So your team has a quarterback competition heading into the fall. You want the best man to win. But who do you want that best man to be?

David Cornwell, Jalen Hurts, Cooper Bateman and Blake Barnett.

Most teams need one specific quarterback to take charge and win the job whether it's a young guy that has the most upside, an athletic guy that can help out an offense devoid of playmakers or an upperclassman to anchor a talented roster.

Here is a cheat sheet for each fan base on who you should be hoping wins your quarterback battle.

Auburn

The battle: Sean White vs. Jeremy Johnson vs. John Franklin III

Fans should hope for: Franklin

In a race that features a pair of known commodities and one wild card, Auburn fans should be hoping the wild card wins out. We've seen the other two and it wasn't pretty.

Sean White can get the job done but he's not putting a team on his back. Jeremy Johnson is the most talented quarterback on the roster but he was disappointingly inept last fall. Franklin is the unknown. If he wins the job, that means he's shown competence as a passer and with his 4.3 speed, competence is all he needs. Let's see Gus Malzahn with a running threat under center again. That may be exactly what Malzahn needs to make it to 2017.

Alabama

The battle: Cooper Bateman vs. David Cornwell vs. Blake Barnett vs. Jalen Hurts

Fans should hope for: Barnett

Nick Saban doesn't need a quarterback to win a championship. He needs a bus driver. Bateman can play that role well because he's game-tested, he's well-read in Lane Kiffin's offense and he's a senior. So he's the safe pick.

But if Alabama can win a title with a bus driver, what would it look like with a fighter pilot? Barnett is a former five-star that has NFL size, arm strength and athleticism. He may not be ready, but Tide fans should hope that he is. If Barnett wins, every play in Lane Kiffin's playbook is available and Alabama gets a couple more years to dig into it.

BYU

The battle: Tanner Mangum vs. Taysom Hill

Fans should hope for: Both

There has never been a situation better set up for a quarterback by committee approach. You have a 22-year old sophomore gun slinger in Mangum and a 26-year old senior runaway train in Hill. Both have the respect of their teammates. Both are fantastic leaders and they have drastically different skillsets. It may mean more work for new offensive coordinator Ty Detmer but if a defense has to prepare for both quarterbacks, BYU is at a distinct advantage.

Florida State

The battle: Sean Maguire vs. Deondre Francois vs. Malik Henry

Fans should hope for: Maguire

Deondre Francois and Malik Henry are future NFL quarterbacks. Sean Maguire probably isn't. But if Maguire is able to win the job in Tallahassee, that's a good sign for the Seminoles.

Florida State has one of the nation's most talented rosters on both sides of the ball. Dalvin Cook is arguably the nation's best running back. The Noles will likely be favored in all but one of their games this year. Maguire was capable as a starter last season and that's what Florida State needs – a mistake-averse leader that won't lose you any games.

It's one strike and your out for Florida State trying to get to the playoffs out of the ACC and as talented as Francois is, he's still a rookie. Florida State should hope the most experienced quarterback on the roster shows that he has taken a big step forward in the preseason.

Georgia

The battle: Greyson Lambert vs. Jacob Eason

Fans should hope for: Eason

An argument could be made for Lambert being the best case scenario for Georgia. He's experienced, he allows Eason time to develop without pressure and he's an established leader on the team. Maybe Eason even redshirts and takes over next year with Jameis Winston type returns.

That scenario creates a logjam at quarterback all while Georgia is recruiting as well as anyone in the country at that position.

The best case scenario sees Eason earning the job as a true freshman and making defenses pay down the field for stacking the box to stop Nick Chubb. With Eason as the starter, that clears the runway in Athens for 2017 commit Jake Fromm and potential commit Trevor Lawrence, the top player in the country in the 2018 class. If Eason is too good to leave on the bench, the whole program benefits.

Michigan

The battle: John O'Korn vs. Wilton Speight vs. Shane Morris

Fans should hope for: Speight

Michigan returns 16 starters, nine on offense. This is a really good football team with a really talented roster. In that scenario, you want the most efficient and least mistake-prone guy to win the job. That guy looks like Speight.

