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RotoBaller's top 25 college football quarterback rankings for Week 8 of the 2025 season, featuring Sawyer Robertson, Dante Moore, Carson Beck, and more.
Top 25 College Football Quarterback Rankings For Week 8
There were a lot of overhyped quarterbacks coming into the season who have not lived up to expectations. From rumors of injury to offensive inefficiency, those big names have struggled. Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning, and DJ Lagway were all thought to be in the top 10 of quarterbacks coming into the season. Now, none of them are in the top 25. Who took their places? Last week was a rough week for some of the higher-rated quarterbacks on this list. That will be true every week as we get into the teeth of conference play.
25. Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall
Last week: NR
Result: 17-24, 219 yards, 2 TD; 17 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD (W 48-24 vs. Old Dominion)
Del Rio-Wilson has only started three games for the Herd. He has 856 passing yards and 11 touchdowns without throwing an interception. Del Rio-Wilson threw six interceptions and only three touchdowns on 51 pass attempts at Syracuse last year. He has been far more selective this year and has been a force in the run game. So far, Del Rio-Wilson has 259 rushing yards and four touchdowns. His emergence as the starter has altered Marshall’s season after an upset win over Old Dominion
24. Carson Beck, Miami (FL)
Last week: 19 (⇓5)
Result: BYE
Beck has been exactly what Miami wanted. Beck’s 73.4% completion percentage is his best in a full season. Beck threw 12 interceptions last year after just six in 2023. He has been more selective this year, throwing for 11 touchdowns and only three interceptions. This is shaping up to be a season almost identical to his 2023 season at Georgia.
23. Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
Last week: NR
Result: 16-26, 234 yards, TD, INT; 7 carries, 37 yards, TD (W 34-17 vs. Florida)
All of Reed’s numbers except his completion percentage is better than last year. He has always been good about taking care of the ball, but his 12 touchdown passes are only three off of last year’s total. His 1,490 yards are only about 400 less than last year in 70 fewer attempts.
22. Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Last week: 21 (⇓1)
Result: 30-48, 326 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT (L 36-63 vs. South Florida)
Mestemaker did the best he could in trying to keep up with Byrum Brown, but it resulted in his first three interceptions of the season. It was also a career high in passing yards, so there’s that. Despite the turnovers, it showed that Mestemaker can keep the offense going when a team manages to stop the run. The Mean Green face other teams that can shut down the run game.
21. Trinidad Chambliss, Mississippi
Last week: 22 (⇑1)
Result: 20-29, 253 yards, 2 TD; 11 carries, 15 yards (W 24-21 vs. Washington State)
Chambliss has thrown for 1,286 yards in just four games. He has also thrown seven touchdowns with only one turnover. Who knows where Mississippi would be without Chambliss? The close call with Washington State was not a good look, but don’t blame Chambliss. He was his normal, exceptional self in that game.
20. Josh Hoover, TCU
Last week: 17 (⇓3)
Result: 26-47, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT (L 28-41 at Kansas State)
The interceptions are becoming a problem. Hoover’s 1,893 passing yards are second in the country, but the six interceptions are a lot more than we would expect. His 18 touchdowns trail only Baylor’s Sawyer Robertson, but Robertson has been more selective with his passes.
19. Noah Fifita, Arizona
Last week: 23 (⇑4)
Result: 25-45, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT; 6 carries, 15 yards (L 27-33 vs. BYU, 2 OT)
Fifita wasn’t efficient, but he kept Arizona in the game. His 15 passing touchdowns are only three off of his 2024 total, and he has slashed the interceptions with only four on the season so far. Fifita is also running a bit more this year with three touchdowns on the ground.
18. Avery Johnson, Kansas State
Last week: NR
Result: 16-26, 198 yards, 3 TD; 13 carries, 29 yards (W 41-28 vs. TCU)
A lot has been said about Johnson making bad decisions, but those criticisms have quieted lately. Johnson has only thrown one interception since the loss to Army on September 6 and still has only thrown two on the season. That’s a huge improvement over last year, when Johnson threw 10 interceptions. He’s not running as much as he did last year, but Johnson still has 238 rushing yards and three more touchdowns on the ground. His 1,561 passing yards put him on pace for close to 3,000 this year.
