2024 College Football QB Depth Chart & Injury Report 🏈 LaNorris Sellers leaves spring as QB1

Updated FBS quarterback rooms - May 8, 2024

The College Football QB Depth Charts & Injury Report includes the latest notes on every FBS and FCS quarterback room.

Photo courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics

In Today’s Edition, you’ll get an updated look at the depth charts for every FBS quarterback room following the spring transfer portal window. Spring practices are all over for every program, so there are plenty of starting quarterback updates with even more info on quarterback depth across the country.

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.

MY TOP THREE

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS

LaNorris Sellers (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | SC
Robby Ashford (stats)
2 | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐ | AL

LATEST UPDATE (May 6, 2024) — HC Shane Beamer said Sellers is the starting quarterback coming out of spring, The State’s Jordan Kaye reported. Sellers played three games in a reserve role in 2023. Doty was listed as the backup to Rattler but played a significant role as a pass catcher. Ashford was the No. 2 option behind Thorne at Auburn with a regular role as a rushing threat, and Beville was outside the top two at Oklahoma last season.

Davis Beville (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | SC
Luke Doty (stats)
1* | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | SC
Dante Reno
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | MA

Additions
Robby Ashford (stats)
Davis Beville (stats)
Dante Reno
Departures
Spencer Rattler (stats)
Colten Gauthier (stats)
Tanner Bailey (stats)

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TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE

Cooper Legas (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐ | UT
Kirk Francis (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐ | OK

LATEST UPDATE (May 7, 2024) — Legas committed to Tulsa. He started the majority of games at Utah State the last two seasons. In early March, HC Kevin Wilson said Williams underwent a cleanup procedure on his shoulder, which is expected to keep him out of the majority of spring practice, but he’ll be ready for summer. Williams suffered an injury late in the 2023 season, and Francis took over as the starter.

Stephen Kittleman (stats)
2 | 2021 | OK
Cardell Williams (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Will Pickard (stats)
3 | 2022 | OK
Nate Ratcliff (stats)
4 | 2022 | OK
Jackson Johnson
4 | 2023 | OH
Timothy Carpenter
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | OH

Additions
Cooper Legas (stats)
Timothy Carpenter
Departures
Braylon Braxton (stats)
Roman Fuller (stats)

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UTAH UTES

Cam Rising (stats)
1 | 2018 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | CA
Sam Huard (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | WA

LATEST UPDATE (May 7, 2024) — Huard committed to Utah, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. He was the starter at Cal Poly last season. Rising missed the entire 2023 season with a torn ACL, MCL, MPFL and meniscus suffered on Jan. 1, 2023. Rose also missed all of 2023 with an injury suffered during training camp in August. Rising was granted an extra year of eligibility and it’s likely Rose also received a medical redshirt season, which would give him four years of eligibility remaining.

Luke Bottari (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐ | CA
Brandon Rose (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ | CA
Isaac Wilson
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | UT

Additions
Sam Huard (stats)
Isaac Wilson
Departures
Bryson Barnes (stats)
Nate Johnson (stats)
Mack Howard (stats)
Steve Smedley (stats)

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DEPTH CHART & INJURY REPORT

WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Will Rogers (stats)
1* | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐ | MS
Demond Williams Jr.
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | AZ

LATEST UPDATE (May 7, 2024) — The QB room is definitely in Rogers’ hands, according to DawgMan’s Chris Fetters. Rogers was a four-year starter at Mississippi State and is the favorite to start, though spring practice reports said Williams is not far behind as a true freshman.

Teddy Purcell (stats)
2 | 2021 | CA

Additions
Will Rogers (stats)
Dermaricus Davis
Demond Williams Jr.
Departures
Will Haskell (stats)
Michael Penix Jr. (stats)
Dylan Morris (stats)
Austin Mack (stats)
Alex Johnson (stats)
Dermaricus Davis
Camdyn Stiegeler (stats)

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KENTUCKY WILDCATS