Start, Bench, Cut: BYU Football QB Edition

It's time to start, bench, & cut three great BYU Football QB's. This was not easy.

Let's play a game called start, bench and cut. I'll choose three of the best BYU Quarterbacks over the last twenty years and I'll start one, bench one, and cut one. To be honest, I went back and forth on this subject so many times I almost didn't publish this article; it was extremely difficult to cut one of these players. Without further ado, here's my take on John Beck, Max Hall, and Taysom Hill.

Give me your take in the comments section!

Start - Max Hall

I think some BYU fans forget how consistent Max Hall was for BYU. He threw for over 3,500 yards with at least a 2:1 TD/Int ratio during his three seasons at BYU. Initially, I wasn't planning on starting Max Hall, but his consistency over the years stood out and I gave him the starting nod. Check out his career stats:

	Passing Yards	Completion %	TDs	INTs
Sophmore	3,848	60.1%	26	12
Junior	3,957	69.2%	35	14
Senior	3,560	67.2%	33	14

In three seasons at BYU, Hall lead BYU to a scorching 32-7 record. Hall went 2-1 against arch-rival Utah and lead BYU to an upset victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. Starting Hall would essentially guarantee me 3,500+ passing yards which hasn't happened at BYU since Hall graduated in 2009.

Bench - Taysom Hill

Injuries were the only thing keeping Taysom Hill from being a consistently productive player for BYU. Hill was on pace to record over 3,700 total yards in 2014 before breaking his leg against Utah State. Taysom Hill is one of the greatest raw athletes in BYU Football history.

In this scenario, I want to keep Taysom on my team to utilize his superb athleticism. I could use him in a variety of ways even as a backup Quarterback.

Cut - John Beck

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When I started this article, I never imagined cutting John Beck. John Beck was an incredible player by the time he graduated from BYU. I gave Hall the nod over Beck because of his consistency over an entire career. Beck had an incredible Senior season, but he suffered some bumps and bruises as an underclassman. Check out Beck's career stat line below:

Year	Passing Yards	Completion %	TDs	INTs
Freshman	864	50.3%	5	5
Sophmore	2,563	56.0%	15	8
Junior	3,709	64.5%	27	13
Senior	3,885	69.3%	32	8

I put Taysom Hill over John Beck on the bench because I could get more out of Taysom as a backup than I could John as a backup. For example, I could line Taysom up at Tight End, but I couldn't do the same with John Beck. 

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