Dillon Gabriel led Oregon wire-to-wire to a Big Ten championship in their inaugural season in the league.

No surprise, then, that Gabriel held onto his spot atop our Big Ten quarterback power rankings.

With the regular season complete, here’s our final update.

18. Jack Lausch, Northwestern

Lausch’s Wildcats finished 4-8 overall as they dropped their final 3 and 5 of the last 6. Lausch finished the season completing just 53% of his throws for 1,714 yards with 8 touchdowns against 7 interceptions. Expect coach David Braun, offensive coordinator Zach Lujan and Co. to work the transfer portal this offseason to find competition for Lausch.

Year-end stats: 53.7% passing with 7 TDs and 8 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 18

17. Jackson Stratton, Iowa

Stratton began the year as the 4th-string quarterback, but he made his second start in a 13-10 win over Nebraska to conclude the regular season. The offense was pretty much non-existent in the win, as Stratton went 8-of-15 passing for 115 yards with a touchdown. Few if any thought Stratton would get meaningful snaps for the Hawkeyes. But Cade McNamara suffered a concussion, redshirt freshman Marco Lainez was injured in practice, true freshman James Resar was moved to receiver, and Brendan Sullivan also got hurt. The Hawkeyes will need to find stability at the most important position this offseason to complement what is typically a strong ground game as well as defense.

Year-end stats: 60.0% passing with 1 TD and 0 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 17

16. Davis Warren, Michigan

This was a year to forget offensively for Michigan, but the Wolverines beat Ohio State for the 4th consecutive year, knocking the Buckeyes out of the B1G Championship Game in the process. That’s all that matters. Warren eventually won the starting quarterback gig back after a carousel at the position in Ann Arbor. He had an amazing stat line for a winning quarterback in The Game. He was 9-of-16 for 62 yards and threw 2 interceptions. But he was the winning quarterback in the Wolverines’ 13-10 win. And that’s all that matters.

Year-end stats: 63.5% passing with 6 TDs and 9 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 16

15. Hudson Card, Purdue

This season was a disaster for the Boilermakers and Card, who battled injuries and an offensive coordinator change. Ryan Browne also saw some action as well. The Boilermakers lost their last 11 games and racked up 6 losses of 35 or more points. They went winless in league play for the 4th time since 1946.

Card, a 5th-year senior, had 9 touchdown passes and 7 interceptions this season. Not the results that Card or the Boilers were expecting.

Purdue will be starting over in every way next season under new head coach Barry Odom.

Year-end stats: 58.1% passing with 9 TDs and 7 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 15

14. Braedyn Locke, Wisconsin

Locke and the Badgers lost 5 straight games to end the regular season, and the skid was the team’s first 5-game losing streak since 1991. The final loss came in the finale, a 24-7 setback to Minnesota. After being thrown into the starting lineup, Locke completed just 55.4 percent of his throws this fall.

Tyler Van Dyke, whose injury made way for Locke, has entered the transfer portal. For now, Locke is QB1, but redshirt freshman Mabrey Mettauer, 4-star signee Carter Smith and fellow ’25 signee Landyn Locke will be in the mix along with Milos Spasojevic and possibly someone else via the portal.

Year-end stats: 55.4% passing with 13 TDs and 10 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 14

13. Aidan Chiles, Michigan State

Chiles and the Spartans lost 4 of their last 5 games and failed to earn bowl eligibility for the 3rd consecutive year. It’ll be interesting to see how much improvement he makes this offseason after an up-and-down first campaign in East Lansing under Jonathan Smith, his head coach from his days at Oregon State.

Chiles tied with UCLA’s Ethan Garbers for most interceptions thrown in the league (11).

Year-end stats: 59.4% passing with 13 TDs and 11 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 13

12. Ethan Garbers, UCLA

Garbers had 9 interceptions and just 4 touchdowns in his first 5 games, but he had 12 scoring passes and only 2 picks in his final 6 contests. The Bruins then decided to part ways with offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy after one season. They ranked 126th nationally among FBS teams in scoring (18.4 points per game) and failed to put up more than 20 points over their final 4 games. They also ranked 117th in total offense (328.8 yards per game).

Year-end stats: 64.7% passing with 16 TDs and 11 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 12

11. Athan Kaliakmanis, Rutgers

Kaliakmanis helped the Scarlet Knights score a 41-14 victory over Michigan State to conclude the regular season. It’s the first time since 2014 the Scarlet Knights have logged 7 wins in the regular season.

Kaliakmanis completed just 54.8% of his throws this fall, but he had a very respectable 17-to-6 touchdown-to-interception ratio. He was a steady presence on a team that started off promising, hit a lull but bounced back with consecutive wins over Minnesota and Maryland to reach bowl eligibility.

Year-end stats: 54.8% passing with 17 TDs and 6 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 11

10. Dylan Raiola, Nebraska

Raiola had an up and down freshman campaign but was the starter for the entire year. There is no denying his talent, so he should be in position to put up bigger numbers next season.

