After a summer of uncertainty, Noah Kim is now solidified as the starter for Michigan State football, and has even earned himself the honor of being named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week since taking over the starting role.
But how does Kim compare to other quarterbacks in the Big Ten, which has been a strong conference for the position of late. ESPN uses Total QBR to rank quarterbacks, which is a system that ‘values the quarterback on all play types on a 0-100 scale adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced.’
Buy Spartans TicketsBelow, you can see how Noah Kim stacks up to the other quarterbacks in the conference heading into a huge match-up against Washington.
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Ben Bryant, Northwestern
Total QBR | 27.2
Total Before Last Week | 23.1
Ranking Last Week | 14 (⇔ no change)
13
Jeff Sims, Nebraska
Total QBR | 35.9
Total Before Last Week | 34.9
Ranking Last Week | 12 (⇓ one spot)
12
Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin
Total QBR | 37.3
Total Before Last Week | 34.9
Ranking Last Week | 10 (⇓ two spots)
11
Brendan Sorsby, Indiana
Total QBR | 38.8
Total Before Last Week | 28.0
Ranking Last Week | 13 (⇑ two spots)
10
Cade McNamara, Iowa
Total QBR | 35.9
Total Before Last Week | 42.8
Ranking Last Week | 11 (⇑ one spot)
9
Athan Kaliakmanis, Minnesota
Total QBR | 55.7
Total Before Last Week | 53.1
Ranking Last Week | 9 (⇔ no change)
8
Noah Kim, Michigan State
Total QBR | 59.4
Total Before Last Week | 60.6
Ranking Last Week | 8 (⇔ no change)
7
Hudson Card, Purdue
Total QBR | 60.6
Total Before Last Week | 66.4
Ranking Last Week | 7 (⇔ no change)
6
Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Total QBR | 64.1
Total Before Last Week | 86.4
Ranking Last Week | 2 (⇓ four spots)
5
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
Total QBR | 66.2
Total Before Last Week | 80.6
Ranking Last Week | 5 (⇔ no change)
4
Gavin Wimsatt, Rutgers
Total QBR | 75.1
Total Before Last Week | 81.9
Ranking Last Week | 4 (⇔ no change)
3
Drew Allar, Penn State
Total QBR | 83.5
Total Before Last Week | 86.0
Ranking Last Week | 3 (⇔ no change)
2
Kyle McCord, Ohio State
Total QBR | 84.5
Total Before Last Week | 78.1
Ranking Last Week | 6 (⇑ four spots)
1
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Total QBR | 95.3
Total Before Last Week | 95.4
Ranking Last Week | 1 (⇔ no change)
