According to the big data compiled by analysts at Pro Football Focus (PFF), the average quarterback passer rating in NCAA football last season was 90.4 — a number that, isolated on the surface, doesn’t convey much meaning. It encompasses everything from the gaudy Heisman statistics generated by No. 1 NFL draft pick Baker Mayfield to the miniscule aerial figures tossed out by Army West Point senior Ahmad Bradshaw, who attempted just 43 passes while guiding his run-oriented squad to 10 wins. Given the very uneven variables of talent distribution vs. style of play vs. strength of schedule across the college football landscape, national averages like this serve as little more than reference points.
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