Also consider this: the word last fall was that O'Korn would have started over Jake Rudock had he been eligible. Rudock went on to a stellar season and a sixth round NFL Draft selection. One year later, Speight was the better quarterback this spring than O'Korn. It's not that O'Korn has regressed. Speight has just developed rapidly. He's big, he has the arm to make every throw and you know that Jim Harbaugh and Jedd Fisch are going to put him in a position to be successful.

Michigan State

The battle: Tyler O'Connor vs. Damion Terry vs. Brian Lewerke

Fans should hope for: O'Connor

Michigan State has a pretty good formula to win football games. It leans on strong quarterback play but more specifically it leans on mistake-free quarterback play. O'Connor proved that formula correct when he upended Ohio State's season last fall while playing in relief of Connor Cook.

Terry brings an athletic element to Michigan State's offense but he can do that as a situational player. Lewerke has shown the upside to be the best of the bunch. But for Michigan State, the fifth year senior with experience is your answer, especially with LJ Scott lining up behind him.

Notre Dame

The battle: Malik Zaire vs. Deshone Kizer

Fans should hope for: Kizer

Kizer proved in 2015 that he's an elite quarterback. If he takes another step in his development this fall he'll be in the NFL the following fall. He has a higher ceiling than Zaire and so does the Notre Dame offense with him at the helm.

In the Kizer scenario, Brian Kelly can still utilize Malik Zaire in red zone or goal line situations to give defenses something extra to prepare for because Zaire's athleticism brings a different wrinkle. Either scenario would deliver another competitive environment next spring because the most talented quarterback on the roster is third string redshirt freshman Brandon Wimbush.

TCU

The battle: Kenny Hill vs. Foster Sawyer

Fans should hope for: Hill

If you liked Trevone Boykin – and who didn't? – you'll like Kenny Hill. He's not the magician that Boykin was but Hill actually has faster straight line speed. He's game-tested and he can make TCU's offense tougher to defend.

Sawyer brings more size, plenty of arm talent and accuracy as well as some deceptive athleticism. He's Andy Dalton to Hill's Boykin. But if TCU is able to keep him on the roster as a backup and replicate the magic of Boykin's run last season, that's the ideal scenario.

South Carolina

The battle: Perry Orth vs. Brandon McIlwain vs. Lorenzo Nunez vs. Jake Bentley

Fans should hope for: McIlwain

Not all true freshmen are created equal. Brandon McIlwain isn't your typical true freshman so I'm not going to hold him to typical true freshman expectations. He's an athlete, he's an accurate passer, he's a rare leader. He's got the maturity to handle the pressures of the job as a youngster and he's already impressed in spring ball. Perry Orth is a former walk-on with a 1-7 record as a starter.

In Will Muschamp's first season as the head coach, mistakes will be forgiven for a true freshman quarterback. McIlwain needs to take advantage of that. He needs to win the job.

Texas

The battle: Tyrone Swoopes vs. Jerrod Heard vs. Shane Buechele

Fans should hope for: Buechele

Typically you're not hoping for a true freshman to win a starting job but typically your team didn't average 145 yards passing per game the season before. Texas needs a fresh start for its offense and Buechele showed enough in the spring game to provide that rejuvenation. Another year with Swoopes or Heard at the helm may be the last year in Austin for Charlie Strong.

USC

The battle: Max Browne vs. Sam Darnold

Fans should hope for: Browne

Browne was the No. 1 quarterback in the country when he was coming out of high school and it's not as if he's been a bust either. He's just been playing behind Cody Kessler, a third round NFL Draft pick, and now is his opportunity to step into the spotlight. If he wins the job, USC can rest easy with a mature upperclassmen at the wheel of one of the most talented ships in the country.

Sam Darnold brings athleticism and a different dynamic to the offense but if USC fans want the best case scenario, it involves Browne meeting his five-star expectations as a redshirt junior.

Virginia Tech

The battle: Brenden Motley vs. Jerod Evans vs. Dwayne Lawson

Fans should hope for: Evans

Everybody is on equal footing this season. A new coach with a new offense means there is minimal advantage for an incumbent starter particularly when the incumbent only completed 56 percent of his passes with less than 1,200 yards. Is a new offense going to transform Brenden Motley into a star? Probably not. But it could introduce the country to Jerod Evans and his 395 JuCo passing yards per game.

Virginia Tech's offense has been anemic and what's more revitalizing than a new offense with a new quarterback that has drawn Cam Newton comparisons?