Below is the list of college football starting quarterbacks for all 133 FBS teams. The offseason gave way to fall camp, and here is where we sit with each team’s starting quarterback, or quarterback battle, listed below. Quarterbacks with an asterisk are projected starters.
Want to see them ranked as opposed to just listed? Head over to our FBS QB Rankings to see if you agree or disagree.
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | ACC
- Boston College Eagles
Emmett Morehead - Clemson Tigers
Cade Klubnik - Duke Blue Devils
Riley Leonard - Florida State Seminoles
Jordan Travis - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Haynes King - Louisville Cardinals
Jack Plummer* - Miami Hurricanes
Tyler Van Dyke - NC State Wolfpack
Brennan Armstrong - North Carolina Tar Heels
Drake Maye - Pittsburgh Panthers
Phil Jurkovec - Syracuse Orange
Garrett Shrader - Virginia Cavaliers
Jay Woolfolk - Virginia Tech Hokies
Grant Wells - Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Mitch Griffis
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Big Ten
- Illinois Fighting Illini
Luke Altmyer - Indiana Hoosiers
Tayven Jackson* - Iowa Hawkeyes
Cade McNamara* - Maryland Terrapins
Taulia Tagovailoa - Michigan Wolverines
J.J. McCarthy - Michigan State
Noah Kim* – or – Katin Houser - Minnesota Golden Gophers
Athan Kaliakmanis - Nebraska Cornhuskers
Jeff Sims - Northwestern Wildcats
Ben Bryant - Ohio State Buckeyes
Kyle McCord* - Penn State Nittany Lions
Drew Allar - Purdue Boilermakers
Hudson Card - Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Gavin Wimsatt* - Wisconsin Badgers
Tanner Mordecai
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Big 12
- Baylor Bears
Blake Shapen - BYU Cougars
Kedon Slovis - Cincinnati Bearcats
Emory Jones - Houston Cougars
Donovan Smith - Iowa State Cyclones
Rocco Becht* – or – J.J. Kohl - Kansas Jayhawks
Jalon Daniels - Kansas State Wildcats
Will Howard - Oklahoma Sooners
Dillon Gabriel - Oklahoma State Cowboys
Alan Bowman* - TCU Horned Frogs
Chandler Morris* – or – Chance Nolan - Texas Longhorns
Quinn Ewers - Texas Tech Red Raiders
Behren Morton* – or – Tyler Shough - UCF Knights
John Rhys Plumlee - West Virginia Mountaineers
Garret Greene* – or – Nicco Marchiol
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Pac-12
- Arizona Wildcats
Jayden de Laura - Arizona State Sun Devils
Jaden Rashada - Cal Golden Bears
Samuel Jackson V* – or – Ben Finley - Colorado Buffaloes
Shedeur Sanders - Oregon Ducks
Bo Nix - Oregon State Beavers
D.J. Uiagalelei - Stanford Cardinal
Ari Patu* - UCLA Bruins
Dante Moore* – or – Collin Schlee - USC Trojans
Caleb Williams - Utah Utes
Cam Rising - Washington Huskies
Michael Penix Jr. - Washington State Cougars
Cam Ward
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | SEC
- Alabama Crimson Tide
Jalen Milroe* – or – Ty Simpson – or – Tyler Buchner - Arkansas Razorbacks
KJ Jefferson - Auburn Tigers
Payton Thorne - Florida Gators
Graham Mertz - Georgia Bulldogs
Carson Beck - Kentucky Wildcats
Devin Leary - LSU Tigers
Jayden Daniels - Mississippi State Bulldogs
Will Rogers - Missouri Tigers
Brady Cook - Ole Miss Rebels
Jaxson Dart* - South Carolina Gamecocks
Spencer Rattler - Tennessee Volunteers
Joe Milton - Texas A&M Aggies
Conner Weigman - Vanderbilt Commodores
AJ Swann
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | American
- Charlotte 49ers
Jalon Jones* - ECU Pirates
Mason Garcia* - FAU Owls
Casey Thompson - Memphis Tigers
Seth Henigan - Navy Midshipmen
Brock Horvath* – or – Tai Lavatai - North Texas Mean Green
Stone Earle - Rice Owls
JT Daniels - SMU Mustangs
