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College Football Week 1: NFL Draft big board – Quarterbacks rule

By Charles Rahrig V

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Quarterback Sam Darnold No. 14 of the USC Trojans looks to pass the ball against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Quarterback Sam Darnold No. 14 of the USC Trojans looks to pass the ball against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – OCTOBER 08: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins throws a pass during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – OCTOBER 08: Quarterback Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins throws a pass during the first half of the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Josh Rosen

QB, UCLA

The Hollywood story used to belong to Josh Rosen. Before Sam Darnold seized Los Angeles and gave it back to USC, Rosen was the top quarterback everyone raved about. Then an injury-plagued season and another poor year from UCLA really shifted the spotlight away.

While the team’s performances haven’t been anything to write home about, Rosen is still the big quarterback prospect that once had people clamoring for a potential College Football Playoff spot as a result of that talent.

It took a bad night in Tempe to really end his season. As Rosen got banged up early against Arizona State, he hobbled up and down the field like a warrior trying to keep his team in the game on the road.

Instead, he was left in too long when he shouldn’t have been out there and took a vicious shot that put him on the shelf for the rest of the season. It was a learning lesson for sure, but it spoke to his toughness.

He finished the season 1,915 yards in six games to go with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He likely would have eclipsed the 3,670 yards he had in 2015, but would have likely thrown a lot more interceptions as well.

He’s going to get a year to prove why he should be the top quarterback in the same conference as his rival. If he can stay healthy and give the Bruins the resurgent season they need, the debate of who to take is only going to strengthen.

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