05-04-2021, 11:28 PM
It might also be instructive to look at some of the QB's we recruited but didn't get (not all were offered). Sam and others can probably add to this list:
JT Daniels: Started at USC as a freshman, got injured as a sophomore and was out for the year. He transferred to Georgia in 2020 as it was clear he wouldn't beat out Slovis. He competed against two other QBs, and lost out, but became the stareter after Mathis was pulled and Bennet got injured. He started the last four games, played well and is expected to be the starter in 2021.
Ricky Town: Committed to Alabama over Stanford, then pulled his Alabama commitment and committed to USC, where he enrolled early. By the fall of his freshman year, he had already transferred to Arkansas, but never attempts a pass. In his redshirt sophomore year, he transfers to Pitt. In his entire collegiate career, he has one pass attempt.
Josh Rosen: Not offered, but many suggested we should have. Enrolled at UCLA, where he is a starter in 2015 and 2017 (missing out most of 2016 due to injury). Drafted in the first round (10th overall) by Arizona, but is an NFL bust. Last I heard he was on the Tampa Bay practice squad.
Ryan Hilinski: Last QB we were beaten by South Carolina for. Started 11 games as a freshman in 2019 when Jake Bentley was injured. Named a backup last year and entered the transfer portal, and has enrolled in Northwestern.
I'm sure others will add to that list, but looking at it, it isn't clear that QB's who might have come to Stanford but didn't developed any better than those who did.
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JT Daniels: Started at USC as a freshman, got injured as a sophomore and was out for the year. He transferred to Georgia in 2020 as it was clear he wouldn't beat out Slovis. He competed against two other QBs, and lost out, but became the stareter after Mathis was pulled and Bennet got injured. He started the last four games, played well and is expected to be the starter in 2021.
Ricky Town: Committed to Alabama over Stanford, then pulled his Alabama commitment and committed to USC, where he enrolled early. By the fall of his freshman year, he had already transferred to Arkansas, but never attempts a pass. In his redshirt sophomore year, he transfers to Pitt. In his entire collegiate career, he has one pass attempt.
Josh Rosen: Not offered, but many suggested we should have. Enrolled at UCLA, where he is a starter in 2015 and 2017 (missing out most of 2016 due to injury). Drafted in the first round (10th overall) by Arizona, but is an NFL bust. Last I heard he was on the Tampa Bay practice squad.
Ryan Hilinski: Last QB we were beaten by South Carolina for. Started 11 games as a freshman in 2019 when Jake Bentley was injured. Named a backup last year and entered the transfer portal, and has enrolled in Northwestern.
I'm sure others will add to that list, but looking at it, it isn't clear that QB's who might have come to Stanford but didn't developed any better than those who did.
BC