Regardless of where you stand currently on the Josh Jackson for QB1 debate at the moment, everyone can pretty much agree that he had a relatively solid freshman season. Watching him play though, I would think to myself 'this guy's a lot better than this, right?"
Take for instance the Clemson game: Jackson has 2 INT's, one goes through the hands of Murphy on a bubble screen and the other is an insane one-handed grab by a D-Lineman. The state line says 29-44, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT, but anybody watching that game knows his play was better.
It got me thinking, how does Jackson's freshman year compare to the big time QB's? Jackson missed a lot of plays, but no way did other freshman QB's make those consistently.
Here's a look at Josh Rosen's freshman year at UCLA:
Comp 292
Att 487
Percent 60
Yards 3669
TD 23
INT 11
Rating 134.3
That's pretty good but his team also went 8-5 in the Pac-12 with a cupcake schedule....
So next, here's Sam Darnold's:
Comp 246
Att 366
Percent 67.2 <-- this is stupid high, like Tom Brady status!
Yards 3086
TD 31
INT 9
Rating 161.1
That's even better, and he won a Rose Bowl. But, Darnold doesn't run. He's a one dimensional pocket passer.
This is what Trace McSorley did his first year, playing in a similar offense to Fuente's: (14 games)
Comp 224
Att 387
Percent 57.9
Yards 3614
TD 29
INT 8
Rating 156.9
Rushes 146
Yards 365
TD 7
and Jackson:
Comp 236
Att 396
Percent 59.6
Yards 2991
TD 20
INT 9 <-- 3 interceptions were off "dropped balls" i.e. Clemson example
Rating 135.2
Rushes 124
Yards 324
TD 6
Bottom line, Jackson was pretty damn good considering, especially running the ball. His numbers may not stack up entirely, but he's certainly in the ballpark and considering the injuries and inexperience of last year's offense, he's headed in the right trajectory.
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