Yet, in passing efficiency, he leads by like a mile. Those in football circles are quick to laud Gesser, a fleet-footed sophomore with a penchant for throwing the ball outside the pocket. Where some of the other scramblers would be fleshed out of the pocket and just run, he looks to pass. That's the best thing that he does. With all the skills developing, you're going to have to have somebody that can maneuver around.
Marques is a good example of that.
If the pocket breaks down, he can scramble as well. Gesser passed on scholarships to California and Kentucky, two quarterback-friendly systems. The quarterbacks they produced into the NFL was a big factor. Gesser joined the Cougars in Fall 1998 and used his redshirt year. Last season, a torn thumb ligament suffered against Arizona sidelined the sophomore for the middle six games of the season.