CBS Sports puts Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler in top tier of the country, but not No. 1 overall
The 2021 Oklahoma Sooners have got heaps of expectations cast upon them as they look to return to former glory and be a legitimate national title contender once again next season.
With that, the leader of the squad in quarterback Spencer Rattler has more weight upon his shoulders than anyone as the Heisman favorite and one of the single biggest faces of college football as a whole. CBS Sports’ Ben Kercheval put all the quarterbacks in the country in tiers of what level they are at heading into the 2021 season, with Rattler obviously being right at the top level.
I wanted to highlight Rattler first because, well, he’s special, folks. His ball placement on the run and big-play knack is next-level. With an effortless release, he has a Mahomes-like ability to make plays that simply aren’t there.
But, while Kercheval had all those nice things to say about Rattler and what he will likely be next season – he elected to go with North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell as his choice for the No. 1 signal-caller in the country as things stand today.
Howell, though, is coming off the best back-to-back seasons of any quarterback in major college football. If I’m sticking to my guns, Howell is No. 1, but they’re both the real deal.
Rattler and Howell are widely considered the two best at their position in the country and the very likely first two quarterbacks taken in next spring’s NFL draft. Most tend to lean Rattler as the better player and prospect but, obviously, not everybody thinks that way.
These two guys seem tied to one another in a way similar to the way Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields were a year ago with those two being the widely-considered top-2 at the most important position in the sport entering 2020. How Rattler and Howell handle the unofficial battle between the two will be fascinating to watch play out throughout the season.
