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Oklahoma football: Ranking the Sooners quarterbacks since 2000

By Christopher Dukes

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners wears the Golden Hat Trophy after the 29-24 win over the Texas Longhorns at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners wears the Golden Hat Trophy after the 29-24 win over the Texas Longhorns at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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ESPN recently ranked each school by position in the BCS era, giving Oklahoma football the No. 2 spot in quarterbacks behind USC.

While many can argue Oklahoma football should be ranked above the Trojans with three Heisman winners and three more seasons with Heisman finalists at the position not to mention three No. 1 overall NFL draft picks, it would be impossible to say that the Sooners haven’t had a streak of success since Bob Stoops’ arrival in 1999.

But how do the Sooners’ quarterbacks stack up against each other? There’s no right answer of course, but it’s certainly a fun topic to discuss as Oklahoma football sits weeks away from the start of the season.

So here it is: Our ranking of the top 10 Oklahoma football quarterbacks since 1999.

10. Rhett Bomar

Bomar gets the pass over Blake Bell – the only other Oklahoma starting quarterback during this era – based on the natural talent and promise he showed during his one and only year at Oklahoma. As a true freshman Bomar wrestled the starting quarterback job away from Paul Thompson and held on to it all the way through 2005.

Though the Sooners were rebuilding he managed to lead the team to seven wins in their last eight games and an upset victory over No. 6 Oregon in the Holiday Bowl.

Bomar and the Sooners looked like a potential AP No. 1 team to start the 2006 season before he was unceremoniously dumped from the team for taking illegal compensation during his summer job.

Unfortunately Bomar’s story revolves about what could have been for a player that had the potential and talent to be an All American.

9. Nate Hybl

A transfer from Georgia, Hybl came to Oklahoma to succeed Josh Heupel  in the Sooners’ state-of-the-art offense. Unfortunately for Hybl, he was never quite able to duplicate his predecessor’s success.

Not being as successful as Josh Heupel doesn’t mean he was unsuccessful though. Hybl did quarterback the Sooners to a Big 12 title, two wins over Texas and the program’s one and only Rose Bowl victory. He passed for 4,916 yards and 40 touchdowns during his college career and helped the Sooners sustain a high level of play after named starter Jason White got hurt during the 2002 season .

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