2024 College Football QB Depth Chart & Injury Report 🏈 National Signing Day Update

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

The College Football QB Depth Chart & Injury Report is sent to your inbox every Monday all year round with notes on all 134 FBS programs. This post is updated daily on the site leading into next week’s edition.

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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. The date shows when the newest update occurred.

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Saturday, February 10, 2024

TEXAS LONGHORNS

Quinn Ewers (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Arch Manning (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | LA

LATEST UPDATE: HC Steve Sarkisian named Ewers the 2024 starter.

Cole Lourd (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐ | CA
Joe Tatum (stats)
3 | 2022 | CA
Trey Owens
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX

Additions
Trey Owens
Departures
Maalik Murphy (stats)
Charles Wright (stats)

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FLORIDA GATORS

Graham Mertz (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | KS
DJ Lagway
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX

LATEST UPDATE: HC Billy Napier said Mertz will be ready for spring practice after suffering a season-ending nondisplaced collarbone fracture on Nov. 18. He started every game in 2023 until the injury.

Clay Millen (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | WA
Parker Leise (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | FL
Aidan Warner
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | FL
Paul Kessler
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | CA

Additions
Clay Millen (stats)
Paul Kessler
DJ Lagway
Aidan Warner
Departures
Max Brown (stats)
Jack Miller III (stats)
Micah Leon (stats)

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LSU TIGERS

Garrett Nussmeier (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
AJ Swann (stats)
2* | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | GA

LATEST UPDATE: Dyson committed.
DEPTH CHART & INJURY NOTES: Nussmeier played seven games behind Daniels in 2023, and Swann opened the season as the Vanderbilt starter but was limited to six games with an elbow injury.

Rickie Collins (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | LA
Colin Hurley
*4 | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | FL
Knox Dyson
*4 | 2024 | OK

Additions
AJ Swann (stats)
Colin Hurley
Knox Dyson
Departures
Jayden Daniels (stats)
George Hamsley (stats)
Tavion Faulk (stats)
Matt O’Dowd (stats)

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MIAMI HURRICANES

Cameron Ward (stats)
1* | 2020 | TX
Reese Poffenbarger
2 | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐ | MD