Where does Garrett Greene rank in the Big 12’s best quarterbacks? Well, PFF, a media outlet that has rated the WVU star very highly all offseason, sees some of his conference colleagues ahead of him.

PFF ranks Greene as the third-best quarterback in the conference behind Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Arizona’s Noah Fifita. Interestingly, Kansas’ Jalon Daniels is right behind Greene at No. 4.

But even though Greene is only the No. 3 quarterback among Big 12 players, PFF believes he has a chance to be in the conversation for the Heisman Trophy. They ranked Greene 10th on their list of Heisman candidates, a list that includes only one of the players mentioned above.

Although Greene was somewhat overlooked during the offseason, he is also on the waiting lists for several major individual awards.

Adding to this latest honor, Greene is now named a “Player To Watch” for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and nominated for the Maxwell Award.

After leading WVU to a nine-win season in 2023, Greene, now a senior, will look to lead West Virginia to even greater heights in 2024.

Last season, Greene threw for 2,406 yards, had a 16/4 touchdown-interception ratio as a passer, ran for an additional 772 yards, and was responsible for 29 total touchdowns despite missing some time with an injury.

To truly be in the running for the Heisman Trophy, Greene will need to be more accurate in 2024. Most of the spring and fall practices revolved around WVU coaches wanting Greene to increase his completion percentage from 52.9% to nearly 60%.

When asked what he needed to work on most at the Big 12 Media Days in July, Greene quickly identified short and medium throws as his biggest weakness.

Garrett Greene identifies his greatest weakness and sets a high personal goal

“The short and medium throws and my misses were not my arms, but my feet,” Greene replied.

“For the last two or three months, I’ve really been focusing on my feet and the little mechanics that lead to big jumps,” Greene said.

He then revealed his personal goal in terms of passing, which goes a step beyond what the coaching staff expects of him this fall. “I want to be over 65 percent in terms of passing. That would be my favorite goal.”

Only time will tell if WVU can reach these lofty goals, but retaining most of the key players from 2023 and signing a few other notable newcomers through the transfer portal should help the Mountaineers have another successful season.

In a related story, Mike Asti of WV Sports Now went into detail about the debate surrounding Garrett Greene’s offseason, discussing whether he is being overlooked nationally or if WVU fans are simply overlooking his weaknesses.