By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
How JTR Works
JTR ranks players by comparison to the league average using unbiased stats. By unbiased stats, we mean stats that don’t show a preference for one style of play over another. For example, we expect a quarterback in an air raid system to throw the ball more often than a quarterback in a multiple set. So comparing the two based on completions wouldn’t be fair. Once we determine stats that we believe to be unbiased, we create a league average. Outperforming the league average earns a player positive points. Stats that fall below the league average will earn a player negative points. Points for each stat are calculated and combined with a base rating given to each player. The combination results in a player’s JTR metric score. 0 is the worst possible score and 100 is the best possible score.
For QBs, the stats we chose to use are completion percentage, yards per attempt, touchdown percentage, interception percentage, passing yards per game, and unique rushing index. The rushing index excludes sacks from a quarterback’s rush totals to get a more accurate sense of them as a runner. Also, QBs cannot take negative points from the rushing index (outside of fumbles). This is because a running ability for a quarterback is a plus, but not a requirement.
JTR is not a predictive metric. It cannot tell the future. It can only measure what a player has done up to that point.
JTR Leaderboard
| Rank (Last Week) | Player | Team | JTR Score (Change) |
| 1 (1) | Jaylen Tyree | Ohio State | 97.839 (+0.012) |
| 2 (3) | Kevin Price | North Carolina | 96.309 (+3.277) |
| 3 (4) | Himoteo Del Este | Oklahoma | 93.727 (+3.052) |
| 4 (2) | Jay Duke | Auburn | 92.874 (-3.246) |
| 5 (5) | Jack Schmidt | Florida | 88.804 (+0.337) |
| 6 (6) | Jamesyn Golde | USC | 84.169 (-1.249) |
| 7 (11) | Owen Dart | Texas A&M | 82.388 (+3.784) |
| 8 (10) | Saint Major | Virginia Tech | 81.356 (+2.236) |
| 9 (8) | Bo Jones | Texas | 80.133 (-0.337) |
| 10 (9) | Zeus Claydon | Florida State | 79.890 (-0.551) |
| 11 (7) | Cole Mantell | Michigan State | 79.815 (-2.134) |
| 12 (15) | Windham Carter | Michigan | 76.465 (+4.513) |
| 13 (13) | Johnny Ray Davis | Alabama | 74.751 (+0.795) |
| 14 (12) | TJ Cunnington | Kentucky | 74.061 (+0.072) |
| 15 (14) | Leisa Pink | Miami | 73.680 (+1.050) |
| 16 (17) | Sky Sanders | Colorado | 71.844 (+3.157) |
| 17 (19) | Sean Keohane | LSU | 71.431 (+4.254) |
| 18 (16) | Gunner Rice | West Virginia | 68.278 (-3.077) |
| 19 (20) | JK Matthews | Penn State | 67.105 (+1.278) |
| 20 (22) | Brandon Petty | Georgia | 65.718 (+5.499) |
| 21 (18) | Noir Royal | Notre Dame | 64.526 (-3.919) |
| 22 (21) | Sterling Verdugo | Tennessee | 63.828 (+0.318) |
| 23 (23) | Tavon Moss | Clemson | 58.021 (-0.029) |
| 24 (24) | Claude DuBois | Oregon | 56.043 (-1.046) |
Findings
Ohio State QB Jaylen Tyree holds on to the top spot this week. This is his second straight week at #1 and the fifth time he has had the top spot this season.
This week’s best score improvement belongs to Georgia QB Brandon Petty. Petty threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes this past week. His performance pushed the Bulldogs past Tennessee. It also earned him the cover picture for this article. Other big score improvements include Michigan’s Windham Carter, LSU’s Sean Keohane, and Texas A&M’s Owen Dart.
Petty earned the best score improvement but didn’t have the biggest jump up the leaderboard. That honor belongs to Texas A&M QB Owen Dart. Dart’s impressive performance against Texas moved him up four spots this week. This is also his JTR top ten debut. Other big rank improvements include Michigan’s Windham Carter (+3), Virginia Tech’s Saint Major (+2), LSU’s Sean Keohane (+2), and Georgia’s Brandon Petty (+2).
Next week will be the last JTR rankings of Season 21. As always, that means the article will be filled with extras, including the best QBs in different stat categories.
You have one week left to move up the leaderboard. Good luck QBs.
