Smith, White top the list of mobile QBs after Vince

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SI.com's Luke Winn gives the lowdown -- and the YouTube scoop -- on the nation's top five mobile QBs in Year 1 A.V. (After Vince).

1. Troy Smith, Ohio State, Sr.

Smith is more than capable of making plays with his feet. He'd just prefer not to. "In any portion of the game," Smith said earlier this summer, "I'd rather pass than run." Still, if he picks up where he left off against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, where he accounted for 408 yards of total offense (66 on the ground, 342 through the air) in a win over the Irish, he could be primed to put up Vince-like numbers in his final season. Was a 2,282/611 campaign in 2005 a springboard to a 3,000/1,000 senior year?

Smith on YouTube: A Heisman-hype video of Smith's greatest hits (including more than a few runs).

2. Pat White, West Virginia, Soph.

If Mountaineers starter Adam Bednarik hadn't injured his ankle against Louisville last Oct. 15, would we ever have seen the full White on display? He was elevated from a platoon role to No. 1 and thrived as one of the nation's biggest surprises. He finished with four 100-yard rushing games and helped lead the Mountaineers to a victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. His passing (65 of 114, 8 TDs, 5 INTs) still has to catch up with his legs, though. "I spent the offseason just working with my receivers and gaining the trust of the coaches," White said. "We didn't throw it around that much last year -- because the trust wasn't there yet."

White on YouTube: White and partner-in-crime Steve Slaton, set to a St. Lunatics soundtrack.

3. Drew Stanton, Michigan State, Sr.

Had the 2005 season been four weeks -- before the Spartans went on a 1-6 skid to close the season, and he suffered myriad injuries -- Stanton would have been in the top three of the Heisman ballot. The Spartans' fearless QB passed for three TDs and ran for another in a 44-41 win over Notre Dame on Sept. 17, and followed that up with five TD passes in a rout of Illinois the next week. Expect MSU to use a healthy Stanton in a heavy dose of the speed option in '06. Said offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin, "Some of the options we do [with Drew] scare the hell out of some people. It changes some of your blitz schemes, makes you become much more balanced and much less aggressive."

Stanton on YouTube: Six minutes of his (and the Spartans') heroics against the Irish.

4. Brent Schaeffer, Ole Miss, Jr.

The lefty started three games for Tennessee as a freshman in 2004, broke his collarbone, was later suspended from the team, transferred to College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif., and then resurfaced in Oxford just as summer camp was beginning. And he was immediately named the starter. New Rebels offensive coordinator Dan Werner has pledged to run a pro-style offense, but he'd be remiss not to let Schaeffer -- perhaps the most athletic QB on this list -- create plays out of the shotgun. In the juco ranks last year Schaeffer ran for 860 yards while also passing for 2,970 and throwing 40 touchdowns. "He can make things happen," coach Ed Orgeron said of Schaeffer in the Biloxi Sun Herald. "He's like defending 12 guys on offense. Sometimes there's nothing there, and he can make a big play for you."

Schaeffer on YouTube: Zapruder film of him tearing up the juco ranks in 2005. Some of the runs on here ... are absurd.

5. Jeff Ballard, TCU, Sr.

Ballard was destined to spend his junior season with the Frogs on the pine -- until starter Tye Gunn went down with an injury against BYU on Sept. 24. Ballard orchestrated a rally to win that game in OT and proceeded to close the season 8-0 as a starter. His scrambles have yet to warrant any YouTube highlights, but Ballard definitely has above-average mobility: In his first start, against New Mexico, he rushed for 79 yards and four scores. He finished the season with 440 gross rushing yards.

Best of the rest: Jared Zabransky, Boise State; Kevin O'Connell, San Diego State; Isaiah Stanback, Washington; Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech.

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