17. Byrum Brown, South Florida
Last week: NR
Result: 22-28, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT; 21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD (W 63-36 at North Texas)
Brown’s stats suffered early on since South Florida has played Miami and Florida so far. He blew up against North Texas to establish the Bulls as the team to beat in the American Conference this year. Brown’s 1,439 passing yards aren’t much to write home about, but he has 364 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground to go with his 15 through the air.
16. Dante Moore, Oregon
Last week: 10 (⇓6)
Result: 21-34, 186 yards, TD, 2 INT (L 20-30 vs. Indiana)
The Hoosiers got after Moore, and he had his worst game of the 2025 season. Moore still has 15 touchdown passes on the season, with only three interceptions. His yardage totals suffer a little due to a couple of blowout wins, but Moore should be fine. Off weeks happen, especially against a defense like Indiana.
15. Behren Morton, Texas Tech
Last week: 12 (⇓3)
Result: 7-12, 91 yards, TD (W 42-17 vs. Kansas)
Morton left the game against Kansas early in the second quarter and is questionable heading into this weekend’s game against Arizona State. That explains the “down” game. He still played well while he was in there. There were a lot of quarterbacks in this area of the rankings who had lackluster games. Morton held his own while he was in there.
14. Walker Eget, San Jose State
Last week: NR
Result: 23-37, 295 yards, 4 TD (L 28-35 at Wyoming)
Eget’s defense continues to fail him. He has thrown for over 300 yards in half of his six games in 2025 and just missed the mark last week. The best part is that Eget has only thrown three interceptions on the season, and all of those were in the first two games. He’s taking care of the ball and throwing touchdowns (13). His 1,816 passing yards are good enough for seventh in FBS.
13. Maverick McIvor, Western Kentucky
Last week: 11 (⇓2)
Result: 23-31, 230 yards, TD; 6 carries, 36 yards (W 27-24 at Delaware)
McIvor is still 12th in FBS with 1,704 passing yards. The 12 touchdowns are a little pedestrian in an offense that passes 57.2% of the time, but he has only turned the ball over twice. Taking care of the ball matters.
12. CJ Carr, Notre Dame
Last week: 13 (⇑1)
Result: 19-31, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT (W 36-7 vs. North Carolina State)
Carr jumped into a tie for 20th in passing yards at 1,622 with his big game against the Pack. The interception was his third of the season and draws him back a bit, but the 83.6 QBR is 11th in FBS. Not bad for a guy who had never played in a college football game before 2025.
11. Taylen Green, Arkansas
Last week: 15 (⇑4)
Result: 21-31, 256 yards, 2 TD; 17 carries, 63 yards, TD (L 31-34 at Tennessee)
The Vols have given up a lot of points and yards to opponents. Green has a penchant for playing hero ball at Arkansas. His 1,654 passing yards are 17th in the country, and the five interceptions hurt a little bit, but the 504 rushing yards through half the season take that sting away.
Green isn’t just running for short touchdowns this year. His 7.1 yards per carry is the highest since he posted a 7.2 mark with Boise State in his first year as a starter in 2022. When you factor in the 11 sacks Green has taken this year, those rushing numbers become all the more impressive. Green isn’t just some gunslinger who can run. His 89.9 QBR is the second-highest in FBS.
10. Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
Last week: 6 (⇓4)
Result: 12-21, 191 yards, 2 TD; 8 carries, 36 yards (W 20-11 vs. Central Florida)
Sorsby wasn’t very efficient against UCF, but he still hasn’t thrown an interception in the last five games. That counts for something. He is still having his best season in his career. Sorsby has a career-best 64.7% completion percentage, 9.5 yards per pass, and 6.3. yards per carry. And he’s doing all of those without turning the ball over.
9. Luke Altmyer, Illinois
Last week: 8 (⇓1)
Result: 30-44, 248 yards, TD, INT (L 16-34 vs. Ohio State)
Altmyer threw his first interception of the 2025 season on Saturday. His 1,821 passing yards are still good for sixth in the country. Altmyer’s 9.5 yards per attempt is by far the best of his career. Even though Illinois has lost twice already, Altmyer is having a career year. His 84.2 QBR is good for ninth in the nation.
