What college conference has produced the most starting quarterbacks?
I thought it would be fun to list every starting quarterback as if the season started today, to see which division in college football had the most quarterbacks. I will first list the players by conference in the NFL then have a total of each conference below those.
AFC East
E.J. Manuel – Buffalo Bills – ACC
Ryan Tannehill – Miami Dolphins – Big 12
Tom Brady – New England Patriots – Big 10
Geno Smith – New York Jets – ACC
AFC North
Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens – FCS
Andy Dalton – Cincinnati Bengals – Mountain West
Brian Hoyer – Cleveland Browns – Big 10
Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – MAC
AFC South
Case Keenum – Houston Texans – Conference USA
Andrew Luck – Indianapolis Colts – Pac 10
Chad Henne – Jacksonville Jaguars – Big 10
Jake Locker – Tennessee Titans – Pac 10
AFC West
Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos – SEC
Alex Smith – Kansas City Chiefs – Mountain West
Matt Schaub – Oakland Raiders – ACC
Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers – ACC
NFC East
Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys – FCS
Eli Manning – New York Giants – SEC
Robert Griffin III – Washington Redskins – Big 12
Nick Foles – Philadelphia Eagles – Pac 10
NFC North
Jay Cutler – Chicago Bears – SEC
Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions – SEC
Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers – Pac 10
Matt Cassel – Minnesota Vikings – Pac 10
NFC South
Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – ACC
Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers – SEC
Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints – Big 10
Josh McCown – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – FCS
NFC West
Carson Palmer – Arizona Cardinals – Pac 10
Sam Bradford – St. Louis Rams – Big 12
Colin Kaepernick – San Francisco 49ers – Mountain West
Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – Big 10
So here is a breakdown by Conference from Most to Least
Pac 10 – 6
SEC – 5
Big 10 – 5
ACC – 5
Big 12 – 3
FCS – 3
Mountain West – 3
MAC – 1
Conference USA – 1