He is fending off transfer portal rumors now but mentioned on his Instagram story Monday night that he is “all in” on the Cornhuskers moving forward.

Year-end stats: 66.6% passing with 12 TDs and 10 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 10

9. Billy Edwards Jr., Maryland

The Terrapins ended the season on a 5-game skid. Edwards Jr. did not play in the season-finale because he was battling a thumb injury, so MJ Morris started and was 14-of-24 passing for 112 yards with 3 interceptions.

Edwards Jr. finished 3rd in the B1G in passing yards per game (261.9) and played through injuries throughout the season. His toughness was unmatched.

Year-end stats: 65.0% passing with 15 TDs and 9 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 8

8. Demond Williams Jr., Washington

The Huskies started the freshman Williams at quarterback in their loss to Oregon in the finale. Will Rogers had been the Huskies’ regular starter, but Williams helped Washington defeat UCLA to become bowl eligible and earned the starting gig.

The future is bright for Williams, who has played in every game this season. In addition to playing well against UCLA, he also excelled in extended action off the bench in the second half in a loss to Penn State, including having a 43-yard designed rush.

Year-end stats: 76.7% passing with 4 TDs and 0 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 9

7. Jayden Maiava, USC

It was a rough season for the Trojans, who appeared to have their starting quarterback in place with Miller Moss. But he was benched in early November and replaced by Maiava, a UNLV transfer. While Maiava is penciled in as the presumed starter, will Lincoln Riley hit the transfer portal again after the Trojans lost 5-of-8 to end another disappointing regular season? That is the expectation to at least add depth behind Maiava and 5-star freshman Husan Longstreet, a key piece of USC’s 2025 recruiting class.

Year-end stats: 60.8% passing with 7 TDs and 3 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 7

6. Max Brosmer, Minnesota

PJ Fleck and his staff brought in the New Hampshire graduate transfer, who was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award last year as the nation’s top player at the FCS level, and it paid off. Brosmer showed off a live arm in this offense throughout the fall. He had a very respectable 17-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and completed 66.8 percent of his throws during the regular season. Brosmer helped lead Minnesota to a 7-5 record and was 1 of the 25 highest-graded quarterbacks in the country according to Pro Football Focus. He has already accepted an invite to the 2025 Hula Bowl.

Year-end stats: 66.8% passing with 17 TDs and 5 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 6

5. Luke Altmyer, Illinois

Altmyer and the Fighting Illini reached 9 victories for the first time since their 2007 Rose Bowl season. Altmyer led Illinois to a Citrus Bowl berth against South Carolina. Of course, Altmyer is not unfamiliar with an SEC foe after transferring in from Ole Miss. Along with his composure, a big part of his game is his athleticism, which has given this offense another dimension.

Year-end stats: 60.9% passing with 21 TDs and 5 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 5

4. Will Howard, Ohio State

The Buckeyes brought in Howard to be a difference-maker at the quarterback position. And he had a very good season. But The Game was not Howard’s finest performance. The Kansas State transfer was flummoxed by the Michigan defense. Can the offense get going again in the Playoff? It played very well in the showcase game against Oregon in October, and a possible rematch with the Ducks could loom.

Howard is 2nd in the league in passer rating (172.1) and is tied with Kurtis Rourke for most touchdown passes (27).

Year-end stats: 72.3% passing with 27 TDs and 8 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 2

3. Drew Allar, Penn State

Once again James Franklin’s squad came up short on the big stage, falling to Oregon in the B1G title game. But Allar and the offense were solid and did battle back from a 28-10 first-half deficit in the loss, and they still earned a spot in the College Football Playoff. Often in big games the Nittany Lions’ offense has gone missing in the Franklin era, so that’s a positive development. Allar had a strong season despite not having a bevy of playmakers at the receiver position.

Allar is 3rd in the league in yards per attempt (8.9) and has a 21-to-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

Year-end stats: 69.1% passing with 21 TDs and 7 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 4

2. Kurtis Rourke, Indiana

It was an historic season for IU, and Rourke was a large part of it. The Hoosiers nabbed a Playoff berth in Curt Cignetti’s first season behind a high-octane offense directed by Rourke, who was one of the best transfer portal pickups last offseason. The Hoosiers recorded a single-season school record for wins with 11, and Rourke became the 3rd Indiana player with 6 touchdown passes in a game in the regular-season finale win over Purdue. Can he lead an upset victory over Notre Dame in the first round of the CFP?

Year-end stats: 70.4% passing with 27 TDs and 4 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 3

1. Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

Gabriel balled out in the B1G title game win to help keep No. 1 Oregon undefeated and earn the top overall seed in the College Football Playoff. The conference’s offensive player of the year was named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy this past Monday night and has been a consistent high level performer all season. Perhaps the highlight of his season was helping lead a gritty comeback win at Wisconsin.

Gabriel leads the conference in completion percentage at 73.2, is 2nd in the conference at 273.7 passing yards per game and has an outstanding touchdown-to-interception ratio of 28-to-6.

Year-end stats: 73.2% passing with 28 TDs and 6 INTs

Last week’s ranking: 1