Top Iowa QB's the last 20 years

[Mr Deeds]

Lets rank these QB's over the last 20 years. Yes we could go back farther, but I want some limits. In 1997 we were looking at one of my favorites, Matt Sherman. Now I did not list everyone who took a snap since 1997, but just the main QB each year.

How would you rank them, 1st-Worst?

Matt Sherman
Randy Reiners
Scott Mullen
Jon Beutjer
Kyle McCann
Brad Banks
Nathan Chandler
Drew Tate
Jake Christiansen
Ricky Stanzi
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
CJ Beathard
Nathan Stanley

 

[Mr Deeds]

1.) Drew Tate
2.) Brad Banks
3.) Ricky Stanzi
4.) Nathan Chandler
5.) Matt Sherman
6.) CJ Beathard
7.) Kyle McCann
8.) James Vandenberg
9.) Jake Rudock
10.) Nathan Stanley
11.) Jake Christansen
12.) Scott Mullen
13.) Randy Reiners
14.) Jon Buetjer

 

[OldGoldstheColor]

Brad Banks
Drew Tate
Ricky Stanzi
CJ Beathard
Beutjer
Chandler
Vandenberg
Rudock
McCann
Sherman
Mullen
Reiners
Christiansen

Stanley? TBD

 

[IA_Hawks7]

Nate chandler over CJ?

 

[JupiterHawk]

1.) Drew Tate
2.) Brad Banks
3.) Ricky Stanzi
4.) Nathan Chandler
5.) Matt Sherman
6.) CJ Beathard
7.) Kyle McCann
8.) James Vandenberg
9.) Jake Rudock
10.) Nathan Stanley
11.) Jake Christansen
12.) Scott Mullen
13.) Randy Reiners
14.) Jon Buetjer

 

[Mr Deeds]

I could probably put CJ at #4. I do however think Chandler was very underrated. He had a solid season but he came right after Brad Banks, so expectations were high, and everybody wanted Drew Tate to play. So Chandler was not as appreciated as he perhaps should have been.

 

[td77]

Lets rank these QB's over the last 20 years. Yes we could go back farther, but I want some limits. In 1997 we were looking at one of my favorites, Matt Sherman. Now I did not list everyone who took a snap since 1997, but just the main QB each year.

How would you rank them, 1st-Worst?

Matt Sherman
Randy Reiners
Scott Mullen
Jon Beutjer
Kyle McCann
Brad Banks
Nathan Chandler
Drew Tate
Jake Christiansen
Ricky Stanzi
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
CJ Beathard
Nathan Stanley

Banks
Beathard
Tate
Stanzi
Rudock
Vandenberg
McCann
Chandler
Beutjer
Sherman
Christiansen
Reiners
Mullen

 

[greenelite]

CJ Beathard
Drew Tate
Brad Banks
Ricky Stanzi
Nathan Stanley
Nathan Chandler
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
Matt Sherman
Kyle McCann
Jon Beutjer
Scott Mullen
Randy Reiners
Jake Christiansen

 

[deanhawk88]

I'm gonna wait until after the Penn St game. If Stanley puts up some good stats and Iowa wins due to Nate's play, he'll jump big. No more weak competition naysayers, this is a coming out party for Nate!

 

[Hawk_4shur]

Brad Banks
Ricky Stanzi
CJ Beathard
Drew Tate
Nathan Chandler
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
Kyle McCann
Scott Mullen
Randy Reiners
Jon Beutjer
Jake Christiansen

NR - Nathan Stanley- too soon.

 

[greenelite]

Stanley has the best arm strength out of the lot and CJB and Vandy had rockets. Tate had the best feel for the game. Stanzi was the best "winner." Banks had the best feet. CJB was the total package but hobbled by injury.

 

[Herky T Hawk]

If I'm looking only for a college QB, not pro potential...

Tate
Banks
Beathard (before the injuries)
Stanzi
Vandenberg
McCann
Chandler
Rudock
Beutjer
Stanley (so far with room to go higher)
Reiner
Mullen
Christiansen

Banks is my favorite, but he had so many weapons at his disposal at WR, TE, RB, and FB it isn't fair to put him at the top.

Tate did more with less in 2004 than any QB on the list and perhaps any QB in Iowa football history. No RBs for most of the season. Hinkel and Solomon as his starting WRs were a good combo, but not much quality after that. And a fairly weak selection of TEs considering that Jackson didn't get much usage and Chandler was still young. That Tate somehow managed to throw for 2700 yards and win the Big Ten title that year with the help of an amazing defense is still unbelievable. On top of that, he has the best escapability by far of any QB on this list which was darn entertaining to watch.

 

[iahawks10]

Lets rank these QB's over the last 20 years. Yes we could go back farther, but I want some limits. In 1997 we were looking at one of my favorites, Matt Sherman. Now I did not list everyone who took a snap since 1997, but just the main QB each year.

How would you rank them, 1st-Worst?

Matt Sherman
Randy Reiners
Scott Mullen
Jon Beutjer
Kyle McCann
Brad Banks
Nathan Chandler
Drew Tate
Jake Christiansen
Ricky Stanzi
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
CJ Beathard
Nathan Stanley

Banks
Stanzi
Tate
Beathard
Chandler
Rudock
Stanley
Vandenberg
McCann
Beutjer
Sherman
Christensen
Mullens
Reiners

 

[Suterman]

Drew Tate
Brad Banks
Ricky Stanzi
CJ Beathard
Jake Rudock
James Vandenberg
Matt Sherman
Nathan Chandler
Nathan Stanley
Kyle McCann
Scott Mullen
Jon Beutjer
Jake Christensen
Randy Reiners

Obviously Stanley has plenty of time to move up.....or down.

