QB or Not QB?

Past performance is not indicative of future results. The SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission.

However, in college football, we look back when we predict the future. Will Indiana go 16-0 again? Not likely, but it also isn't likely that the Hoosiers will return to the No Smoking days before Cig showed up.

Below are the 2025 ESPN Adjusted Quarterbacks Rankings (QBR) for Oregon's 2026 opponents, B1G QB rankings for conference teams not on the schedule, and other 2026 QB rankings of note for returning QBs.

Baseline - No. 18 Dante Moore - Oregon - 77.4. Potential 1st round draft pick Moore's QBR was dinged by bad weather games at Iowa and vs. Wisconsin, and a Peach Bowl performance that wasn't peachy.

No. 57 Dylan Raiola - Oregon - 63.1 - Wait 'Till Next Year!

Big Ten QBR for Oregon opponents, B1G and otherwise.

1 Jayden Maiava - USC - 91.2 - Finishes ahead of QBR No. 1 Mendoza in 2025 Adjusted QBR - Adjusted for quality of opponents, game site, etc. (Google It 😁)

2 Julian Sayin - Ohio State - 89.6 - Heisman finalist - Postseason 0-2

24 Demond Williams - UW - 76.3 - Not a road warrior in 2025

25 Drew Mestermaker - Oklahoma State - 74.4 - Most passing yards in FBS

28 Bryce Underwood - Michigan - 73.0 - Function better in a functional environment?

31 Anthony Colandrea - Nebraska - 71.7 - G6 to Power 2?

40 Aiden Chiles - Northwestern - 68.3 - Ready to Win the Day?

54 Katin Houser - Illinois - 64.0 - Champagne in Champaign, Illinois?

67 Nico Iamaleava - UCLA - 60.6 - Better surrounded by better coaches and players?

69 Maddux Madsen - Boise State - 59.5 - Make no misState, the opener is Boise's 2026 Super Bowl

75 Malik Washington - Maryland - 58.3 - Finish Son, finish.

NR Alessio Milivoijevic - Michigan State - Back of the jersey guy: Good luck!

OTHER B1G Conference QBs -

27 Josh Hoover - Indiana - 73.2 - Can you hear Fernando's drums?

38 Colton Joseph - Wisconsin 69.3 - Badgers going to a Jo-Jo!

55 Rocco Becht - Penn State - 63.6 - Good at ISU, PSU?

60 Drake Lindsey - Minnesota - 62.3 - Improve, and its drinks all around!

89 Ryan Brown - Purdue - 56.5

NR - Iowa Jeremy Hecklinski and Rutgers AJ Surace

Not B1G, but big-name returning QBs, and one not returning?

5 Trinidad Chambliss - Ole Miss/ 6 Gunner Stockton - Georgia/ 8 CJ Carr Notre Dame/ 10 Brendan Sorsby - Texas Tech/ 14 Darian Mensah - Miami

34 Arch Manning - Texas/ 47 John Mateer - Oklahoma/ 49 Sam Leavitt - LSU

65 LaNorris Sellers - South Carolina/ 88 JKS - Cal

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And an ESPN 2026 TOP QB Room WAG

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48818009/2026-college-football-138-fbs-quarterback-tiers-season-arch-manning-cj-carr

One Archie = Dante + Dylan? Darian Mensah 9-5 in 2025 and playing behind a new O Line in Miami? CJ Carr - Look at the schedule, CJ will be a star. His best win in 2025? USC at home in a rain storm? But in the bowl game...

Looking at actual on-field results in 2025, Oregon plays four opponents quarterbacked by QBR 2025 top 25 QBs Maiava, Sayin, Williams, and Mestermaker.

Mountain West MVP Colandrea and Mountain West champion QB Madsen.

5* recruits Bryce Underwood and Nico Iamaleava.

That's a pretty good staff of opposing pitchers. Speaking of which -HOSE THE HORNS!

BEAT BOISE!