SEC QBR rankings after Week 4: Arch Manning, Faizon Brandon top 10
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The 2026 college football season enters Week 5.
Through four starts, Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon has completed 58-of-93 passing attempts for 697 yards and seven touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound freshman has 139 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 49 attempts.
Following Week 4, 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. Brandon is ranked No. 10 in the SEC after a, 20-17, loss to No. 1 Texas in Week 4 at Neyland Stadium. Texas quarterback Arch Manning is ranked No. 9 (67.6).
2026 SEC football QBR season ratings after Week 4
| Quarterback | QBR |
| 1. Gunner Stockton (Georgia) | 90.6 |
| 2. Keelon Russell (Alabama) | 89.0 |
| 3. Kamario Taylor (Mississippi State) | 87.1 |
| 4. Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss) | 85.6 |
| 5. Aaron Philo (Florida) | 85.4 |
| 6. Sam Leavitt (LSU) | 79.6 |
| 7. Byrum Brown (Auburn) | 73.3 |
| 8. Austin Simmons (Missouri) | 73.0 |
| 9. Arch Manning (Texas) | 67.6 |
| 10. Faizon Brandon (Tennessee) | 67.0 |
| 11. Jared Curtis (Vanderbilt) | 62.1 |
| 12. John Mateer (Oklahoma) | 59.4 |
| 13. LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina) | 59.1 |
| 14. KJ Jackson (Arkansas) | 52.1 |
| 15. Marcel Reed (Texas A&M) | 50.9 |
| 16. Kenny Minchey (Kentucky) | 33.0 |
| *To qualify, a player must play a minimum of 20 action plays per team game |
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