There’s no shortage of competition for the QB position heading into 2017 on The Flats. In the spring game, we saw Taquon Marshall, Jay Jones, and Lucas Johnson all play meaningful snaps. Each showed their unique abilities in running the offense. However, despite a foot injury suffered in the spring, Matthew Jordan enters the season as the projected starter to replace Justin Thomas.
The single biggest reason for this is experience. It’s no secret that Paul Johnson likes to go with the steady hand, even if the player doesn’t have as high an upside as those behind him.