College football analyst Josh Pate unveiled his top 10 Big Ten quarterbacks entering the 2025 season last week. That list, notably, did not include Wisconsin starter Billy Edwards Jr.
Pate’s top 10, in order, is Penn State’s Drew Allar, Ohio State’s Julian Sayin, Oregon’s Dante Moore, Washington’s Demond Williams, Illinois’ Luke Altmyer, Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola, USC’s Jayden Maiava, Michigan’s Bryce Underwood, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava.
In contrast, our top 10 quarterbacks for the 2025 Big Ten season, updated after spring practice, are Allar, Altmyer, Raiola, Iamaleava, Mendoza, Moore, Sayin, Michigan State’s Aidan Chiles, Edwards Jr. and Iowa’s Mark Gronowski.
Edwards has a strong argument to be in the conference’s top half entering the season. The rising senior completed 65% of his passes for 2,881 yards, 6.9 yards per attempt, 15 touchdowns, nine interceptions, plus added 81 carries, 148 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns at Maryland in 2024. He notably recorded those tallies while playing behind one of the conference’s worst offensive lines.
The strong-armed quarterback now enters a Wisconsin offensive system that should be better catered to his strengths. Even with a season-ending injury to left tackle Kevin Heywood, the Badgers project to be strong up front. That unit should lead one of the Big Ten’s more underrated rushing attacks, also headlined by running backs Dilin Jones and Darrion Dupree.
Less pressure to carry the unit should lead to continued development from Edwards. He’ll also be complemented by a strong cast of receivers, led by Vinny Anthony, Trech Kekahuna and Ohio State transfer Jayden Ballard.
The Big Ten quarterback landscape is impressive entering 2025. It wouldn’t be a surprise if any of Pate’s 10 listed players finish next to Allar at the top of the conference….
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Publish date : 2025-06-18 11:19:00
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