2024 College Football QB Depth Chart & Injury Report 🏈 Rutgers names starting quarterback

Updated FBS quarterback rooms - May 2, 2024

The College Football QB Depth Charts & Injury Report includes the latest notes on all 134 FBS programs.

Photo courtesy of Rutgers Athletics

In Today’s Edition, you’ll get an updated look at all 134 FBS quarterback rooms with the spring transfer portal window officially closed. I did quite a bit of cleanup from yesterday’s post and should be all caught up from everything I missed from vacation. You’ll get a much-needed FCS QB depth chart update tomorrow.

Offseason depth charts are projections for who will crack the two-deep in 2024. These will never be perfect without a regulated system in college football, but I put in the time and research to make sure this is the most accurate resource for QB injury and depth chart news on the internet. Information on these posts come from beat writers, sports information directors and various industry sources with a lot of reading.

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The in-season editions reflect what teams release if they decide to post one at all. Coaches mislead on injuries and depth charts every week, but I’ve gotten pretty good at identifying the biggest violators of quarterback misinformation.

Notes on in-season injury designations:

• Questionable — Player suffered an injury in the previous game or has yet to return from injury.

• Probable — Player suffered an injury but played and looked reasonably healthy in the previous game.

• Out — Player is out indefinitely or will miss the rest of the season.

Notes on eligibility:

• Players may play up to 4 games in a season without it counting toward a year of eligibility if they have a redshirt available.

• 2020 COVID season didn’t count toward a year of eligibility.

• Years of eligibility shows years left heading into the 2024 season.

• *Indicates redshirt is still available to use.

The top two quarterback options are in bold. The rest are sorted by years of eligibility remaining, followed by highest high school star rating from 247, On3 and Rivals.

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OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Jackson Arnold (stats)
3* | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Casey Thompson (stats)
1 | 2018 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | OK

LATEST UPDATE (May 2, 2024) — Booty entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports. He was not in the mix to crack the two-deep. Thompson participated in position drills and threw during individual periods for the first time this spring, Sooners Illustrated’s Tom Green on April 12. Arnold played seven games as a true freshman behind Gabriel in 2023. HC Brent Venables said Thompson will not do much during spring practice Thompson started at Florida Atlantic last season before suffering a torn ACL and MCL on Sept. 16. Last month, Thompson said he’s been running and has been cleared to throw with the goal of being ready for the summer.

Michael Hawkins
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Brendan Zurbrugg
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | OH

Additions
Casey Thompson (stats)
Michael Hawkins
Brendan Zurbrugg
Departures
Dillon Gabriel (stats)
Davis Beville (stats)
Jacob Switzer (stats)
General Booty (stats)

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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS

Sam Leavitt (stats)
4 | 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | OR
Jeff Sims (stats)
1* | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | FL

LATEST UPDATE (May 1, 2024) — Sims committed to Arizona State, according to On3’s Andy Staples. Two weeks earlier, Rashada entered the transfer portal. Rashada was competing to be the starter this fall, and Sims opened the 2023 season Nebraska’s starter but lost his starting role following an injury. Leavitt took over as a starter at Michigan State last season. Bourguet received the majority of starts for Arizona State in 2023.

Trenton Bourguet (stats)
1 | 2019 | AZ
Navi Bruzon
4* | 2024 | ⭐⭐ | AZ

Additions
Sam Leavitt (stats)
Navi Bruzon
Jeff Sims (stats)
Departures
Jacob Conover (stats)
Drew Pyne (stats)
Hunter Herrera (stats)
Jaden Rashada (stats)

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RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS

Athan Kaliakmanis (stats)
2 | 2021 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | IL
Ajani Sheppard (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | NY

LATEST UPDATE (May 1, 2024) — Kaliakmanis was named the starter with Wimsatt set to enter the transfer portal, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. Kaliakmanis started every regular season game for Minnesota in 2023, and Wimsatt did the same with Rutgers.

Colin O’Sullivan
4 | 2023 | PA
AJ Surace
*4 | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | NJ
Rocco Rainone
*4 | 2024 | NY

Additions
Athan Kaliakmanis (stats)
Rocco Rainone
AJ Surace
Departures
Evan Simon (stats)
Raeden Oliver (stats)
Gavin Rupp (stats)
Gavin Wimsatt (stats)

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VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

Anthony Colandrea (stats)
3* | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | FL
Tony Muskett (stats)
1* | 2019 | VA