8. Julian Sayin, Ohio State
Last week: 2 (⇓6)
Result: 19-27, 166 yards, 2 TD (W 34-16 at Illinois)
It’s not Sayin’s fault. The Illinois defense did a good job against Ohio State. The Illinois offense just turned the ball over too much. To Sayin’s credit, he still hasn’t thrown an interception since the Ohio game in Week 2. His 78.4% completion percentage is still the best in the country. His 86.5 QBR is fourth in the nation. Sayin will be there when Ohio State needs him to win a game for them.
7. Demond Williams Jr., Washington
Last week: NR
Result: 21-27, 402 yards, 2 TD; 13 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD (W 38-19 vs. Rutgers)
I made an error last week by not ranking Williams. I docked him for not having good touchdown totals. He proved to me how much I was wrong by posting a career high in passing yards and rushing yards against Rutgers. Williams still hasn’t started 10 games in his career yet. He’s still getting better! His 86.1 QBR is good for fifth in FBS. Washington is opening the offense for him more and more every week. He is going to be fun to watch down the stretch.
6. Jalon Daniels, Kansas
Last week: 9 (⇑3)
Result: 27-33, 228 yards, 2 TD (L 17-42 at Texas Tech)
You can’t blame Daniels for the big road loss. He did his best to keep Kansas in the game, and he paid for it. Daniels was sacked eight times. His 18 touchdowns are tied for second in the country and have already tied his career high set last year set in 2022. The best part is that Daniels has only thrown two interceptions in six games. He threw 12 last year. Daniels is a more polished product, even if the team around him isn’t.
5. Darian Mensah, Duke
Last week: 4 (⇓1)
Result: BYE
Mensah is still fourth in the country in passing yards with 1,838. He has also thrown just two interceptions. The other yardage leaders in front of him have at least double his interception total. The 15 touchdown passes are tied for seventh in the nation. Mensah isn’t running like he did at Tulane, but his massing numbers are taking a big leap at Duke, even if the line in front of him is struggling. Mensah has been sacked 12 times already this year after 17 sacks at Tulane last year.
4. Ty Simpson, Alabama
Last week: 7 (⇑3)
Result: 23-31, 200 yards, 3 TD; 10 carries, 7 yards (W 27-24 at Missouri)
Simpson’s three touchdowns moved him up into a tie for fifth in the country, and he has still thrown just one interception. It was in Week 2 against Wisconsin. Simpson’s 1,678 passing yards are good for 15th in the nation. Alabama has shifted the offense into more of a passing one, but they still run the ball 48.5% of the time. We may see more of that with a healthy Jam Miller, but Simpson is still putting up big numbers and not making mistakes.
3. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana
Last week: 3 ⇔
Result: 20-31, 215 yards, TD, INT; 6 carries, 31 yards (W 30-20 at Oregon)
Mendoza took the show on the road with an upset win in Eugene. His 17 touchdown passes on the season are fourth in the nation, and he has done that while only throwing two interceptions. Mendoza already has a career high in rushing yards with 133 and has scored twice more on the ground. He is a perfect fit in this Indiana offense.
2. Jayden Maiava, USC
Last week: 5 (⇑3)
Result: 25-32, 265 yards, 2 TD, INT (W 31-13 vs. Michigan)
Maiava’s big passing day moved him up to third in the country in yards with 1,852. Maiava threw just his second interception of the season in this one. His 93.1 QBR leads the nation after an efficient game against Michigan in which the USC offense had its way with the Wolverines. The 13 touchdown passes are a little lower than his counterparts, but Maiava also has four rushing touchdowns this year, already tying a career high.
1. Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
Last week: 1 ⇔
Result: BYE
Robertson still leads all of FBS in passing yards with 2,058 and in touchdown passes with 19…and he didn’t even play last week! His 63.7% completion percentage (on 248 passes already) is the best of his career so far. We saw Robertson throw for 3,071 yards last year at Baylor after he took over as the starter after the first game. Robertson is only nine touchdowns off of his 2024 pace. We’ll forgive the four interceptions if he’s going to keep putting up numbers like this!
