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

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

A 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 weekly during the offseason and daily during the season.

Offseason depth charts are my best guess at who’ll crack the two-deep in 2024. These will never be perfect without a regulated system, 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.

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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February 5 Updates

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Jalen Milroe (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Ty Simpson (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TN

NEWEST UPDATE: Hanson committed, and Camboia is now listed as a wide receiver on the roster.

QB1/INJURY NOTES: Milroe started every game in 2023 and confirmed to The Next Round he’ll return in 2024, though this was before the head coaching change.

Cade Carruth (stats)
3 | 2022 | AL
Dylan Lonergan (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | GA
Austin Mack (stats)
4 | 2023 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | CA
Griffin Hanson
4* | 2024 | AL

Additions
Austin Mack (stats)
Griffin Hanson
Position Changes
Miguel Camboia (stats) ➡ WR
Departures
Tyler Buchner (stats)
Eli Holstein (stats)
Julian Sayin

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TEXAS A&M AGGIES

Conner Weigman (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TX
Jaylen Henderson (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐ | CA

NEWEST UPDATE: Land and Mayers committed.

QB1/INJURY NOTES: Weigman opened 2023 as a starter but suffered a season-ending foot injury on Sept. 23. After an injury to Johnson, Henderson took over but exited the bowl game, which resulted in him undergoing surgery on his non-throwing arm on Dec. 28. Henderson will return in 2024 and will be back for spring practice, he told TexAgs’ Billy Liucci.

Blake Bost (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐ | TX
Dallas Novicke (stats)
3 | 2022 | TX
Marcel Reed (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | TN
Miles O’Neill
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | NJ
Paxton Land
4* | 2024 | TX
Dylan Mayers
4* | 2024 | FL

Additions
Miles O’Neill
Paxton Land
Dylan Mayers
Switched Positions
Johnny Ryder (stats) ➡ WR
Departures
Max Johnson (stats)

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IOWA HAWKEYES

Cade McNamara (stats)
1 | 2019 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | NV
Deacon Hill (stats)
2 | 2021 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | CA

NEWEST UPDATE: Larson committed.

QB1/INJURY NOTES: McNamara announced he will return after opening the season as the starter and tearing his ACL on Sept. 30. Hill started every game the rest of the season.

Marco Lainez III (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐ | NJ
Tommy Poholsky (stats)
4 | 2023 | CO
James Resar
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | FL
Drew Larson
4* | 2024 | IA

Additions
James Resar
Drew Larson
Departures
Joe Labas (stats)

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NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

Max Johnson (stats)
2 | 2020 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | GA
Conner Harrell (stats)
3 | 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | AL

NEWEST UPDATE: Mazzone, Miyares and Wilharm committed.

QB1/INJURY NOTES: Johnson took over as the Texas A&M starter in 2023 when Conner Weigman was injured, but Johnson suffered season-ending cracked ribs on Nov. 4. Harrell was the backup to Maye last season.

Tad Hudson (stats)
4 | 2023 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | NC
Michael Merdinger
4* | 2024 ⭐⭐⭐ | FL
DJ Mazzone
4* | 2024 | FL
Andres Miyares Jr.
4* | 2024 | FL
Hudson Wilharm
4* | 2024 | NC

Additions
Max Johnson (stats)
Michael Merdinger
DJ Mazzone
Andres Miyares Jr.
Hudson Wilharm
Departures
Drake Maye (stats)
Jefferson Boaz (stats)
Russell Tabor (stats)

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