So Connor Brewer has decided to transfer to Virginia. You may remember him from the one year he spent at Texas before transferring to Arizona. Well he graduated in three years, initially said he was transferring to Northern Arizona, then recently changed his mind and said he is transferring to Virginia (the second QB with the last name Brewer to transfer to an ACC school in the past two years as Michael Brewer transferred to Virginia Tech).
That's interesting to me because Virginia just lost a QB named Greyson Lambert (who lost the starting job there) who is transferring to Georgia. Which is also interesting to me because Georgia just lost a QB who is transferring named Jacob Park.
Point being here that QB transfers are becoming more and more common. For the past few months, it seems like every week (at least) there has been news of a QB transferring. When I think about that, it doesn't seem that strange. QB is essentially the only position where you are either the man or you aren't the man. If you are a RB, you can split carries with another RB. If you are a LB, you have a few spots, etc.
A little bit of a paradox, of which maybe there is a relationship here, is that in general the QB spot is the one spot tat usually seems to commit first to a school. For example, 18 of the top 20 pro style QBs in the 2016 class are committed and 25 of the top 30 dual threat QBs are committed. They are usually the first to commit, yet have the most transfers.
A little bit of a soapbox comment. If I was a QB, I would focus on graduating in 3 years like Connor Brewer, Michael Brewer, and Grayson Lambert did. I think a QB will know his true position on the roster more by that point than after a year or two, but more importantly thy get that degree. So even if I was a behind a guy as a true freshman, I would stick around for a couple of years and get that degree. I would also do that because I think QBs are becoming a little bit too trigger happy when it comes to transferring. Perhaps a guy like Wes Lunt is happy with his decision to transfer to Illinois, but when you see that he didn't start as much towards the end of last season and notice the QB problems OkSU had last year, would he had been better off staying there? What about Jake Heaps, deciding to transfer and sit behind a true freshman?
So how does this impact KU? One thing right away, I think this means that odds are likely that one of Carter Stanley or Ryan Willis will transfer in the next few years. Maybe not a couple of years down the road, but usually when two HS QBs are taken in a class one will transfer unless there is a position switch. Another thing to consider is what happens if one of these QBs starts as a true freshman? If so, look at schools like Tech and A&M - they have started true freshman QBs and the depth chart thinned out as the upperclassmen usually transferred instead of sitting behind those young guys. I think it is possible that if one of Stanley or Willis play as a true freshman, the depth chart at QB next year will be a little bit weak. Then there is the clip side - what if neither of these guys are the real deal? Do we target a QB in this class? With most of the top QBs already being committed elsewhere, I would wait and look for another guy like Stanley who didn't play until his senior year or didn't step up until this year...or just look for a QB transfer option, because after all, there likely will be a few guys transferring...
That's interesting to me because Virginia just lost a QB named Greyson Lambert (who lost the starting job there) who is transferring to Georgia. Which is also interesting to me because Georgia just lost a QB who is transferring named Jacob Park.
Point being here that QB transfers are becoming more and more common. For the past few months, it seems like every week (at least) there has been news of a QB transferring. When I think about that, it doesn't seem that strange. QB is essentially the only position where you are either the man or you aren't the man. If you are a RB, you can split carries with another RB. If you are a LB, you have a few spots, etc.
A little bit of a paradox, of which maybe there is a relationship here, is that in general the QB spot is the one spot tat usually seems to commit first to a school. For example, 18 of the top 20 pro style QBs in the 2016 class are committed and 25 of the top 30 dual threat QBs are committed. They are usually the first to commit, yet have the most transfers.
A little bit of a soapbox comment. If I was a QB, I would focus on graduating in 3 years like Connor Brewer, Michael Brewer, and Grayson Lambert did. I think a QB will know his true position on the roster more by that point than after a year or two, but more importantly thy get that degree. So even if I was a behind a guy as a true freshman, I would stick around for a couple of years and get that degree. I would also do that because I think QBs are becoming a little bit too trigger happy when it comes to transferring. Perhaps a guy like Wes Lunt is happy with his decision to transfer to Illinois, but when you see that he didn't start as much towards the end of last season and notice the QB problems OkSU had last year, would he had been better off staying there? What about Jake Heaps, deciding to transfer and sit behind a true freshman?
So how does this impact KU? One thing right away, I think this means that odds are likely that one of Carter Stanley or Ryan Willis will transfer in the next few years. Maybe not a couple of years down the road, but usually when two HS QBs are taken in a class one will transfer unless there is a position switch. Another thing to consider is what happens if one of these QBs starts as a true freshman? If so, look at schools like Tech and A&M - they have started true freshman QBs and the depth chart thinned out as the upperclassmen usually transferred instead of sitting behind those young guys. I think it is possible that if one of Stanley or Willis play as a true freshman, the depth chart at QB next year will be a little bit weak. Then there is the clip side - what if neither of these guys are the real deal? Do we target a QB in this class? With most of the top QBs already being committed elsewhere, I would wait and look for another guy like Stanley who didn't play until his senior year or didn't step up until this year...or just look for a QB transfer option, because after all, there likely will be a few guys transferring...
