In the "Top 100 Gators" thread we discussed who the best athletes were based purely on individual accolades and contributions to the UF football team. Here is my list of top 10 Gator passers. Quantifying "passer" instead of "quarterback" made the number crunching easier, but there is plenty of room for debate on the best overall QB. I did a simple formula and ranked each player based on statistics against one another, then awarded 10 points for the 1st-best, 9 points for the 2nd-best, etc.
OVERALL "POINTS": Danny Wuerffel is the overall best passer, with Tim Tebow and Chris Leak not far behind. Steve Spurrier and John Reaves were in a different era, so it was tough for them to compete with modern-day passers.
Danny Wuerffel 35
Tim Tebow 34
Chris Leak 32
Shane Matthews 26
Rex Grossman 26
Doug Johnson 17
Kerwin Bell 16
Wayne Peace 16
Steve Spurrier 9
John Reaves 9
WINNING PERCENTAGE: Danny once again comes out on top as the winningest Gator QB.
Danny Wuerffel 88.2%
Tim Tebow 85.4%
Doug Johnson 78.4%
Shane Matthews 77.8%
Rex Grossman 74.2%
Chris Leak 72.5%
Steve Spurrier 71.9%
Kerwin Bell 69.8%
Wayne Peace 65.9%
John Reaves 62.5%
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE: Once again, Danny comes out on top as the QB with the best completion percentage. Note that Tebow still has the top QB passer rating.
Danny Wuerffel 88.2%
Tim Tebow 85.4%
Doug Johnson 78.4%
Shane Matthews 77.8%
Rex Grossman 74.2%
Chris Leak 72.5%
Steve Spurrier 71.9%
Kerwin Bell 69.8%
Wayne Peace 65.9%
John Reaves 62.5%
CAREER PASSING YARDS: In the total passing yardage category, Chris Leak does come out on top by about 500 yards. Tim Tebow would add another 2947 rushing yards for a total of 12233 total yards if there were a total QB comparison.
Chris Leak 11,213
Danny Wuerffel 10,875
Shane Matthews 9,287
Tim Tebow 9,285
Rex Grossman 9,164
Kerwin Bell 7,585
John Reaves 7,581
Wayne Peace 7,206
Doug Johnson 7,114
Steve Spurrier 4,848
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Once again, Danny and Chris battle each other out tops in a category, with Danny coming out on top by about 20 TDs. Tim Tebow "only" has 88 passing TDs, but he does add 57 more TDs rushing for a total of 145 total TDs. Still, his 88 passing TDs have him tied with Chris Leak for #2 in this category.
Danny Wuerffel 114
Chris Leak 88
Tim Tebow 88
Rex Grossman 77
Shane Matthews 74
Doug Johnson 62
Kerwin Bell 56
John Reaves 56
Wayne Peace 34
Steve Spurrier 32
OVERALL "POINTS": Danny Wuerffel is the overall best passer, with Tim Tebow and Chris Leak not far behind. Steve Spurrier and John Reaves were in a different era, so it was tough for them to compete with modern-day passers.
Danny Wuerffel 35
Tim Tebow 34
Chris Leak 32
Shane Matthews 26
Rex Grossman 26
Doug Johnson 17
Kerwin Bell 16
Wayne Peace 16
Steve Spurrier 9
John Reaves 9
WINNING PERCENTAGE: Danny once again comes out on top as the winningest Gator QB.
Danny Wuerffel 88.2%
Tim Tebow 85.4%
Doug Johnson 78.4%
Shane Matthews 77.8%
Rex Grossman 74.2%
Chris Leak 72.5%
Steve Spurrier 71.9%
Kerwin Bell 69.8%
Wayne Peace 65.9%
John Reaves 62.5%
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE: Once again, Danny comes out on top as the QB with the best completion percentage. Note that Tebow still has the top QB passer rating.
Danny Wuerffel 88.2%
Tim Tebow 85.4%
Doug Johnson 78.4%
Shane Matthews 77.8%
Rex Grossman 74.2%
Chris Leak 72.5%
Steve Spurrier 71.9%
Kerwin Bell 69.8%
Wayne Peace 65.9%
John Reaves 62.5%
CAREER PASSING YARDS: In the total passing yardage category, Chris Leak does come out on top by about 500 yards. Tim Tebow would add another 2947 rushing yards for a total of 12233 total yards if there were a total QB comparison.
Chris Leak 11,213
Danny Wuerffel 10,875
Shane Matthews 9,287
Tim Tebow 9,285
Rex Grossman 9,164
Kerwin Bell 7,585
John Reaves 7,581
Wayne Peace 7,206
Doug Johnson 7,114
Steve Spurrier 4,848
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: Once again, Danny and Chris battle each other out tops in a category, with Danny coming out on top by about 20 TDs. Tim Tebow "only" has 88 passing TDs, but he does add 57 more TDs rushing for a total of 145 total TDs. Still, his 88 passing TDs have him tied with Chris Leak for #2 in this category.
Danny Wuerffel 114
Chris Leak 88
Tim Tebow 88
Rex Grossman 77
Shane Matthews 74
Doug Johnson 62
Kerwin Bell 56
John Reaves 56
Wayne Peace 34
Steve Spurrier 32