Kelly's 3rd-string QB; Was Josh Rosen's backup in 2017 and redshirted in 2016; Has 671 career passing yards along with 4 TDs.
8.) Zerrick Cooper, Clemson; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #230 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in Georgia; Now at Jacksonville State where he was the Gamecocks' starting QB in 2018; Backup QB at Clemson in 2017 and redshirted in 2016.
SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a true freshman
9.) Jalen Hurts, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #231 on the Rivals 250, 31st-best prospect in Texas; Now at Oklahoma; Two-year starter at Alabama where he was the 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Year and led the Tide to two straight CFP National Championship game appearances before giving way to Tua Tagovailoa for the 2018 season; Leaves Alabama with 5,481 passing yards, 48 passing TDs, 1,945 rushing yards and 23 rushing TDs over three seasons.
Bill Snyder's last starting QB
10.) Skylar Thompson, Kansas State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #241 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Missouri; Started ten games for K-State in 2018, throwing for 1,391 yards and nine touchdowns on 122-of-208 passing with four interceptions and added 373 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 105 carries on the season; Started the last four games of 2017; Redshirted in 2016; Has thrown for 2,080 yards and 14 TDs over two seasons in Manhattan.
Missed all but one game in 2018 to a suspension and a wrist injury
11.) Chazz Surratt, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 16th-best prospect in North Carolina; Was suspended for the first four games of 2018 for selling shoes and then tore wrist ligaments in his first game back, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season; Started seven games for the Tar Heels in 2017 and threw for 1,342 yards and 8 TDs; Redshirted in 2016.
12.) Logan Byrd, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 30th-best prospect in Georgia; Spent 2018 at Arizona Western Community College after not seeing the field in two seasons in Chapel Hill; Is now enrolled at North Greenville, an NCAA Division II program located in South Carolina.
13.) Brandon McIlwain, South Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 8th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Now at Cal where he started two games in 2018; Threw for 763 yards and 2 TDs against 8 INTs on the season; Started three games as a true freshman at South Carolina and threw for 600 yards and 2 TDs on the season; Sat out the 2017 season due to NCAA transfer regs.
14.) Jawon Pass, Louisville; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 32nd-best prospect in Georgia; Louisville's starting QB in 2018, completing 162-of-300 passes (54%) for 1,960 yards and 8 TDs against 12 INTs; Was Lamar Jackson's backup in 2017 and redshirted in 2016.
15.) Victor Viramontes, Cal; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 50th-best prospect in California; Spent 2018 as a linebacker at Riverside, a California JUCO; Redshirted in his only season at Cal and then spent 2017 at Riverside; Enrolled at Minnesota in the spring of 2018 but only lasted a semester there and headed back to Riverside where he converted to linebacker; Signed with UNLV last month.
Former Husker verbal led Kentucky to a 10-win season in 2018
16.) Terry Wilson, Oregon; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 2nd-best prospect in Oklahoma; Now at Kentucky where he led the Wildcats to their first 10-win season since 1977; Completed 180-of-268 passes (67.2%) for 1,889 yards and 11 TDs against 8 INTs; Also ran for 547 yards on the season; Redshirted in his only season at Oregon and spent 2017 at Garden City Community College in Kansas; Was originally committed to Nebraska but decommitted once we took Patrick O'Brien.
17.) Dillon Sterling-Cole, Arizona State; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 50th-best prospect in Texas; Backup QB for Arizona State in 2018; Took a redshirt in 2017; Threw for 388 yards as a true freshman in 2016; Is competing for the Sun Devils' starting job this spring.
Now at Kent State
18.) Woody Barrett, Auburn; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 47th-best prospect in Florida; Now at Kent State where he broke the Golden Flashes' single-season record for completions (229) in his first year; Redshirted in his only season at Auburn and then transferred to Copiah-Lincoln, a Mississippi JUCO program, in 2017.
Rivals' list of dual-threat QBs in the 2016 class
One guy is now at a D-2 program; another is now a linebacker.
Cal signed two QBs on this list - both are now at UNLV. In turn, Cal has since picked up two transfers on this list (#7 and #13).
Two of these guys will be coached by former Nebraska offensive coordinators in 2019.
In addition, Nebraska had a verbal from the #16 guy on this list - he soured on us after we went hard after Patrick O'Brien. He has since gone on to lead an SEC team to a 10-win season...yeah, that worked out well for us.
Five of the top 18 were from California high schools, three were from Texas high schools, three were from Georgia high schools, and two were from Florida high schools.
3rd-team All-Big Ten in 2018
1.) Shea Patterson, Ole Miss; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #3 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in Florida; Now at Michigan where he was 3rd-team All-Big Ten in 2018; Started 10 games at Ole Miss between 2016 and 2017; Has thrown for 5,739 yards and 45 TDs over three seasons in Ann Arbor and Oxford.
2.) Malik Henry, Florida State; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #34 on the Rivals 100, 7th-best prospect in California; Is now a walk-on at Nevada where he will be playing for former Husker offensive coordinator Jay Norvell; Spent one season at Florida State where he was briefly suspended and never saw the field, and then spent 2017 and 2018 at Independence CC ("Last Chance U") in Kansas.
Two-year starter in Knoxville
3.) Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #37 on the Rivals 100, 2nd-best prospect in New Jersey; Two-year starter at QB for the Vols; Redshirted in 2016; Is 239-of-385 (62%) for 2,904 yards and 16 TDs against 5 INTs over two seasons in Knoxville.
