By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
Sorry about missing last week (I was on vacation), but we are back! There were numerous changes to the leaderboard this week. Let’s review how the JTR works before we get into the leaderboard.
Note: From here on out, the JTR will only feature the top 15 quarterbacks instead of every QB.
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). A quarterback’s running ability 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 (Previous) | Player | Team | JTR Score (Changes) |
| 1 (2) | Himoteo Del Este | Oklahoma | 91.401 (+1.344) |
| 2 (8) | Johnny Ray Davis | Alabama | 88.114 (+8.139) |
| 3 (1) | Malcom Streets | Texas A&M | 85.840 (-5.416) |
| 4 (9) | Jack Schmidt | Florida | 85.634 (+8.017) |
| 5 (5) | Alexa Earl | Oregon | 84.632 (+0.226) |
| 6 (6) | Zacchaeus Mosley | Auburn | 84.837 (+1.967) |
| 7 (3) | Jaylen Tyree | Ohio State | 82.712 (-5.886) |
| 8 (4) | TJ Cunnington | Miami | 82.688 (-4.470) |
| 9 (13) | Tavon Moss | LSU | 82.283 (+10.261) |
| 10 (7) | Troy League | USC | 75.137(-5.185) |
| 11 (11) | Saint Major | Virginia Tech | 75.115 (+0.262) |
| 12 (10) | Bojack Merriweather | Clemson | 71.693 (-0.581) |
| 13 (17) | Declan Murphy | Iowa | 70.781 (-0.749) |
| 14 (12) | Cole Mantell | North Carolina | 67.650 (-1.929) |
| 15 (14) | Lincoln League | Nebraska | 66.628 (-3.826) |
Findings
Congrats to Himoteo Del Este for taking the top spot back! Del Este’s balance of his powerful arm and devastating rushing ability has made him a force in the CFSL this season. This is the third time this season that he has been on top of the leaderboard.
The biggest improver in score for this week is LSU’s Tavon Moss. Moss has been stellar the past two weeks, which improved his JTR score by more than ten points. Other big score improvers are Alabama’s Johnny Ray Davis and Florida’s Jack Schmidt.
The biggest jumper in rank was the man who finished second in score improvement. Johnny Ray Davis flew from the eighth spot to number two on the leaderboard. This is the highest he has been since topping the JTR Leaderboard in Week 3 of last season. Other big jumpers include Florida’s Jack Schmidt and LSU’s Tavon Moss.
This was the first week that we had no quarterbacks set a new career high ranking. Career high rankings have been tracked since the start of Season 22.
