College football 2018: Ranking the 20 best quarterbacks

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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 01: UCF Knights quarterback McKenzie Milton (10) passes during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl football game of the UCF Knights v Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. The UCF Knights won the game 34-27. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

One of the most exciting players in college football comes from a school in the American Athletic Conference, as McKenzie Milton can do everything on a football field. He has turned the UCF program into a real player in the college football landscape and is coming off a season that saw him finish eighth in the Heisman voting.

Milton was a three-star recruit out of Mililani (HI) High School, and went to UCF due to the fact Scott Frost was the head coach. In his first season with the school, Milton started ten games as a true freshman, and fared well, as the Knight finished 6-6 on the season, and went to a bowl game.

However, he really put himself on the map last season, as he led UCF to an undefeated season, in a year where the school recognizes themselves as the national champion. After going 12-0 during the regular season, Milton and his teammates beat Auburn in the Peach Bowl, beating a team that beat both teams that were in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

For Milton, the accolades came rolling in after the season, as he was named conference Offensive Player of the Year. While obviously being named as a first-team performer, he threw for over 4,000 yards on the season, connecting on 37 touchdowns passes against only nine interceptions.

Milton was crazy accurate all season long, finishing with a completion percentage over 67 percent. Remember, he was only a sophomore last season, and while Frost is no longer with the school, the program is in good hands as long as Milton is under center.