Coach Carl Dean has his hands full of quarterbacks, and it's not a bad problem to have when each quarterback brings a different skill set to the table. 

The frontrunner heading into the season is Sophomore Tarek Yaeggi, who played in 10 games last season for the Renegades and completed almost 60% of his pass attempts for 2,033 yards and 18 touchdowns. 

"Tarek is the favorite right now because he knows our system the best," said Offensive Coordinator Carl Dean, "but he'd be the first to tell you that he's got to do better this year. He made some bad decisions with the football last season." 

Dean may have been referring to the 11 interceptions Yaeggi threw, some of which seemed to come on bad reads that could be attributed to his true Freshman status. 

But Yaeggi is a drop back passer, and that's exactly what Dean wants to build his offense around. 

"We aren't looking for zone-read guys," Dean said, "We aren't a spread team. I tell the guys we aren't looking for Johnny Manziel, we are looking for AJ McCarron." 

Yaeggi isn't the only quarterback in that mold competing for the spot. Understudy Noah Holle grayshirted last season, and seems to have completely recovered from a knee injury he suffered while running the scout team. 

While Holle compares physically with McCarron at 6-5/195lbs, his playing career lines up more with former USC backup QB turned-NFL starter Matt Cassell. 

The BHS grad played in an offense that featured a lot of direct snaps to the ballcarrier and relied heavily on the running game, and that limited his playing time on one of the state's best prep teams. 

But like, Cassel, he could have the work ethic and physical tools to excel at a higher level given the opportunity. 

"Noah is a hard worker. He's done everything we have asked of him," Dean said, "He's a guy who took advantage of his gray shirt year (last season). He's a student of the game and he's always asking questions. He wants to be better every time he steps on the field." 

Brandon Steele might have the livest arm in the BC quarterback stable. Steele played basketball, baseball, and football for Kingsburg High School before graduating in 2014 and coming to BC and making the roster as a backup last season. 

He'll have to improve on the small opportunity he was given in a disappointing 20-17 loss at Allen Hancock if we wants to battle Yaeggie for the top spot. He completed just two passes on 12 attempts while looking rusty.

"We want to be consistent with the football, because it's like I tell the guys, 'first downs equal touchdowns'," Dean said. 

The wildcard in the deck is Kern Valley High School graduate Dalton Gallis.

"He's a guy who can make things happen with his feet," Dean said, "but he's got a lot to learn about our system because we run a different kind of offense than he's used to." 

Dean said Gallis' progress could force changes to the Renegade game plan. 

"I wouldn't rule out using him in a 'change of pace' type role," Dean said, "That's something we will do if the opportunity and conditions present themselves."