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Kentucky Football: Ranking the top 5 Wildcat quarterbacks of all time

By Frank Spencer

Sep 5, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; A general view of Commonwealth Stadium before the game against the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns. Kentucky defeated Louisiana Lafayette 40-33. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; A general view of Commonwealth Stadium before the game against the Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns. Kentucky defeated Louisiana Lafayette 40-33. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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1. Tim Couch (1996-1998)

Tim Couch is probably the most famous Kentucky Football quarterback of all time. Couch played at Kentucky for three seasons from 1996-1998. In his tenure as the Kentucky quarterback, the Leslie County, KY native threw for 8,435 passing yards in his career. Couch also threw for 74 total touchdowns in just three seasons.

Probably the most interesting statistic of Couch’s career at Kentucky comes from his Senior season. In 1998, Couch threw for 4,275 yards and 36 touchdowns while completing 72.3 percent of his passes.  Tim Couch led the nation is pass completions in both 1997 and 1998 campaigns. He also led the SEC in virtually every single passing category in those seasons as well.

Couch went on to become the SEC player of the year in 1998 and paired that award with a consensus all-american honor. Couch’s career work payed off as he was drafted with the number one overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft to the Cleveland Browns.

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