CBS Sports shakes up QB Power Rankings after Week 10 in a big way

CBS Sports has released their updated quarterback power rankings after Week 10 of college football.

While it seemed like a two-man race at the top between Hendon Hooker and CJ Stroud over the last couple of weeks, ineffective performances in Week 10 have opened the floodgates. Following the surprising week from two of the best quarterbacks in the nation, Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports wrote about how now the race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open.

“It was a rough week for Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker. Not only did he have his worst performance of the season in a loss to SEC East rival Georgia, but that poor showing has knocked him out of the No. 1 spot in this week’s QB Power Rankings,” wrote Fornelli. “It’s also left the race for the Heisman Trophy wide open.

“Hooker surpassed Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud in the Heisman odds after Tennessee’s victory over Alabama on Oct. 15, but a big win giveth and a big loss taketh away. Stroud is now the betting favorite again despite having his worst performance of the season Saturday as well (we’ll touch on that a little bit later). That means everything every Heisman hopeful has done up until this point is now null and void.”

Evidently, Fornelli believes whichever quarterback gets hot over the rest of the season will not only capture the No. 1 spot in his power rankings, but the illustrious award as well.

“The final weeks of the regular season will determine who wins the award. Get hot now or forever hold your peace,” added the CBS Sports analyst. “That’s not how it should go, but it’s how it will go.” 

Alas, here’s how Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports believes the top quarterbacks in the sport look at the moment.

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Quarterback power rankings following Week 10, per CBS Sports:

1. Drake Maye, North Carolina Tar Heels (+2)
2. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee Volunteers (-1)
3. Bo Nix, Oregon Ducks (+4)
4. Caleb Williams, USC Trojans (+2)
5. CJ Stroud, Ohio State Buckeyes (-3)
6. Max Duggan, TCU Horned Frogs (-1)
7. Stetson Bennett, Georgia Bulldogs (NR)
8. Jayden Daniels, LSU Tigers (NR)
9. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA Bruins (-1)
10. Bryce Young, Alabama Crimson Tide (-6)