Preston Stone - Temple Owls
E.J. Warner - Tulane Green Wave
Michael Pratt - Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Braylon Braxton* - UAB Blazers
Landry Lyddy* - USF Bulls
Byrum Brown* – or – Gerry Bohanon - UTSA Roadrunners
Frank Harris
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Conference USA
- FIU Panthers
Grayson James - Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Zion Webb - Liberty Flames
Johnathan Bennett* - Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Hank Bachmeier - Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Nicholas Vattiato - New Mexico State Aggies
Diego Pavia - Sam Houston Bearkats
Grant Gunnell* - UTEP Miners
Gavin Hardison - Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Austin Reed
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | MAC
- Akron Zips
DJ Irons - Ball State Cardinals
Kiael Kelly* – or – Layne Hatcher - Bowling Green Falcons
Connor Bazelak - Buffalo Bulls
Cole Snyder - Central Michigan Chippewas
Bert Emanuel Jr. - Eastern Michigan Eagles
Austin Smith - Kent State Golden Flashes
Devin Kargman* - Miami (OH) RedHawks
Brett Gabbert - Northern Illinois Huskies
Justin Lynch* - Ohio Bobcats
Kurtis Rourke - Toledo Rockets
Dequan Finn - Western Michigan Broncos
Hayden Wolff
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Mountain West
- Air Force Falcons
Jensen Jones - Boise State Broncos
Taylen Green - Colorado State Rams
Clay Millen - Fresno State Bulldogs
Mikey Keene* - Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Brayden Schager - Nevada Wolf Pack
Brendon Lewis* - New Mexico Lobos
Dylan Hopkins* - San Diego State Aztecs
Jalen Mayden - San Jose State Spartans
Chevan Cordeiro - UNLV Rebels
Doug Brumfield* - Utah State Aggies
Cooper Legas* - Wyoming Cowboys
Andrew Peasley*
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Sun Belt
- Appalachian State Mountaineers
Ryan Burger* – or – Joey Aguilar - Arkansas State Red Wolves
J.T. Shrout* – or – Jaxon Dailey - Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Grayson McCall - Georgia Southern Eagles
Davis Brin - Georgia State Panthers
Darren Grainger - JMU Dukes
Jordan McCloud - Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
Ben Wooldridge* – or – Chandler Fields - Marshall Thundering Herd
Cam Fancher* - Old Dominion Monarchs
Jack Shields* – or – Grant Wilson – or – Tyler Stott – or – Landon Redwine – or – Colton Joseph - South Alabama Jaguars
Carter Bradley - Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Billy Wiles - Texas State Bobcats
Malik Hornsby* - Troy Trojans
Gunnar Watson - UL-Monroe Warhawks
Jiya Wright
College Football Starting Quarterbacks in 2023 | Independents
- Army Black Knights
Bryson Daily* - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sam Hartman - UConn Huskies
Zion Turner - UMass Minutemen
Taisun Phommachanh
Which Starting Quarterback Battles Have Officially Been Answered?
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles officially announced that Clemson transfer Billy Wiles will be their starting quarterback in 2023. Wiles beat out incumbent starter Zach Wilcke and a strong effort from Holman Edwards this fall.
North Texas head coach Eric Morris made a surprise announcement that Stone Earle will be his starting quarterback when the Mean Green open the season. Morris said he’ll play both Earle and Chandler Rogers, but Earle will be the starter for Week 1 against Cal.
The other official announcements have been:
- Jaden Rashada, Arizona State
- Casey Thompson, FAU
- Haynes King, Georgia Tech
- Luke Altmyer, Illinois
- Billy Wiles, Southern Miss
