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When healthy, both Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and LSU quarterback Joe Burrow looked like two of the best passers in the country. Now they’re off to the NFL, and it’s a wide-open race to see who will step up and become the best quarterback in the Southeastern conference?

A lot could change between now and week one, but six quarterbacks have already separated themselves as candidates worthy of consideration.

2019 passing: 97-of-141 for 1,503 yards, 14 touchdowns, three interceptions and two sacks, 68.8 completion percentage.

2019 rushing: 16 carries for 36 yards, one touchdown, 2.3 yards per rush.

Why him: Alabama scored 46.7 points on average in Tagovailoa’s nine starts. The offense finished those games with an average of 355 yards passing. Even if you throw out Alabama’s 66-3 win over Western Carolina, the Crimson Tide scored 42.67 points on average during Jones’ three other starts. Jones racked up 662 total passing yards against Auburn and Michigan alone.

He wasn’t perfect down the stretch, but Jones proved himself to be more than just an emergency option at the quarterback position. His performance in his four starts placed Jones on pace to finish a 13-game season with 3,663 passing yards, 43 touchdowns and only 6.5 interceptions. It’s hard to ask for more than that, especially from a guy that didn’t get most of the first-team reps for most of the season.

If that’s not good enough, then just remember he’s still throwing to receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle.