It is always interesting to see where great players went to college. We always here how the Big 10 and SEC are the best conferences, but do they produce the best players? I looked at the top offensive QBs and skill players to see here they come from.
The tiers of colleges I am using:
Tier 1: SEC/Big 10/Notre Dame
Tier 2: ACC/Big 12
Tier 3: FBS Non-Power 4
Tier 4: FCS or below
QBS: My Top 12 QBs (refer to my QB tiers blog)
SEC/Big 10/Notre Dame: 7
ACC/Big 12: 3
FBS Non-Power 4: 1
FCS or below: 1
As you can see, the top QBs are spread out in terms of where they are coming from school wise. Yes the top tier produces more than others, but Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson (the last 3 MVPs) all aren’t from that tier. Overall, about half of the top 12 QBs in the league come from the top tier of schools
RBs: Players who ran for 1,000 yards or 10 TDs (also Christian McCaffrey): 18 players
SEC/Big 10/Notre Dame: 12
ACC/Big 12: 4
FBS Non-Power 4: 2
FCS or below: 0
12 of 18 players came from the top tier here.
WRs and TEs: Players who had for 1,000 yards receiving, 100 receptions, or 10 TDs (also DK Metcalf, Puka Nacua, George Pickens, Devonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Chris Godwin, Chris Olave, and Brandon Aiyuk)
SEC/Big 10/Notre Dame: 26
ACC/Big 12: 7
FBS Non-Power 4: 2
FCS or below: 1
Here we have 35 of the best WRs and TEs and 26 are from the top tier.
All told, about 75% of the top receivers and 67% of the RBs come from the top tier of schools. Meaning teams should want to look there when drafting skill players.
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