FSU football: Why Jordan Travis is the best QB in the ACC

Strength of Schedule

Drake Maye had some impressive stats, but a large percentage came against inferior competition. Check it:

-517 passing attempts
-4,321 passing yards
-66.1 completion percentage
-8.4 yards/attempt
-38 touchdowns
-7 interceptions
-184 rushing attempts
-698 rushing yards
-7 rushing touchdowns

That’s all fine and dandy, but 22 percent of his passing yards came against non-Power 5 teams(FAMU, Appalachian State, Georgia State). A whopping 29 percent of his touchdown passes came against those same teams. Maye had 21 percent of his rushing totals against these three schools. Not to mention, North Carolina played ACC bottom dwellers Virginia (granted UVA’s defense was solid) and Virginia Tech.

The numbers for Jordan Travis are below:

-353 passing attempts
-3,214 passing yards
-64 completion percentage
-9.1 yards/attempt
-24 touchdowns
-5 interceptions
-82 rushing attempts
-417 rushing yards
-7 rushing touchdowns

Jordan Travis only played against two non-Power 5 teams and was out of the game early. He only attempted 29 passes in those two games (nine percent of his total attempts), and only 10 percent of his passing yardage came from those two games. Jordan barely ran the ball last year, but only ran the ball nine times in the two non-Power 5 games. When using FEI defensive ratings, the average defense Maye faced ranked No. 49, and Travis ranked No. 43. Overall, Jordan Travis faced better defenses. However, there are five common teams where we see the biggest differences.