With no spring practice and limited summer workers, Georgia graduate transfer quarterback Jamie Newman will head into the 2020 season as one of the biggest question marks in college football. So, CBSSports recently broke down his potential, and tried to rank him among the nation’s elite returning quarterbacks.
CBSSports writer Ben Kercheval attempted to put returning quarterbacks into tiers from Heisman hopefuls to new up-and-comers. He emphasized his analysis on passing statistics and game experience when ranking quarterbacks. The two in atop the list were Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields. Tier II, which he noted were “potential all-conference selections and a few fringe Heisman contenders,” included 10 quarterbacks, with Newman ranked at No.