Ranking the prospective starting quarterbacks in the SEC
By Will Thomas
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player. 842. . . . Robby Ashford. 13
SEC football: The Tigers go as Robby goes
Auburn hasn’t been itself these past few years. They’ve been near the bottom of the SEC and just don’t have the fire they used to.
So now they turn to sophomore QB Robby Ashford to try and turn their program around. After signing with Oregon in the class of 2022, he transferred to Auburn last season where he played in every game, but not always as the starter.
On the year he threw for 1,613 yards, seven TDs, and seven interceptions with a QBR of 50.3.
He had a completion percentage down at 49.2% which needs to improve for him to succeed.
The reason I have Ashford over Garcia is because I like his situation at AU over Mizzou, and Robby is a bigger body than Jake, making him a better run threat.
Only time will tell, but Robby has a lot of developing to do before he can be elite.