The national buzz surrounding the BYU football program continues to grow as the Cougars prepare to kickoff Fall Camp. Earlier this week, the national Sports Illustrated desk ranked every Power Four quarterback. BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier cracked the top 20, ranking 19th out of 68 Power Four quarterbacks.Considering Bachmeier was thrust into the starting job in late August, Kalani Sitake and the Cougars have to be thrilled at what they got from their true freshman quarterback. He scored 26 total touchdowns, relying heavily (perhaps too much so at times) on his legs. That habit for taking off and running made beating a lethal defensive front at Texas Tech impossible: BYU scored 14 total points and Bachmeier threw three interceptions in two games against the Red Raiders. He’s still so young and, if he continues to come along as a passer, he’s positioned to become one of the more versatile quarterbacks in the sport. Zach Koons, Sports IllustratedBachmeier enters his sophomore season as the undisputed starter. Going into 2025 Fall Camp, Bachmeier was a true freshman that had joined the program less than two months before camp kicked off. Bachmeier won the job over two players who FBS starting experience and had been at BYU for multiple years.Developing as a passer will be key for Bachmeier and BYU's success. Against the best defenses BYU will face, Bachmeier will need to beat defenses with his arm. Bachmeier got better and better as the season progressed, it was only against Texas Tech that Bachmeier really struggled.When BYU was without multiple running backs against Georgia Tech, BYU relied on Bear Bachmeier's arm and he responded in a big way. Bachmeier was 27/38 (71%) with 325 passing yards in that game, and he did it on a bad ankle. Bachmeier led the Cougars to a comeback win in what BYU hopes was a springboard into Bachmeier's sophomore campaign.Big 12 Quarterbacks on the List19th nationally puts Bachmeier fourth in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma State's Drew Mestemeaker, Utah's Devon Dampier, and Arizona's Noah Fifita. Drew Mestemaker (Oklahoma State) - 11th nationallyDevon Dampier (Utah) - 13Noah Fifita (Arizona) - 14Bear Bachmeier (BYU) - 19Conner Weigman (Houston) - 24Avery Johnson (Kansas State) - 28Alonza Barnett III (UCF) - 29Will Hammond (Texas Tech) - 36Cutter Boley (Arizona State) - 43Jaden Craig (TCU) - 44DJ Lagway (Baylor) - 46Michael Hawkings Jr. (West Virginia) - 47JC French IV (Cincinnati) - 53Jaylen Raynor (Iowa State) - 57Julian Lewis (Colorado) - 58Cole Ballard/Isaiah Marshall (Kansas) - 63Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on X and Facebook for the latest news.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow