SEC Football Top 150 Players: No. 87, Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt QB

The SEC Blog will be counting down the top 150 players in the SEC every day, concluding on Aug. 30, at the start of the college football regular season.

87. Jordan Rodgers, No. 11, Vanderbilt Quarterback

2011 stats: 108-for 216 for 1,524 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions; 117 carries for 420 yards and four touchdowns

Strengths

Rodgers emerged as the top option at quarterback for the Commodores midway through the 2011 season, starting the final seven games of the season en route to a Liberty Bowl appearance. He is underrated as a dual-threat quarterback, and proved last season that he is capable of handling the responsibility of calling the shots in the SEC.

Weaknesses

He needs to work on his consistency as a passer. He completed 50 percent of his attempts last season, and threw more interceptions (10) than touchdowns (9). If Vanderbilt wants to take the next step and be more than a lower-tier bowl team, Rodgers will have to improve on those numbers.

2012 Prediction

Rodgers is still in a battle with Wyoming transfer Austyn Carta-Samuels for the starting quarterback job, although all indications are that Rodgers is the clear leader heading into fall camp.

Assuming he wins the job at some point, Rodgers should put together a solid season through the air and on the ground for the Commodores. If he's more consistent, Vanderbilt will jump up a notch or two on the SEC's bowl pecking order.

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