Chantel Jennings, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Pac-12 Quarterback Power Rankings: No. 2

As the week begins to wind down so does the Pac-12 blog's final Quarterback Power Ranking of the season. Throughout the year we evaluated player's individual performances on a weekly basis, but this final ranking is taking a look at the season in its entirety.

Today, we finally get to No. 2.

No. 2: UCLA junior Brett Hundley

Statistics: 271-of-392 (69.1 percent), 3,155 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 5 interceptions | 159 carries, 644 yards, 10 rushing touchdowns

Why he's here: There was a lot of debate surrounding Hundley and USC quarterback Cody Kessler and which guy should be at No. 2 and which guy should be at No. 3. Statistically, Kessler's numbers are better in a few areas but this wasn't just a numbers breakdown. It came down to two specific arguments for Hundley.

First: Hundley won the head-to-head matchup. Not only did the Bruins beat the Trojans, Hundley's performance was far more impressive in that game than Kessler's. Hundley passed for three touchdowns (1 interception) and 326 yards as UCLA cruised to a 38-20 victory.

Second: Hundley's dual-threat capabilities allowed him to bring more to the table for his team. While Kessler might've passed for more yards at the end of the season, Hundley accounted for 125 more total yards. He more difficult for defenses to plan against -- as evidenced by the fact that the Pac-12 coaches voted him onto the All-Pac-12 second team this season.

Hundley finished the season with the conference's third-highest passer efficiency rating (152.7) and the third-highest adjusted QBR (78.6). His 69.1 completion percentage is the second-best in the Pac-12 and his 8.1 yards per attempt was ranked third.

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