Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

With all the talk about quarterback play in this conference, the good and the bad, let’s examine what the starters have done in terms of their career numbers and their numbers last season.

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has yet to name a starter, so we’ll go with senior Tyson Lee as the projected starter.

The quarterbacks are listed in order of career starts. The career statistics of Jevan Snead and Ryan Mallett also reflect their time at their previous stops, Snead at Texas and Mallett at Michigan.

If there was any question about how unproven the league is at quarterback, check out the career starts. Six of the 12 guys scheduled to start this weekend have made three or fewer starts during their career

Here’s a closer look:

By the Numbers: SEC Quarterbacks Career starts Career record Career yards Career TDs Career INTs Career Pct. '08 Yards '08 TDs '08 INTs '08 Pct. Tim Tebow, Florida 27 22-5 6,390 67 11 65.8 2,746 32 4 64.4 Jevan Snead, Ole Miss 13 9-4 3,133 28 15 55.8 2,762 26 13 56.3 Mike Hartline, Kentucky 9 6-3 1,700 9 9 55.5 1,666 9 8 55.3 Tyson Lee, Mississippi State 8 3-5 1,519 7 5 58.8 1,519 7 5 58.8 Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee 7 3-4 1,387 9 9 50.6 889 4 5 51.5 Chris Todd, Auburn 5 3-2 903 5 6 55.1 903 5 6 55.1 Stephen Garcia, South Carolina 3 1-2 832 6 8 53.3 832 6 8 53.3 Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 3 3-0 892 7 5 43.3 892 7 5 43.3 Jordan Jefferson, LSU 2 1-1 419 4 1 49.3 419 4 1 49.3 Larry Smith, Vanderbilt 1 1-0 167 1 1 55.9 167 1 1 55.9 Joe Cox, Georgia 1 1-0 432 5 1 57.9 151 2 0 73.3 Greg McElroy, Alabama 0 0-0 196 2 1 80 123 1 1 72.7