 

[AllSports2]

8) Matt Sherman
12) Randy Reiners
11) Scott Mullen
10) Jon Beutjer
6) Kyle McCann
1) Brad Banks
5) Nathan Chandler
2) Drew Tate
13) Jake Christiansen
3) Ricky Stanzi
7) James Vandenberg
9) Jake Rudock
4) CJ Beathard

Tough to rank Stanley, too early. But right now somewhere in the giant gap between Beutjer and Rudock.

QB play has definitely taken a big leap forward in the last 20 yrs.

 

[Gridiron24]

Jake Christiansen was the worst Iowa starting QB in my lifetime. He had no touch, no accuracy, no pocket presence, bad footwork, and had an awkward throwing motion being that he was left-handed. Jake C threw the ball as hard for a 10 yard out as he would have if he was throwing it 70 yards through the air. I think he had the strongest arm of any Iowa QB in the last 20 years, but that's it. I have bad memories of him scrambling to the left, then throwing a rocket to his wide-open receiver downfield, only for the ball to bounce off their hands because it was thrown too hard. The fact that he started over Ricky 'Rick Six' Stanzi for half of a season before getting benched is astounding.

 

[Hawkfan5220]

Banks
Stanzi
Tate
Beathard
Chandler
Rudock
Stanley
Vandenberg
McCann
Beutjer
Sherman
Christensen
Mullens
Reiners

I like your ranking the best so far.

 

[LuciousBDragon]

If the game is being played in a parking garage I'd take Reiners any day #1 and it's not even close.

 

[twindman]

If I'm looking only for a college QB, not pro potential...

Tate
Banks
Beathard (before the injuries)
Stanzi
Vandenberg
McCann
Chandler
Rudock
Beutjer
Stanley (so far with room to go higher)
Reiner
Mullen
Christiansen

Banks is my favorite, but he had so many weapons at his disposal at WR, TE, RB, and FB it isn't fair to put him at the top.

Tate did more with less in 2004 than any QB on the list and perhaps any QB in Iowa football history. No RBs for most of the season. Hinkel and Solomon as his starting WRs were a good combo, but not much quality after that. And a fairly weak selection of TEs considering that Jackson didn't get much usage and Chandler was still young. That Tate somehow managed to throw for 2700 yards and win the Big Ten title that year with the help of an amazing defense is still unbelievable. On top of that, he has the best escapability by far of any QB on this list which was darn entertaining to watch.

Agree Tate was great. To provide further proof, he has played in the CFL for what, ... 10 years!!?? I just read he earns a nice $300K a year.

 

[irunlikeAcieEarl]

If the game is being played in a parking garage I'd take Reiners any day #1 and it's not even close.

I still feel for Reiners to this day about what happened to him.

 

[General Roman Malaise]

8) Matt Sherman
12) Randy Reiners
11) Scott Mullen
10) Jon Beutjer
6) Kyle McCann
1) Brad Banks
5) Nathan Chandler
2) Drew Tate
13) Jake Christiansen
3) Ricky Stanzi
7) James Vandenberg
9) Jake Rudock
4) CJ Beathard

Tough to rank Stanley, too early. But right now somewhere in the giant gap between Beutjer and Rudock.

QB play has definitely taken a big leap forward in the last 20 yrs.

Who the hell does their ranking in this format? You Polish, bro?

 

[iahawks10]

Who the hell does their ranking in this format? You Polish, bro?

M24L?
Hawkeye Report Off Topic aficionados.

 

[CAhawki]

Jake Christiansen was the worst Iowa starting QB in my lifetime. He had no touch, no accuracy, no pocket presence, bad footwork, and had an awkward throwing motion being that he was left-handed. Jake C threw the ball as hard for a 10 yard out as he would have if he was throwing it 70 yards through the air. I think he had the strongest arm of any Iowa QB in the last 20 years, but that's it. I have bad memories of him scrambling to the left, then throwing a rocket to his wide-open receiver downfield, only for the ball to bounce off their hands because it was thrown too hard. The fact that he started over Ricky 'Rick Six' Stanzi for half of a season before getting benched is astounding.

I know you said starting QB. But JC had touch compared to Jason Manson

 

[pocha444444]

Lets rank these QB's over the last 20 years. Yes we could go back farther, but I want some limits. In 1997 we were looking at one of my favorites, Matt Sherman. Now I did not list everyone who took a snap since 1997, but just the main QB each year.

How would you rank them, 1st-Worst?

Matt Sherman
Randy Reiners
Scott Mullen
Jon Beutjer
Kyle McCann
Brad Banks
Nathan Chandler
Drew Tate
Jake Christiansen
Ricky Stanzi
James Vandenberg
Jake Rudock
CJ Beathard
Nathan Stanley

1a. Tate
1b. Beathard
3. Banks
4. Stanzi
5. Stanley
6. Chandler
7. Vandenberg
8. Rudock
9. Sherman
10. McCann
11. Mullen
12. Buetger
13. Reiners
14. Christensen

 

[m.stoops2013]

Banks
Tate
Stanzi
Beathard
Chandler
Vandenberg
Rudock
Sherman
McCann
Reiners
Beutjer
Mullen
Christensen

 

[Fan In Black]

1a. Tate
1b. Beathard
3. Banks
4. Stanzi
5. Stanley
6. Chandler
7. Vandenberg
8. Rudock
9. Sherman
10. McCann
11. Mullen
12. Buetger
13. Reiners
14. Christensen

This IMO in regards to who meant the most to their teams. Tate and CJ are at the top.