First Pac-12 QB to rush for > 1,000 yards in a season
4.) Khalil Tate, Arizona; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #103 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in California; Two-year starter for the Wildcats; Was 170-of-302 (56.3%) for 2,530 yards and 26 TDs against 8 INTs in his first season under Kevin Sumlin and OC Noel Mazzone; Playing for Rich Rodriguez, Tate was the first Pac-12 QB to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season (1,411 yards) in 2017; Appeared in seven games with one start as a true freshman in 2016; He's thrown for 4,364 yards and 43 TDs over parts of three seasons in Tucson.
Steve's son is taking his game to SMU
5.) Shane Buechele, Texas; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #116 on the Rivals 250, 13th-best prospect in Texas; Announced last month that he is transferring to SMU; Appeared in only two games last season; Started as a true freshman in 2016 but lost his job to Sam Ehlinger midway through 2017; Leaves Texas with 4,636 yards passing and 30 passing TDs over parts of three seasons.
Finished 2018 as Barney Cotton's starting QB
6.) Max Gilliam, Cal; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #170 on the Rivals 250, 31st-best prospect in California; Now at UNLV where he was Barney Cotton's starting QB in 2018; Redshirted in his only season at Cal and spent 2017 at Saddleback College, an Arizona JUCO program.
7.) Devon Modster, UCLA; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #180 on the Rivals 250, 35th-best prospect in California; Will be at Cal in 2019; Left UCLA last September after opening the season as Chip Kelly's 3rd-string QB; Was Josh Rosen's backup in 2017 and redshirted in 2016; Has 671 career passing yards along with 4 TDs.
8.) Zerrick Cooper, Clemson; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #230 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in Georgia; Now at Jacksonville State where he was the Gamecocks' starting QB in 2018; Backup QB at Clemson in 2017 and redshirted in 2016.
SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a true freshman
9.) Jalen Hurts, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #231 on the Rivals 250, 31st-best prospect in Texas; Now at Oklahoma; Two-year starter at Alabama where he was the 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Year and led the Tide to two straight CFP National Championship game appearances before giving way to Tua Tagovailoa for the 2018 season; Leaves Alabama with 5,481 passing yards, 48 passing TDs, 1,945 rushing yards and 23 rushing TDs over three seasons.
Bill Snyder's last starting QB
10.) Skylar Thompson, Kansas State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #241 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Missouri; Started ten games for K-State in 2018, throwing for 1,391 yards and nine touchdowns on 122-of-208 passing with four interceptions and added 373 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 105 carries on the season; Started the last four games of 2017; Redshirted in 2016; Has thrown for 2,080 yards and 14 TDs over two seasons in Manhattan.
Missed all but one game in 2018 to a suspension and a wrist injury
11.) Chazz Surratt, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 16th-best prospect in North Carolina; Was suspended for the first four games of 2018 for selling shoes and then tore wrist ligaments in his first game back, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season; Started seven games for the Tar Heels in 2017 and threw for 1,342 yards and 8 TDs; Redshirted in 2016.
12.) Logan Byrd, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 30th-best prospect in Georgia; Spent 2018 at Arizona Western Community College after not seeing the field in two seasons in Chapel Hill; Is now enrolled at North Greenville, an NCAA Division II program located in South Carolina.
13.) Brandon McIlwain, South Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 8th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Now at Cal where he started two games in 2018; Threw for 763 yards and 2 TDs against 8 INTs on the season; Started three games as a true freshman at South Carolina and threw for 600 yards and 2 TDs on the season; Sat out the 2017 season due to NCAA transfer regs.
14.) Jawon Pass, Louisville; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 32nd-best prospect in Georgia; Louisville's starting QB in 2018, completing 162-of-300 passes (54%) for 1,960 yards and 8 TDs against 12 INTs; Was Lamar Jackson's backup in 2017 and redshirted in 2016.
15.) Victor Viramontes, Cal; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 50th-best prospect in California; Spent 2018 as a linebacker at Riverside, a California JUCO; Redshirted in his only season at Cal and then spent 2017 at Riverside; Enrolled at Minnesota in the spring of 2018 but only lasted a semester there and headed back to Riverside where he converted to linebacker; Signed with UNLV last month.
Former Husker verbal led Kentucky to a 10-win season in 2018
16.) Terry Wilson, Oregon; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 2nd-best prospect in Oklahoma; Now at Kentucky where he led the Wildcats to their first 10-win season since 1977; Completed 180-of-268 passes (67.2%) for 1,889 yards and 11 TDs against 8 INTs; Also ran for 547 yards on the season; Redshirted in his only season at Oregon and spent 2017 at Garden City Community College in Kansas; Was originally committed to Nebraska but decommitted once we took Patrick O'Brien.
17.) Dillon Sterling-Cole, Arizona State; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 50th-best prospect in Texas; Backup QB for Arizona State in 2018; Took a redshirt in 2017; Threw for 388 yards as a true freshman in 2016; Is competing for the Sun Devils' starting job this spring.
Now at Kent State
18.) Woody Barrett, Auburn; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 47th-best prospect in Florida; Now at Kent State where he broke the Golden Flashes' single-season record for completions (229) in his first year; Redshirted in his only season at Auburn and then transferred to Copiah-Lincoln, a Mississippi JUCO program, in 2017.
Rivals' list of dual-threat QBs in the 2016 class
