By: Ryan Moreland (@ryanmoreland)
We only have one week left for the QBs to make their impact on the JTR Leaderboard. Let’s take a look at where they are now. But first, let’s look at how the JTR works.
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 result in a player earning 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. Additionally, quarterbacks cannot deduct points from the rushing index (except for 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 (1) | Himoteo Del Este | Oklahoma | 91.059 (-0.342) |
| 2 (2) | Johnny Ray Davis | Alabama | 90.107 (+1.192) |
| 3 (4) | Jack Schmidt | Florida | 87.369 (+1.735) |
| 4 (5) | Alexa Earl | Oregon | 85.155 (-0.477) |
| 5 (3) | Malcom Streets | Texas A&M | 83.111 (-2.729) |
| 6 (7) | Jaylen Tyree | Ohio State | 82.471 (-0.241) |
| 7 (9) | Tavon Moss | LSU | 82.198 (-0.085) |
| 8 (6) | Zacchaeus Mosley | Auburn | 80.441 (-4.396) |
| 9 (8) | TJ Cunnington | Miami | 79.896 (-2.792) |
| 10 (11) | Saint Major | Virginia Tech | 75.028 (-0.109) |
| 11 (10) | Troy League | USC | 74.721 (-1.134) |
| 12 (14) | Cole Mantell | North Carolina | 73.781 (+3.000) |
| 13 (13) | Declan Murphy | Iowa | 71.074 (-0.619) |
| 14 (12) | Bojack Merriweather | Clemson | 69.935 (-5.180) |
| 15 (NR) | LC Fremont | Colorado | 67.704 (+2.669) |
Findings
For the fourth time this season (and in his career), Oklahoma’s Himoteo Del Este takes the top spot. He has one more week to defend his title and end the season as the JTR Champion of Season 23. We will find out if he can fend off the rest of the pack.
Your biggest score improver this week was North Carolina’s Cole Mantell. As we get into the later week’s it is harder for guys to make big jumps in score, so all it took was his three-point bump for him to take the title this week. Other big score improvers include Colorado’s LC Fremont and Alabama’s Johnny Ray Davis.
LSU’s Tavon Moss and UNC’s Cole Mantell both jumped two spots this week, which tied them for the week’s biggest jumpers in score.
This is the second straight week in which no one set a new career-high ranking. Although Florida’s Jack Schmidt did tie his career high rank at #3.
