Ranking Pac-12 quarterbacks based off their PFF grade through Week 2

It appears that the Pac-12 quarterback scene is still waiting for everyone to heat up, and perform like we expected them to do so.

On paper, it looked like the Pac-12 would be home to some of the best quarterback play in the country with Caleb Williams, Tanner McKee, and Cam Ward being viewed as some of the nation's best arm talents. However, outside of Williams who looks like he is on par to win USC their first Heisman in over a decade, the conference's quarterbacks each have had one game where they struggle and another where they have bounced back.

I thought it would be interesting to see where each quarterback within the conference using PFF's grading system, which is best explained on their website as when a "PFF analyst will grade each player on a scale of -2 to +2 according to what he did on the play. From there, the grades are normalized to better account for game situation and are finally converted to a 0-100 scale."

With that being said, let's take a look at where every Pac-12 quarterback ranks based on their PFF grade.

PFF Grade: 43.7While he may be the answer at quarterback for Colorado, he is struggling mightily this year completing 40% of his passes and accumulating a 13.8 QBR.

PFF Grade: 52.9If it weren't for his game against Mississippi State, de Laura would rank much higher. However, tossing three picks in a 22-point loss will definitely bring down your grade.

PFF Grade: 59.1 It's not that he has played poorly this season, but it is likely the level of competition holding him back.

PFF Grade: 62.8This Cal team has been limping their way through the early part of the season, but Jack Plummer has been steady enough.

PFF Grade: 64.7Ward has yet to explode like he did at Incarnate Word, but he did make some plays in a huge win over top-25 Wisconsin.

PFF Grade: 66.7Emory Jones had a tough game against Oklahoma State where he went just 12-of-24 for 223 yards with a touchdown in the 34-17 loss. Although he didn’t give the ball away an interception, Jones was sacked three times which brought down his grade.

PFF Grade: 71.5Bo Nix dominated Eastern Washington in a big 70-14 win as he should of, but that padded his grade after what was a miserable showing against Georgia.

PFF Grade: 78Similar to Bo Nix, Cam Rising was able to beat up on inferior FCS opponent and boost his grade, as the Utes cruised to a 73-7 win over Southern Utah. Rising finished 17-of-23 for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

PFF Grade: 82.4Nolan didn't have a tremendous game, but he protected the ball going 14-of-27 and 219 yards for one touchdown, against a tough Fresno State team and was able to secure the victory on the road.

PFF Grade: 86.7 While Williams has been on an absolute tear, it has not been enough to surpass the two quarterbacks ranked ahead of him. In the 41-28 win over Stanford, Williams went went 20-of-27 for 341 yards and four touchdowns with most of his damage coming in the first half. The Trojan offense was held to just six points, after a 35-point first half.

PFF Grade: 87.3Penix has hit his stride in Seattle, and continued his success last week going 20-of-27 for 337 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the 52-6 win over Portland State. Thus far he is top-15 in passing yards, touchdowns, and QBR.

PFF Grade: 88.7 This may be a surprise, but after Week 1 he held the highest grade in all of college football. Even despite the loss against USC, PFF believes that McKee has been the best quarterback in the Pac-12 so far. He did struggle at times against the Trojans, as he went 20-of-35 for 220 yards, a touchdown, two interceptions and was sacked five times. However, he was moving the ball all game and was keeping up with Caleb Williams.