Alabama's 2020 schedule:
at Missouri - Mizzou was 5-5 on the year. Jones: 75.0%, 249 yds, 2 td, 0 int
vs Texas A&M - TAM was #13 at the time and finished 9-1 overall, #4 in the country. Jones: 74.1% for 435 yds, 4 td, 1 int
at Ole Miss - Ole Miss was 5-5 on the year. Jones: 87.5%, 417 yds, 2 td, 0 int
vs Georgia - Georgia was #3 at the time and finished 8-2 overall, #7 in the country. Jones: 75.0%, 417 yds, 4 td, 1 int
at Tenn - Tenn was 3-7 on the year. Jones: 80.6%, 387 yds, 0 td, 0 int
vs Miss St - Miss St was 4-7 on the year. Jones: 77.4%, 291 yds, 4 td, 0 int
vs Kentucky - Kentucky was 5-6 on the year. Jones: 66.7%, 230 yds, 2 td, 1 int
vs Auburn - Auburn was #22 at the time and finished 6-5 on the year. Jones: 69.2%, 302 yds, 5 td, 0 int
at LSU - LSU was 5-5 on the year. Jones: 71.4%, 385 yds, 4 td, 0 int
at Arkansas - Ark was 3-7 on the year. Jones: 82.8%, 208 yds, 0 td, 0 int
vs Florida - Fla was #7 at the time and finished 8-4 overall, #13 in the country. Jones: 76.7%, 418 yds, 5 td, 1 int
vs Notre Dame - ND was #4 at the time and finished 10-2 overall, #5 in the country. Jones: 83.3%, 297 yds, 4 td, 0 int
vs Ohio State - OSU was #3 at the time and finished 7-1 overall, #2 in the country. Jones: 80.0%, 464 yds, 5 td, 0 int
So there were six opponents they played that were ranked - and obviously even those teams that finished at the bottom of the SEC were much better than most other teams in the country (but because they all played each other, SOMEONE has to lose). Those six opponents were:
#13 Texas A&M
#3 Georgia
#22 Auburn
#7 Florida
#4 Notre Dame
#3 Ohio State
Of those, these teams finished in the top 10 at the end of the season:
#4 Texas A&M
#7 Georgia
#5 Notre Dame
#2 Ohio State
So against these teams - some of the very best teams in the country (4 of the top 7) - Jones put up crazy great numbers.
#4 Texas A&M - 20-27, 74.1% for 435 yds, 4 td, 1 int
#7 Georgia - 24-32, 75.0%, 417 yds, 4 td, 1 int
#5 Notre Dame - 25-30, 83.3%, 297 yds, 4 td, 0 int
#2 Ohio State - 36-45, 80.0%, 464 yds, 5 td, 0 int
TOTALS: 103-134 (76.9%), 1,613, 12.0 y/a, 17 td, 2 int
I mean, the talent level between Alabama and these teams isn't THAT much. Yes there's a gap, obviously. Alabama was the best team in the country this past season. But Mac Jones was *incredible* against these opponents.
And this isn't like Tim Tebow smoking people. Tebow, we could all tell, was a great runner and wasn't really that accurate. With a huge talent advantage, he completed 66.7% of his passes. Jones, against the best competition, completed 77% of his passes. He was pinpoint all season long, and even more so against the best competition the country had to offer.