Is Bear Bachmeier or Devon Dampier the best Big 12 quarterback? This is how ESPN ranked the BYU and Utah QBs.

ESPN just released its annual quarterback tiers.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) is the Big 12's top signal-caller, according to a new ESPN ranking.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) is the Big 12's top signal-caller, according to a new ESPN ranking.

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| June 6, 2026, 6:00 a.m.

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Kevin ReynoldsCollege Sports Reporter

Kevin Reynolds, a Dallas native who graduated from SMU, has been covering BYU since 2022.