While Texas has long been known for producing top quality college football players, only recently has the state become known for its quarterbacks. The proliferation of the spread offense has enhanced the development of high school passing games, and that shift in philosophy has been reflected in the number of college QBs with Lone Star State connections.
This season alone, 21 of the 119 starting quarterbacks at Bowl Subdivision schools are from Texas.
Here’s the list, with the school each attends and the high school from which he graduated:
1. Colt McCoy, Texas (Tuscola Jim Ned)
2. Matthew Stafford, Georgia (Highland Park)
3. Todd Reesing, Kansas (Austin Lake Travis)
4. Brian Johnson, Utah (Baytown Lee)
5. Jevan Snead, Ole Miss (Stephenville)
6. Chase Holbrook, New Mexico State (Hurst L.D. Bell)
7. Chase Daniel, Missouri (Southlake Carroll)
8. Christian Ponder, Florida State (Colleyville Heritage)
9. Robert Griffin, Baylor (Copperas Cove)
10. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (Ennis)
11. Jerrod Johnson, Texas A&M (Humble)
12. Casey Dick, Arkansas (Allen)
13. Case Keenum, Houston (Abilene Wylie)
14. Jarrett Lee, LSU (Brenham)
15. Giovanni Vizza, North Texas (San Antonio Alamo Heights)
16. Chase Clement, Rice (San Antonio Alamo Heights)
17. Bo Levi Mitchell, SMU (Katy)
18. Andy Dalton, TCU (Katy)
19. Nick Stephens, Tennessee (Flower Mound)
20. Kevin Moore, Tulane (Flower Mound Marcus)
21. Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP (Euless Trinity)
Source: The Dallas Morning News
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