There's a changing of the guard taking place at quarterback position in the SEC this season following the exit of top-level passers Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Jake Fromm. The presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft later this year, Burrow is polishing off the most eye-popping campaign in college football history en route to Heisman honors and an MVP performance in the national championship game vs. Clemson.

Is there a quarterback in the South capable of that kind of success later this fall? LSU coach Ed Orgeron isn't pretending his offense will produce another 60-touchdown signal caller.

"We're excited about Myles (Brennan). I always thought Myles was going to be an excellent quarterback," Orgeron told reporters earlier this month "We want Myles to be the best Myles Brennan. I don't think it's fair to compare him to Joe. I don't know if we're going to see another guy like Joe. We may, we may not. We want Myles to be his best. If he's at his best, we feel that he can be excellent."

Brennan is one of several projected first-year starters in the SEC for 2020 at a position that's somewhat of a mixed bag heading into spring practices. Ranking the league's best, considering the new faces, is a serious challenge.

The following is how 247Sports national analyst Barton Simmons ranks the league's starting quarterbacks, from top to bottom, ahead of the 2020 season with insight on a few of the most notable: