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9. Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee
This true freshman and former five-star recruit, rated as the second-best player in the 2023 cycle, has a tall and slender frame and uses his arm like a slingshot from the pocket. Iamaleava's inclusion was based heavily on information gathered from those who have watched him throughout the spring and on the recruiting circuit. He passes the eye test up close. Greg Biggins, a 247Sports recruiting analyst, noted in his evaluation of Iamaleava that he's always had a "big arm" but changes speeds with fluidity now. Iamaleava's arm is stronger than fellow five-star and 2023 headliner Arch Manning and SEC fans are going to see him in action soon enough this fall behind Joe Milton in Knoxville.
1. Joe Milton, Tennessee
This guy's in a category all by his lonesome. Milton's gets so much torque through his strong lower and upper body that there's noticeable juice — and distance — on his throws. If power's what you're looking for, Milton checks the box. His yards per attempt average (20.9) last fall led all Power Five signal-callers as he finished with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Glancing at last season's Tennessee film at the quarterback position, one of Hendon Hooker's best throws was the long toss in the corner of the end zone at LSU. You know that throw — the one from midfield to the middle of the bread basket. Milton can disintegrate the second level of a defense like that with similar ease (and the Tennessee offense hopes he does so this fall as QB1).
Game-changing talent: College football's 11 biggest arms at quarterback entering 2023 season
5. Tennessee Volunteers
The QB room for Tennessee: Joe Milton (starter), Nico Iamaleava (backup)
The "product of a system" connotation attached to Tennessee quarterbacks under Josh Heupel is overblown. We're talking about production within college offenses here. You still have to make the reads, deliver accurate throws and execute against arguably the nation's most talented defenses at the back. Milton has the strongest arm in the country and the Volunteers should be able to eviscerate most teams they play at the second level with their new starter. Iamaleava is a five-star prodigy who's going to play a lot this fall. He was the No. 2 overall player and second most-talented signal caller in the 2023 recruiting cycle.
Battle of the arms: Ranking college football's top QB rooms for 2023
This true freshman and former five-star recruit, rated as the second-best player in the 2023 cycle, has a tall and slender frame and uses his arm like a slingshot from the pocket. Iamaleava's inclusion was based heavily on information gathered from those who have watched him throughout the spring and on the recruiting circuit. He passes the eye test up close. Greg Biggins, a 247Sports recruiting analyst, noted in his evaluation of Iamaleava that he's always had a "big arm" but changes speeds with fluidity now. Iamaleava's arm is stronger than fellow five-star and 2023 headliner Arch Manning and SEC fans are going to see him in action soon enough this fall behind Joe Milton in Knoxville.
1. Joe Milton, Tennessee
This guy's in a category all by his lonesome. Milton's gets so much torque through his strong lower and upper body that there's noticeable juice — and distance — on his throws. If power's what you're looking for, Milton checks the box. His yards per attempt average (20.9) last fall led all Power Five signal-callers as he finished with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Glancing at last season's Tennessee film at the quarterback position, one of Hendon Hooker's best throws was the long toss in the corner of the end zone at LSU. You know that throw — the one from midfield to the middle of the bread basket. Milton can disintegrate the second level of a defense like that with similar ease (and the Tennessee offense hopes he does so this fall as QB1).
Game-changing talent: College football's 11 biggest arms at quarterback entering 2023 season
5. Tennessee Volunteers
The QB room for Tennessee: Joe Milton (starter), Nico Iamaleava (backup)
The "product of a system" connotation attached to Tennessee quarterbacks under Josh Heupel is overblown. We're talking about production within college offenses here. You still have to make the reads, deliver accurate throws and execute against arguably the nation's most talented defenses at the back. Milton has the strongest arm in the country and the Volunteers should be able to eviscerate most teams they play at the second level with their new starter. Iamaleava is a five-star prodigy who's going to play a lot this fall. He was the No. 2 overall player and second most-talented signal caller in the 2023 recruiting cycle.
Battle of the arms: Ranking college football's top QB rooms for 2023
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I guess because Tayven transferred.
