With many of us wondering how well our 2nd string QB might play if given the chance, here is a quick look at the guys who were Urban Meyer's backups, going back to his time at Florida. (Starter listed first, then primary back-up)
- 2005 Chris Leak / Josh Portis
- 2006 Chris Leak / Tim Tebow (note: Tebow played a lot in special packages)
- 2007 Tim Tebow / Cam Newton (yep, him)
- 2008 Tim Tebow / John Brantley
- 2009 Tim Tebow / John Brantley
- 2010 John Brantley (ugh) / Jordan Reed (double ugh)
- 2012 Braxton Miller / Kenny Guiton
- 2013 Braxton Miller / Kenny Guiton
- 2014 JT Barrett / Cardale Jones (Yes I know they were technically 2nd and 3rd string)
- 2015 Cardale Jones / JT Barrett then JT Barrett / Cardale Jones
- 2016 JT Barrett / Joe Burrow
- Present JT Barrett / ????
A few quick notes: This list proves that you might have Tim Tebow or Cam Newton on your bench - or maybe a JT or a Cardale - or even a Kenny G (works for me) but you also might find out your all-everything recruit is John Brantley. I for one am curious to find out what we have, but in Urban I trust.
