2026 SEC football QBR ratings after Week 5, a new top quarterback
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The 2026 college football season enters Week 6.
Through five starts, Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon has completed 61-of-101 passing attempts for 697 yards and seven touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound freshman has 130 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 53 attempts.
Tennessee sophomore quarterback George MacIntyre has also appeared in four games for the Vols in 2026. He has completed 14-of-20 passing attempts for 148 yards and one touchdown.
Following Week 5, ESPN released updated Total QBR ratings for Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks.
Adjusted Total Quarterback Rating values a quarterback on all play types with a 0-100 scale that is adjusted for the strength of opposing defenses faced.
Below are SEC QBR season ratings entering Week 5. To qualify, a quarterback must play a minimum of 20 action plays per team game. Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell is ranked No. 1 after Georgia signal-caller Gunner Stockton was top rated last week.
2026 SEC football QBR season ratings after Week 5
| Quarterback | QBR |
| 1. Keelon Russell (Alabama) | 91.0 |
| 2. Gunner Stockton (Georgia) | 88.7 |
| 3. Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss) | 82.5 |
| 4. Kamario Taylor (Mississippi State) | 82.0 |
| 5. Aaron Philo (Florida) | 81.5 |
| 6. Sam Leavitt (LSU) | 80.3 |
| 7. Austin Simmons (Missouri) | 78.4 |
| 8. Byrum Brown (Auburn) | 68.5 |
| 9. Arch Manning (Texas) | 64.6 |
| 10. Jared Curtis (Vanderbilt) | 64.3 |
| 11. LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina) | 57.4 |
| 12. John Mateer (Oklahoma) | 57.1 |
| 13. Marcel Reed (Texas A&M) | 54.6 |
| 14. Faizon Brandon (Tennessee) | 48.2 |
| 14. Kenny Minchey (Kentucky) | 48.2 |
| 16. KJ Jackson (Arkansas) | 45.1 |
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