Austin Allen: Top of the West, 7th in Nation per Pro Football Focus

[jbcarol]

Ranking of the 10 best quarterbacks in college football, based on our grading of every FBS player on every play of every game

7. Austin Allen, Arkansas Razorbacks

Allen won the battle of the two highest-graded SEC quarterbacks Saturday night, as the Razorbacks edged out Ole Miss 34-30 and Allen graded considerably better than the Rebels' Chad Kelly. Allen ranks third nationally in adjusted completion rate on deep pass attempts, at 51.4 percent, and he has thrived despite being under pressure on a nation-leading 46.7 percent of his dropbacks.

Kelly, Hurts round out Top Ten.

[micali]

Glad he is a Hog!

[jackflash]

I think where lucky to have him

[Little Lady Back]

Love Austin's toughness, grit, leadership and arm. He is a great QB and I'm proud that he is a Razorback.  :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: 

[DeltaBoy]

Good for him I am pround he hung around and became our QB.

[sickboy]

Kid is the best all around QB we've probably ever had. Mallett was very talented, no doubt -- but he had an offensive system that tailored to his arm strength. Plus he had three NFL caliber receivers on the field to throw to.

Allen does all the little things well. He checks down when he has to. For a moderately mobile QB, he avoids the rush extremely well. When he has to stand in the pocket and take a punch to the gut -- he doesn't even bat an eye. He's extremely accurate and has enough arm strength to make every throw. 

Honestly, we've been really lucky to have some solid QBs over the last few years -- Mallett, Wilson, BA and AA. But Austin might be the best.

[PorkRinds]

I'm confused.  I thought he only won the job because of his last name. 

[OPoraquê]

According to an Oxford MS newspaper, AA was the first Arkansas quarterback ever to pass for multiple touchdowns in his first six games.

Make that record seven now.

(BTW, I was shocked when he didn't make Parade all-American his senior year at Fay High.  Yet since the beginning of this decade (BA's senior year at FHS) Arkansas 7A West teams have consistently been among the top 100 in the nation.  This year alone, early in the season before the schools started beating each other up, Fayetteville, Har-Ber, Bentonville (and Greenwood) were all in the Calpreps top 140. That's an amazing accomplishment, and shows the quality of hs competition in this area is becoming recognized...AA might have made that team in 2017.)

[MJ2]

I'm confused.  I thought he only won the job because of his last name. 

Yep, supposedly Peavy was better and then there was a long list of others that were better, etc.....

[woodrow hog call]

I'm confused.  I thought he only won the job because of his last name. 

Yeah Bobby must know the people that rank them too, since that's the only reason AA got the job was because of Bobby and him being on the staff and all, that is some kind of good ole boy network right there isn't it?

[Hawgzinbowlz]

AA will lead us to victory over Aub.

He's an excellent QB...And improving every week.

" GO HOGS "

[daBoar]

Amazing to me that the top rated QB in the SEC, the league with a defense, is only rated #7.

[rickfahr]

Austin has been more than a pleasant surprise. He throws an awesome deep ball, and he has the arm strength to make any pass. He doesn't seem to waste many plays. He's been great thus far, and barring anything goofy, he should be awesome next year.

[elviscat]

He is a great qb and tough as a nickel steak. Dan Enos, has done a great job of developing our quarterbacks. We need to keep him.

[Hawgar The Horrible]

Can't wait to see the backup QB that was robbed due to the fact there was no "real" competition for the starting role.

[HogHolio]

I'm confused.  I thought he only won the job because of his last name. 

Me too I heard he stares down receivers as well.

[zane]

He a bad mofo

[tophawg19]

I'm curious to see Kelley . The way Enos and CBB have talked about him, i thought it was Jim Kelly reincarnation. Kid is supposed to have more upside than AA . he is taller so that may make him more favorable to the NFL

[bigred223]

I'm curious to see Kelley . The way Enos and CBB have talked about him, i thought it was Jim Kelly reincarnation. Kid is supposed to have more upside than AA . he is taller so that may make him more favorable to the NFL

I'll be looking forward to seeing him in two years.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/Michael_Carvell/status/788513470782275584

From the Paul Finebaum Show, Coach talks about his quarterback's ability to learn while he was on the sideline.

[DiamondHogFan]

Is there any concern about him declaring for the draft after this year?  It has always been assumed that he will start for 2 years...but I don't think anyone expected him to be this good, this soon.  May be a little premature to even speculate, but just curious what everyone thinks.

[Oklahawg]

Allen is poised to be the best UA QB of the SEC era. Mallett, Wilson, Jones, Stoerner, BA...all will be behind AA if he continues this path for another year and a half.

Someone needs to pony up $$ so we keep Enos for another 10 years.

[JayBell]

Is there any concern about him declaring for the draft after this year?  It has always been assumed that he will start for 2 years...but I don't think anyone expected him to be this good, this soon.  May be a little premature to even speculate, but just curious what everyone thinks.

I brought it up a couple of weeks ago and there seems to be almost universal dismissal from everyone on here despite the fact that scouts and other observers keep rating him so high.

With 5 of his top 6 receivers going pro, I don't know why he would decide to come back if he thinks he can get drafted.

[DeltaBoy]

Good for Austin.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

I don't think Enos bolts in up Austin's eligibility expires.

[PORKULATOR]

No longer Little A.
Now the man on campus. As Austin goes so goes the Razorbacks.

[jbcarol]

https://twitter.com/RazorbackFB/status/788767310156705792

[OPoraquê]

https://twitter.com/RazorbackFB/status/788767310156705792

and;

(ESPN) Roundtable: Who has been the best SEC QB in the season's first half?:

http://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/122532/roundtable-who-has-been-the-best-sec-qb-in-the-first-half-of-the-season