Fun fact of the day: Notre Dame is the only team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 who has yet to play a non-power four opponent. Now, that will change this weekend when they host the Boise State Broncos but the vast majority of ranked teams have not been playing Boise State-caliber opponents in their non-power four games. This made me wonder where Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr truly ranked in the country amongst the top quarterbacks and the numbers don’t lie, the Michigan native is playing like a Top 5 quarterback in the country against P4 opponents.
Here is Carr’s stat line against P4 Opponents across four games (Miami, TAMU, Purdue, Arkansas).
Overall: 71-104, 68.3%, 1,091 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT; 1 rushing yard, 1 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 18-26, 273 yards, 2 TD, 0.5 INT
I took a look at the other quarterbacks around the country that many analysts, national pundits and fans consider to be the best in the country and some of the numbers aren’t close to Carr’s. Here are the numbers from other quarterbacks on ranked teams against the P4:
Julian Sayin, Ohio State
Two games – Texas, Washington
Overall: 35-48, 73%, 334 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT; 14 rushing yard 0 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 18-24, 167 yards, 1.5 TD, 0 INT
Dante Moore, Oregon
Three games – Oklahoma State, Northwestern, Penn State
Overall: 61-80, 76%, 682 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT; 51 rushing yards 0 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 20-27, 227 yards, 2.3 TD, 0.3 INT
Arch Manning, Texas
One game – Ohio State
Overall: 17-30, 56.7%, 170 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 38 rushing yards 0 rushing TD
Drew Allar, Penn State
One game – Oregon
Overall: 14-25, 56%, 137 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 42 rushing yards, 0 rushing TD
Carson Beck, Miami
Two games – Notre Dame, Florida
Overall: 37-60, 61.6%, 365 yards, 2 TD 0 INT; -9 rushing yards 0 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 19-30, 183 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Two games – Illinois, Iowa
Overall: 34-46, 73.9%, 500 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT; 30 rushing yards, 0 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 17-23, 250 yards, 3.5 TD, 0.5 INT
Ty Simpson, Alabama
Three games – Florida State, Wisconsin, Georgia
Overall: 71-110, 64.5%, 912 yards, 8 TD, 0 INT; 54 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 24-37, 304 yards, 2.6 TD, 0 INT
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
Three games – Clemson, Florida, Ole Miss
Overall: 64-99, 64.6%, 649 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT; 0 rushing yards, 0 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 21-33, 216 yards, 1 TD, 0.6 INT
Deigo Pavia, Vanderbilt
Two games – South Carolina, Virginia Tech
Overall: 30-43, 69.7%, 370 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT; 85 rushing yards
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 15-22, 185 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Joey Aguilar, Tennessee
Three games – Syracuse, Georgia, Mississippi State
Overall: 64-104, 61.5%, 953 yards, 8 TD, 4 INT; 47 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 21-35, 317 yards, 2.6 TD, 1.3 INT
Thomas Castellanos, Florida State
Two games – Alabama, Virginia
Overall: 27-46, 58.7%, 406 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 156 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 14-23, 203 yards, 0.5 TD, 1 INT
Bryce Underwood, Michigan
Two games – Oklahoma, Nebraska
Overall: 19-46, 41.3%, 247 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT; 60 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 10-23, 123 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Three games – Mississippi State, Baylor, TCU
Overall: 59-93, 63.4%, 594 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT, 149 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD
Passing Stats Per Game (Average): 19-31, 198 yards, 1.3 TD, 0.6 INT
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