Four of the 14 are rated four-stars, with Stanford commit K.J. Costello ranked the highest at No. 28 in the class and the No. 2 pro-style

quarterback. Other four-stars include Arizona State commit

Dillon Sterling-Cole, Oregon commit Seth Green and

Arizona commit Devon Modster.

Cal, Utah and Oregon have two quarterbacks committed in the 2016 class.

Besides Green, Oregon just added a commitment from former Nebraska three-star

quarterback commit Terry Wilson on Sunday after he took an official

visit to Eugene. The Utes have commitments from three-stars Kahi Neves

and Tyler Huntley, while Cal has commitments from three-stars

Armani Rogers and Max Gilliam.

The only Pac-12 school without a quarterback commitment in the 2016 class is

Washington, though with Browning grabbing the job early in his career the

Huskies' need at the position and ability to attract a top-flight quarterback in

this class is diminished.

The 14 Pac-12 quarterback commits in the 2016 class lit up stat sheets across

the country. For some, it was a season-opener; others it was Week 2. The overall

top performance has to go to Gilliam, Cal's three-star commit, who threw for 343

yards and seven touchdowns Friday night in a 53-26 win.

Other performances of note include Costello, the Stanford commit who is the

highest ranked quarterback recruit in the Pac-12's 2016 class. The 6-foot-4,

218-pound passer completed 18-of-23 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns.

UCLA commit Matt Lynch threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns while

rushing for another 76 yards. Washington State three-star commit

Cody Brewer had 293 yards and two touchdown passes, adding another

score on the ground.

Two other notable performances were that of Green, the Oregon commit, and Oregon

State commit Mason Moran. Green did not start Week 1 and has been in a

battle for the job since transferring from Minnesota last winter. He came off

the bench this past weekend for Allen (Texas) High to throw for 210 yards and

three touchdowns, while rushing for 53 yards and two more scores. Moran did not

practice all week after getting stitches in his hand, but led his team to a

22-10 win over Scottsdale Chaparral Friday night, throwing for 90 yards and

rushing for 111 yards and a score.

Arizona State's Mike Bercovici, Oregon's Vernon Adams Jr.,

Stanford's Kevin Hogan, USC's Cody Kessler and Utah's

Travis Wilson are all playing out their final collegiate seasons, while

Goff is currently projected as a high draft pick next spring and could bolt for

the NFL after this season as well.

Just because these teams are expected to have an open quarterback competition

going into the 2016 season, however, does not mean we will see another wave of

true freshmen starting quarterbacks in the conference next year. Rivals100 class

of 2015 quarterback Brady White came to Tempe with his sights set on

succeeding Bercovici as the Sun Devils' starter. Redshirt junior Jeff Lockie

was narrowly beat out by Adams, and will be the heir apparent at Oregon again in

2016. At USC, former five-star Max Browne and former four-star Sam Darnold are awaiting their opportunities.

The rarity of a fresh-out-of-high-school signal caller being able to make the

leap so quickly -- and beat out upperclassmen who have been in the system longer

-- is the reason why 2015's trio is so unique, and why only two others have done

it this century.

Of the 13 class of 2017 quarterbacks who have already made commitments to Power

Five schools, only four-star La Jolla (Calif.) Country Day's Braxton Burmeister has pledged his services to a Pac-12

program. The No. 153 overall

player and No. 8 dual-threat quarterback in the class committed to Arizona on

Nov. 13, 2014, shortly after completing his sophomore season.

Quarterbacks usually go off the board quicker than other positions on the field due to their importance and how few each team recruits in a given

class. The early returns on the quarterback class out West, though, and

especially in the state of California, are not as strong as we are used to

seeing. The highest ranked uncommitted 2017 quarterback in the West is

Honolulu's Tua Tagovailoa at No. 38 in the Rivals100. Calabasas'

Tristan Gebbia, as the No. 4 pro-style quarterback, is the top prospect

at the position early in the Golden State. Meanwhile, Las Vegas four-star

Tate Martell has already pledged his services to Texas A&M.