College Football Week 3 QB Depth Charts & Injury News (Saturday Update)

Game day news & notes on 134 quarterback rooms

Sep 14, 2024

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Here’s a look at everything you’ll find in today’s College Football Week 3 QB Depth Charts & Injury News (Saturday Update) post.

QB Depth Charts & Injuries - Latest depth chart & injury notes on every quarterback room with info like starts, snaps, years of eligibility remaining and commitments.
New QB Updates - New updates that weren’t in the last post so you don’t need to go through all 134 teams for new info.
QB Recruiting - New quarterback recruiting commitments and offers through the 2028 class.
QB Transfer Portal - New quarterback transfer portal entries, commitments and offers.

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Information comes from a variety of team sources, press conferences and lots of reading. I have sources for information on most Division I programs, so you don’t have to worry about teams’ online rosters not being updated, especially during the offseason.

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QB Headlines

Florida - Graham Mertz is set to start on Saturday vs. Texas A&M, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He’s not listed on the SEC Availability Report after suffering a concussion in the season opener and missed the 45-7 win over Samford. Head coach Billy Napier said Mertz and true freshman DJ Lagway practiced with the first- and second-team offense. He intends to play Lagway every week after making his first start. Also, Aidan Warner entered the blowout vs. Samford, and Clay Millen did not despite the two being listed as co-backups to Lagway heading into the game.

Auburn - Hank Brown will start on Saturday vs. Mexico, Auburn Live’s Justin Hokanson reported. Head coach Hugh Freeze said Brown would get his share of reps this week. He previously added Payton Thorne has been the best QB in practice, but it has to be carried into game. Thorne played every snap in the 21-14 loss to Cal and is listed as the starter on the depth chart, followed by Brown, Holden Geriner and true freshman Walker White. Still, expect Brown to be the guy this weekend.

Texas A&M - Conner Weigman is a game-time decision for Saturday at Florida with an upper body injury, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. He’s listed as questionable on Friday’s SEC Availability report with Saturday’s update coming 90 minutes before the game. Marcel Reed entered ahead of Jaylen Henderson in the 52-10 win vs. McNeese State despite the two continuing to be listed as co-backups behind Weigman. Reed appeared to have the edge for the No. 2 spot in camp, and this is more evidence that he’s likely the top option if Weigman is out this weekend.

QB Depth Charts & Injuries

Here’s a list of players added to or removed from a team’s quarterback room. This includes players leaving the team, position changes, transfer portal entries, recruiting commitments and more.

Added

OKST 🏈 Jett Niu (2025)

Removed

APP 🏈 Jett Niu (2025)

Quarterback depth charts reflect whatever the team releases during the week, but they’re not required to post them or be truthful. As for injuries, the SEC requires availability reports three days before every conference game, followed by daily updates including 90 minutes prior to kickoff. The Big Ten requires availability reports two hours before kickoff of every game, and the MAC requires availability reports three hours prior to kickoff of every game.

Next to the player names, you’ll see years of eligibility remaining heading into the 2024 season and the highest high school star rating from 247, On3 and Rivals if they had one. The number of 2024 games played and quarterback snaps are via Pro Football Focus, and I’ll update the post-Week 3 news and numbers in the Week 4 articles.

Every recruiting commit is included in the team sections to give you a complete look at every current and future FBS quarterback room.

Eligibility Notes

*Redshirt is still available to use. Players with a redshirt available may play up to four games in a season without it counting toward a year of eligibility. Army, Navy and Air Force do not allow redshirting.
The NCAA approved a blanket waiver for the 2024-25 season that states conference championships, bowls and College Football Playoff games do not count toward the four-game limit.
2020 COVID season didn’t count toward a year of eligibility.
**Indicates player is serving an LDS mission OR attending service academy prep school. I assume service academy players are in the prep school until they’re listed on the roster.

Scroll below the QB Depth Charts & Injuries section for every new update that wasn’t in Friday’s post so you don’t need to go through all 134 teams for new info. You’ll also see the latest QB recruiting and transfer portal updates.

🚨 Injury News

Saturday, September 14

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Jalen Milroe (2) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Games: 2 | Starts: 2 | Snaps: 111
Ty Simpson (3) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Games: 1 | Starts: 0 | Snaps: 20

W 42-16 vs. USF
Jalen Milroe | 77 Snaps
NOTES: Jalen Milroe is listed as the starter for Saturday at Wisconsin, followed by Ty Simpson. Milroe played every snap in Saturday’s 42-16 win vs. USF.

WISCONSIN BADGERS

Tyler Van Dyke (1*) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Games: 2 | Starts: 2 | Snaps: 150
Braedyn Locke (3) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Games: 1 | Starts: 0 | Snaps: 4

W 27-13 vs. South Dakota
Tyler Van Dyke | 66 Snaps
Braedyn Locke | 4 Snaps
NOTES: Tyler Van Dyke is listed as the starter for Saturday vs. Alabama, followed by Braedyn Locke. Van Dyke played every snap till garbage time in the 27-13 win vs. South Dakota.

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

L 39-31 (2OT) vs. Arkansas
Alan Bowman | 81 Snaps
NOTES: Garret Rangel and Zane Flores are listed as co-backups to Alan Bowman for Saturday at Tulsa. Bowman played every snap in the 39-31 win vs. Arkansas.

Maealiuaki Smith (4*) ⭐⭐⭐
Games: 0 | Starts: 0 | Snaps: 0
Garret Wilson (4*)
Games: 0 | Starts: 0 | Snaps: 0
Jett Niu (2025) ⭐⭐⭐

TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE

L 28-24 at Arkansas State
Kirk Francis | 57 Snaps
Cardell Williams | 4 Snaps
Cooper Legas | 1 Snap
NOTES: Head coach Kevin Wilson said “we’ll see how this week goes” after Kirk Francis started and played far more snaps than Cardell Williams and Cooper Legas in the 28-24 loss to Arkansas State. The depth chart for Saturday vs. Oklahoma State continues to show Kirk Francis, Cooper Legas and Cardell Williams with “listed in alphabetical order” in parentheses.

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