By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
What a wild week of action!? Once again we saw a week of very close games. How did that impact the JTR Leaderboard this week? Let’s find out.
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) | Windham Carter | Michigan | 92.043 (+1.457) |
| 2 (2) | Kevin Price | North Carolina | 85.666 (-2.550) |
| 3 (3) | Jaylen Tyree | Ohio State | 78.550 (-2.567) |
| 4 (5) | Jamesyn Golde | USC | 78.479 (-0.425) |
| 5 (7) | Johnny Ray Davis | Alabama | 77.182 (+0.222) |
| 6 (6) | Spunky Tolbert | Texas | 76.857 (-0.714) |
| 7 (10) | Cole Mantell | Michigan State | 76.531 (+1.545) |
| 8 (8) | Himoteo Del Este | Oklahoma | 76.262 (+0.742) |
| 9 (4) | Jack Schmidt | Florida | 75.759 (-5.037) |
| 10 (11) | Tavon Moss | LSU | 73.576 (-0.601) |
| 11 (12) | Saint Major | Virginia Tech | 73.314 (+0.385) |
| 12 (9) | Leisa Pink | Miami | 73.097 (-2.105) |
| 13 (13) | TJ Cunnington | Kentucky | 72.032 (-0.487) |
| 14 (15) | Bear Michaels | Florida State | 71.654 (+0.916) |
| 15 (16) | Sky Sanders | Colorado | 70.594 (+2.291) |
| 16 (20) | Alexa Earl* | Oregon | 69.721 (+4.750) |
| 17 (14) | Jay Duke | Auburn | 69.575 (-1.886) |
| 18 (17) | Malcom Streets | Texas A&M | 68.355 (+0.825) |
| 19 (19) | Bojack Merriweather | Clemson | 66.945 (+1.917) |
| 20 (18) | Gunner Rice | West Virginia | 66.543 (-0.085) |
| 21 (21) | Sterling Verdugo | Tennessee | 63.158 (-0.091) |
| 22 (23) | Matt Perez | Notre Dame | 60.819 (+2.285) |
| 23 (22) | Brandon Petty | Georgia | 60.612 (-0.572) |
| 24 (24) | JK Matthews | Penn State | 59.686 (+4.674) |
Findings
Michigan’s Windham Carter holds the top spot in his first title defense. Carter threw for 432 yards and four touchdowns against Penn State this past week.
Oregon’s Alexa Earl has the biggest score improvement. This week, the freshman set a new career high with 522 passing yards against Michigan State. She had four touchdowns while completing 72% of her passes. It was a huge week for her, as she also set a new career-high ranking. Other big score improvers include Penn State’s JK Matthews, Colorado’s Sky Sanders, and Notre Dame’s Matt Perez.
Earl was also this week’s biggest improver in rank. She moved up four spots this week thanks to her great game. Other big movers on the leaderboard include Michigan State’s Cole Mantell and Alabama’s Johnny Ray Davis.
There are two games left in the season to push your name up the list! Best of luck to all the QBs!
