How many times do you hear people talk about "the best player on the best team" in regards to the Heisman?
If Jalen keeps leading this team to victories, especially the way his play has been progressing, he'll certainly at least be in the discussion.
Hurts' current QBR rating is at 75.8, which puts him third in the conference and 18th in the nation. However, he's played some of his best games in the big games - with the Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Tennessee games making up three of his top four QBR performances. In fact, Hurts has posted the highest QBR in the SEC for each of the past two weeks.
If Hurts can average a QBR rating for the Texas A&M and LSU games approximate to what he averaged against Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Tennessee - ≈87.0 - then he'll likely find himself with the highest QBR in the SEC for the season at that point.
And, going by the last few seasons, if he can raise his game a little and average a QBR of around 90.0 from here on out, he should be able to end the season with a QBR of around 86.0-87.0, which would likely put him in the top five nationally.
At that point, after the SEC Championship game, his stat line would probably look something like this:
Passing: 230 completions on 345 attempts (66.7%) for 2970 yards with 20 TDs & 6 INTs
Rushing: 138 rushes for 830 yards (6.01 avg) with 15 TDs
Total Offense: 3800 yards and 35 TDs
Those are Heisman type numbers.
And it's not that far-fetched. That's assuming about a 10% or less improvement in passing attempts per game, completion percentage, yards per completion, TDs to yards passing, INTs per attempt, and yards per rush from here on out. A 10% improvement across the board from here on out is not too much to expect for really any true freshman starter, much less for one that's shown the improvement he has already shown.
If Jalen keeps leading this team to victories, especially the way his play has been progressing, he'll certainly at least be in the discussion.
Hurts' current QBR rating is at 75.8, which puts him third in the conference and 18th in the nation. However, he's played some of his best games in the big games - with the Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Tennessee games making up three of his top four QBR performances. In fact, Hurts has posted the highest QBR in the SEC for each of the past two weeks.
If Hurts can average a QBR rating for the Texas A&M and LSU games approximate to what he averaged against Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Tennessee - ≈87.0 - then he'll likely find himself with the highest QBR in the SEC for the season at that point.
And, going by the last few seasons, if he can raise his game a little and average a QBR of around 90.0 from here on out, he should be able to end the season with a QBR of around 86.0-87.0, which would likely put him in the top five nationally.
At that point, after the SEC Championship game, his stat line would probably look something like this:
Passing: 230 completions on 345 attempts (66.7%) for 2970 yards with 20 TDs & 6 INTs
Rushing: 138 rushes for 830 yards (6.01 avg) with 15 TDs
Total Offense: 3800 yards and 35 TDs
Those are Heisman type numbers.
And it's not that far-fetched. That's assuming about a 10% or less improvement in passing attempts per game, completion percentage, yards per completion, TDs to yards passing, INTs per attempt, and yards per rush from here on out. A 10% improvement across the board from here on out is not too much to expect for really any true freshman starter, much less for one that's shown the improvement he has already shown.
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