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Tennessee Football: Where Is Joshua Dobbs’s Final Place Among Vols Quarterbacks?

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 19, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) directs the band after the game against the Missouri Tigers at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 63 to 37. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) directs the band after the game against the Missouri Tigers at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 63 to 37. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) is awarded the Music City Bowl MVP trophy after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24.Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) is awarded the Music City Bowl MVP trophy after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24.Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

Final Verdict 

Joshua Dobbs is not going to surpass Peyton Manning or Condredge Holloway on the list of all-time Tennessee football quarterbacks. He just does not have the accomplishments that those guys have.

And he doesn’t have the team accomplishments that Tee Martin, Dewey Warren or Andy Kelly have, which put them in elite categories.

As a result, we have Dobbs tied with Casey Clausen for the No. 6 greatest quarterback of all time in Tennessee football history.

Clausen beats Dobbs in team success, but Dobbs supersedes that because of the level that he improved the program too while in Knoxville. So it’s a wash there.

Their stats are very similar, with Dobbs getting the edge due to his rushing abilities.

In terms of intangibles, Clausen has the edge over Dobbs because of the fact that he had less help his junior and senior years in Knoxville with a cast of very overrated wide receivers.

However, Dobbs is a more beloved quarterback because he did a better job of ingratiating himself with the fans and teammates. Clausen rubbed people the wrong way slightly with his attitude. And while Clausen was clutch, Dobbs takes the cake for being an even more clutch quarterback and a better leader.

So all-in-all, despite no SEC East title and no Top 10 finish, Dobbs’s numbers and his intangibles make him a Top 6 quarterback in Tennessee football history.

And you could make a case of mixing him in with Warren, Martin and Kelly. Those three and Clausen are all in the same tier with Dobbs, while Erik Ainge is close.

But Manning and Holloway remain in leagues of their own.

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