Ranking Every Starting Big Ten Football QB Based On PFF Grade Through Four Weeks

We are a third of the way through the college football season and here's where Big Ten starters fare from Pro Football Focus.

We're four complete weeks into the college football season and the '23 season is a third of the way over. We're starting to get a better idea of what each team is made of, and with big games on the way, we're going to know even more about some teams. 

Looking more at the quarterback position, specifically, I'm going to turn my attention to a site I use quite a bit. Pro Football Focus, or PFF, is an analytical site that dives into each play and grades players for their performance in every game. 

I'm going to rank each starting Big Ten quarterback by their passing grade on PFF. We're going to start from the bottom and work our way to the top. 

14. Jeff Sims/Heinrich Haarberg (Nebraska) 37.8/55.1 passer grade(s)

Sims' stats: 20-for-34 (58.8%) 220 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions

Haarberg's stats: 24-for-47 (51.1%) 278 yards and four touchdowns

Sims started the first three games of the year and has a 37.8 passing grade and Haarberg, who has played in every game and started the last one, has a 55.1 grade. 

13. Ben Bryant (Northwestern) 57.0 grade

Stats: 81-for-136 (59.6%) 804 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions

12. Athan Kaliakmanis (Minnesota) 58.5 grade

Stats: 59-for-107 (55.1%) 599 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions

11. Noah Kim (Michigan State) 61.1 grade

Stats: 66-for-116 (56.9%) 897 yards, six touchdowns, and three interceptions

10. Cade McNamara (Iowa) 61.4 grade

Stats: 43-for-85 (50.6%) 459 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions

9. Hudson Card (Purdue) 63.4 grade

Stats: 93-for-148 (62.8%) 1,027 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions

8. Gavin Wimsatt (Rutgers) 64.1 grade

Stats: 45-for-87 (51.7%)  587 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception

7. Luke Altmyer (Illinois) 65.7 grade

Stats: 77-for-118 (65.3%) 874 yards, four touchdowns, and seven interceptions

6. Kyle McCord (Ohio State) 68.7 grade

Stats: 74-for-113 (65.5%) 1,055 yards, six touchdowns, and one interception

5. Tayven Jackson (Indiana) 71.9 grade

Stats: 54-for-86 (62.8%) 749 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions

4. Taulia Tagovailoa (Maryland) 78.8 grade

Stats: 87-for-135 (64.4%) 1,112 yards, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions

3. Tanner Mordecai (Wisconsin) 79.6 grade

Stats: 85-for-128 (66.4%) 877 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions

2. Drew Allar (Penn State) 88.8 grade

Stats: 84-for-125 (67.2%) 903 yards, eight touchdowns, and zero interceptions

1. J.J. McCarthy (Michigan) 90.3 grade

Stats: 71-for-89 (79.8%) 915 yards, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions