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Top 11 college football QBs to watch in 2017
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Editor's note: NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein will reveal the top CFB players to watch in 2017 at each position over the next two weeks, continuing today with quarterbacks.
NFL scouts are always looking to the CFB ranks to find next-level talent. While we won't speculate about where these potential future NFL stars will go in the draft one day, it's not too soon to take a peek at their game tape and start to stack them as the top players to watch.
Of course, there is still plenty of work to be done in evaluating each player during and after this season. Of the QBs I've studied, here are the top 11 to watch.
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11. Clayton Thorson, Northwestern
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10. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
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9. Mike White, Western Kentucky
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8. Deondre Francois, Florida State
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7. Luke Falk, Washington State
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6. Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
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5. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
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4. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
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3. Josh Rosen, UCLA
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2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
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1. Sam Darnold, USC
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