In today's college football world, quarterback is the most important position on the field. Quarterback play can make good teams great and can elevate the play of all around them. Great passers can take an entire team upon their shoulders and turn away the tides of defeat. And Utah has had some great passers over the years.

Different eras of Utah football have seen quarterbacks with different strengths. The 1950's saw Utah's first All-American quarterback in Lee Grosscup. It was Grosscup that helped popularize the shovel pass. Or as the great broadcaster Al Michaels used to call it on NFL Monday Night Football broadcasts - the "Utah pass." The 80's saw eye popping passing numbers under Jim Fassel's pass happy attack. The 90's saw a series of strong quarterbacks that could manage a game *and* make the big pass play. The 2000's saw the era of spread quarterbacks and leaders that brought the program to unprecedented new heights.

Today UteZone takes a look at the best quarterbacks in the history of the program. The group includes record breakers, innovators, historically great leaders a pair of BCS busters and a #1 NFL draft pick. Here is UteZone's list of Utah's all-time ten best quarterbacks.