Matt Brown of Sports on Earth ranked the top college quarterbacks heading into the 2017 season, and BYU signal caller Tanner Mangum made the list at No. 24.
Speaking of Mangum, Brown wrote, "Mangum's career arc is certainly not typical. The No. 7 QB in the recruiting class of 2012 — when Jameis Winston was No. 1 — Mangum went on a two-year LDS mission. Then, he was supposed to back up Taysom Hill as a freshman, but an injury to Hill pushed Mangum into the lineup. He promptly beat Nebraska with a Hail Mary and Boise State with another miracle pass in his first two games.