Week 1: Which SEC Quarterbacks Played The Best?

The SEC has several top quarterbacks and many of them are off to fantastic starts to the 2024 college football season.

It's more than just statistics that matter when defining which quarterback deserves the honor as having the best day of any SEC passer. Ask LSU signal-caller Garrett Nussmeier .

He's not likely to say positive things because Southern California beat the Bayou Bengals 27-20 stemming from a Woody Marks 13-yard touchdown run with eight seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Nussmeier should still be happy about his performance, as should several other quarterbacks.

Tennessee, Georgia, Ole Miss, Auburn, Kentucky, Alabama, and even Vanderbilt are some other SEC schools with elite quarterback play, or at least good performances.

You decide, which SEC quarterback had the best opening performance of the season?

All statistics are via CFB Stats, with every SEC starter's numbers included, and no particular order below.

Garrett Nussmeier - LSU (The Tigers lost to Southern California 27-20)

29 of 38, 76.3%, 304 yards, 8 per attempt, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

Jaxson Dart - Ole Miss (The Rebels beat Furman 76-0)

22 of 27, 81.5%, 418 yards, 15.5 per attempt, 5 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

Nico Iamaleava - Tennesse (Vols win 69-3 over Chattanooga)

22 of 28, 78.6%, 314 yards, 11.2 per attempt, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Carson Beck - Georgia (The Bulldogs beat Clemson 34-3)

23 of 33, 69.7%, 278 yards, 8.4 per attempt, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

Payton Thorne - Auburn (The Tigers beat Alabama A&M 73-3)

13 of 21, 61.9%, 322 yards, 15.3 per attempt, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Blake Shapen - Mississippi State (Bulldogs upend Eastern Kentucky 56-7)

15 of 20, 75%, 237 yards, 12.4 per attempt, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Jalen Milroe - Alabama (Bama rolls 63-0 over Western Kentucky)

7 of 9, 77.8%, 200 yards, 22.2 per attempt, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Jackson Arnold - Oklahoma (Sooners trounce Temple 51-3)

17 of 25, 68%, 141 yards, 5.6 per attempt, 4 touchdowns, and zero interceptions.

Brady Cook - Missouri (51-0 whitewashing of Missouri State)

19 of 30, 63.3%, 218 yards, 7.3 per attempt, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions.

Brock Vandagriff - Kentucky (UK beat Southern Miss 31-0)

12 of 18, 66.7%, 169 yards, 9.4 per attempt, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

Diego Pavia - Vanderbilt (Beat Virginia Tech 34-27 in overtime)

12 of 16, 75%, 190 yards, 11.9 per attempt, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Taylen Green - Arkansas (Razorbacks win 70-0 Arkansas Pine-Bluff)

16 of 23, 69.6%, 229 yards, 10 per attempt, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions.

Quinn Ewers - Texas (Longhorns win 52-0 over Colorado State)

20 of 27, 74.1%, 260 yards, 9.6 per attempt, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

Connor Weigman - Texas A&M (Aggies lost to Notre Dame 23-13)

12 of 30, 40%, 100 yards, 3.3 per attempt, no touchdowns, and 2 interceptions.

Graham Mertz - Florida (Gators lost 41-17 by Miami)

11 of 20, 55%, 91 yards, 4.6 per attempt, no touchdowns, and 1 interception.

LaNorris Sellers - South Carolina (Gamecocks win 23-19 over Old Dominion)

10 of 23, 43.5%, 114 yards, 5 per attempt, no touchdowns or interceptions.