LSU football quarterback Garrett Nussmeier played a key part in LSU’s win over Clemson. Nussmeier didn’t light up the stat sheet, but he took care of the football and came up with key third-down conversions. The LSU QB completed 28/38 passes for 230 yards. Nussmeier tossed a touchdown without throwing a pick.
After some big-name QBs struggled around the country, Nussmeier is now the Heisman favorite. The Clemson defense was tough, but Nussmeier will get a shot to put up big numbers vs. Louisiana Tech this week.
Leaving week one, Nussmeier ranks No. 5 in the SEC in ESPN’s QBR metric.
For those unfamiliar with QBR, ESPN describes it as “Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating, which values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced.”
UGA’s Gunner Stockton was nearly perfect with a 99.1 rating. Jackson Arnold, Taylen Green, and Diego Pavia round out the group, finishing ahead of Nussmeier.
ESPN SEC QBR rankings after week one
| RK | Name | Team | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunner Stockton | UGA | 99.1 |
| 2 | Jackson Arnold | AUB | 93.7 |
| 3 | Taylen Green | ARK | 86.4 |
| 4 | Diego Pavia | VAN | 85.6 |
| 5 | Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | 82.7 |
| 6 | Marcel Reed | TA&M | 82.6 |
| 7 | Beau Pribula | MIZ | 81.0 |
| 8 | John Mateer | OU | 80.0 |
| 9 | LaNorris Sellers | SC | 75.7 |
| 10 | Joey Aguilar | TENN | 62.3 |
| 11 | Arch Manning | TEX | 58.0 |
| 12 | Blake Shapen | MSST | 57.6 |
| 13 | Austin Simmons | MISS | 57.4 |
| 14 | Ty Simpson | ALA | 48.6 |
| 15 | Tramell Jones Jr. | FLA | 44.7 |
| 16 | DJ Lagway | FLA | 29.8 |
| 17 | Zach Calzada | UK | 25.8 |
