Although he has played just one season, Jake Fromm is already considered one of the best quarterbacks in college football. That is because Fromm is coming off of one of the most efficient freshman seasons in the last decade, throwing for 2,615 yards and 26 touchdowns with a 168.2 passer ranking, which was good for seventh-best among all FBS quarterbacks.

In fact, Fromm is the only freshman with a top 10 passer rating in the last ten years, and his stellar play was a key reason why Georgia won 13 games, the SEC Championship, and made an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Pro Football Focus has more statistics that show Fromm was exceptionally good in one area.

Now, the folks at Pro Football Focus have another metric where Fromm stands out, this time among his peers in the Southeastern Conference. According to the site, Jake Fromm fielded a 98.7 passer rating on non-play action passes last season, best in the SEC among returning quarterbacks.

Also according to PFF, when not pressured, Fromm completed 155-of-236 passes, good for a 109.6 passer rating that ranks 22nd among the 102 returning FBS quarterbacks with 150 or more total dropbacks in 2017. But under pressure, Fromm was even more impressive. In 87 pressured dropbacks, Fromm completed 27-of-59 passes, good for a 97.9 passer rating that ranked fourth among eligible returning quarterbacks. Against the blitz, Fromm had a 99.6 passer rating, second among returning FBS quarterbacks.

Fromm will have an emerging cast of weapons around him. Running backs D'Andre Swift, Zamir White, Elijah Holyfield, Brian Herrien, and James Cook all have considerable talent and will look to fill the immense production void left by the departure of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, the most-prolific rushing duo in FBS history. Likewise, wide receivers Terry Godwin, Riley Ridley, and Mecole Hardman Jr., as well as tight ends Isaac Nauta and Charlie Woerner, all have tremendous playmaking ability and appear to be on the cusp of big-time seasons.

While Georgia loses its best offensive lineman from last season to the NFL in Isaiah Wynn, Andrew Thomas is coming off a solid performance at right tackle as a true freshman and appears to be up to the task in replacing Wynn at left tackle. Lamont Gaillard is a potential All-Conference candidate at center. At right tackle, redshirt freshman Isaiah Wilson looks to hold off freshman Cade Mays, while the competition at both guard spots figures to go well into fall camp, with Ben Cleveland, Kendall Baker, Solomon Kindley, Trey Hill, and incoming freshman Jamaree Salyer all pushing for snaps.



The increased experience and return of several starters could result in improved pass protection for Fromm, but as Pro Football Focus shows, the savvy signal-caller is an elite improviser and decision maker when the pocket collapses.

Georgia will look to take on Austin Peay on Sept. 1 before hitting the road on Sept. 8 to face conference opponent South Carolina, led by Jake Bentley, the No. 14 quarterback according to Athlon Sports.