Week 5 College Football QB Depth Charts & Injury Reports

Quarterback news and notes on all 133 teams

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The Monday college football edition is a QB Depth Charts & Injuries Tracker post for all 133 FBS programs with notes on quarterback rooms dealing with injuries, QB battles or any other newsworthy items. This post is updated on the site throughout the week with breaking QB news leading up to kickoff.

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Week 5 QB Depth Charts & Injuries Tracker

Keep in mind, not every team releases a depth chart or an injury report, but the depth charts reflect whatever the team releases during the week. I’ll add a few notes to provide more context to any QB injury or depth chart question, and this post is updated throughout the week. The Big Ten requires an “availability report” be released two hours before game time that shows injury questions. Other than that, there is no consequence for teams to mislead on depth charts and injuries to potentially gain an advantage.

Because of that, this will never be perfect, but I put in the time and research on this page to make sure it’s the most accurate resource for QB injury and depth chart news on the internet.

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WEEK 5

Quarterback Central | Teams | Players

Snap count info is via Pro Football Focus.

All times p.m. EST unless noted otherwise.

Thursday, September 28

MIDDLE TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY, 7:30

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS
Nick Vattiato (Stats)
DJ Riles (Stats)
L 31-23 vs. Colorado State
Vattiato (89 snaps | 30-41, 279 yards, 2 TDs | 15 rush, 47 yards, TD, FMBL)
Riles (5 snaps | 2 rush, 4 yards)

WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS
Austin Reed (Stats)
Bronson Barron (Stats) OR Caden Veltkamp (Stats) OR Turner Helton (Stats)
L 27-24 at Troy
Reed (56 snaps | 23-39, 268 yards, 2 TDs | 3 rush, -8 yards)

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TEMPLE VS. TULSA, 7:30

TEMPLE OWLS
EJ Warner (Stats)
Quincy Patterson (Stats)
L 41-7 vs. Miami
Warner (53 snaps | 22-39, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT | 2 rush, -12 yards, FMBL)
Patterson (6 snaps | 1-3, 28 yards | 1 rush, -2 yards)
NOTES: Sept. 23…Patterson entered in garbage time.

TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Braylon Braxton (Stats) — Questionable
Cardell Williams (Stats)
Roman Fuller (Stats)
W 22-14 at Northern Illinois
Williams (70 snaps | 8-20, 102 yards, 2 INTs | 7 rush, -6 yards)
NOTES: Sept. 27…Braxton is listed as the starter on this week’s depth chart, though that has been the case for weeks. Sept. 25…Head coach Kevin Wilson said Braxton has been able to do more in practice, but playing on a short week makes it tougher for him to return after missing three games with an ankle injury. Sept. 23…Williams played every snap, and Wilson was not asked about whether Braxton will be available this week after the game.

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JACKSONVILLE STATE VS. SAM HOUSTON STATE, 8:00

JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS
Logan Smothers (Stats) OR Zion Webb (Stats)
W 21-0 vs. Eastern Michigan
Smothers (74 snaps | 9-19, 93 yards, TD | 18 rush, 118 yards, TD)
NOTES: Sept. 27…Smothers and Webb are listed as co-starters on this week’s depth chart. Sept. 25…Head coach Rich Rodriguez said good things about Smothers but was not asked about the starting QB spot. Sept. 23…Smothers played every snap for the first time this season, and Rodriguez said there was no reason to put Webb in the game with how Smothers was playing. Rodriguez did not say whether he wants to stick with one quarterback moving forward.