2024 College Football QB Depth Chart & Injury Report 🏈 Auburn Quarterback Competition Update

A look at the 2024 quarterback rooms for all 134 FBS programs

The College Football QB Depth Charts & Injury Report is sent to your inbox every Monday all year round with notes on all 134 FBS programs. These posts are updated daily on the site during the season.

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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.

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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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AUBURN TIGERS

Payton Thorne (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐ | IL
Holden Geriner (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | GA

LATEST UPDATE (March 4, 2024) — HC Hugh Freeze said the starting QB job is Thorne’s to lose but re-iterated the competition is wide open this spring. Thorne started every game in 2023.

Jackson Barkley (stats)
3 | 2022 | GA
Hank Brown (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | TN
John Colvin (stats)
4 | 2023 | AL
Walker White
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | AR

Additions
Walker White
Departures
Robby Ashford (stats)
Sawyer Pate (stats)

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BYU COUGARS

Gerry Bohanon (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | AR
Jake Retzlaff (stats)
2 | 2021 | CA

LATEST UPDATE (March 4, 2024) — Bohanon and Retzlaff split first-team reps to open spring practice, KSL’s Sean Walker reported. OC Aaron Roderick confirmed this is mainly a two-QB competition. Bohanon has not played since an October 2022 labrum injury while at USF, and Retzlaff started the final four games in 2023 with Slovis out with an injury. Bourguet played six games at Western Michigan last season.

Nick Billoups (stats)
2 | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐ | CA
Cade Fennegan (stats)
2 | 2018 ⭐⭐ | TX
Treyson Bourguet (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ | AZ
Cole Hagen (stats)
3 | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐ | UT
Ryder Burton (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | UT
Dylan Dunn
*4 | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | KS
Noah Lugo
*4 | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | TX

Additions
Gerry Bohanon (stats)
Treyson Bourguet (stats)
Dylan Dunn
Noah Lugo
Departures
Kedon Slovis (stats)

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SMU MUSTANGS

Preston Stone (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Kevin Jennings (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ | TX

LATEST UPDATE (March 4, 2024) — Stone has been working on his own during spring practice, LoneStarLive’s Jacob Richman reported. HC Rhett Lashlee previously said Stone will be 100% for summer workouts after suffering a broken fibula on Nov. 26. Stone will be a returning starter assuming he’s healthy.

Charlie Fiser (stats)
3 | 2022 | AR
Keldric Luster (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | TX
William Fierro (stats)
4 | 2023 | CA
Maddox Fuller (stats)
4 | 2023 | TX
Clyde Pittman (stats)
4 | 2023 | AL
Tyler Aronson
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | FL

Additions
Tyler Aronson
Departures
Alex Padilla (stats)
Owen Easley (stats)

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KANSAS JAYHAWKS