136 Notes on Every 2025 & 2026 FBS Quarterback Room

College Football QB Transactions - December 8, 2025

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In Today’s Edition, you’ll get a look at the latest 2025 and 2026 FBS quarterback room news, in addition to a list of the day’s QB transactions. Here’s a look at what this week’s publishing schedule looks like.

• Monday - FBS Quarterback Room Notebook

• Tuesday - FCS Quarterback Room Notebook

• Wednesday - 2026 QB Recruiting Notebook

• Thursday - 2027 QB Recruiting Notebook

• Friday - 2028 QB Recruiting Notebook

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Quarterback Rooms
FBS | FCS | D2 | D3 | NAIA | JUCO

The quarterback room links above show the latest stats and roster movement inside every QB room, in addition to recruiting and transfer portal commitments. You can also easily identify which teams do not have commitments in future recruiting classes.

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College Football QB Transactions

Before we get into today’s FBS quarterback room notebook, here’s a list of the recent QB transactions at every level of college football.

FBS Adds

• Kennesaw State - Landon Varnes

• Louisiana-Monroe - Christian Johnson

• New Mexico State - Kalani Mcleod

• Troy - Rodge Waldrop

• Appalachian State - Bronzden Chaffin (2026)

• Army - Matthew O’Grady (2026)

• Auburn - Rhys Brush (2026)

• Boise State - Cash Herrera (2026)

• Boston College - Anthony Coellner (2026)

• Colorado State - Carter Emanuel (2026)

• Delaware - Tyler Bell (2026)

• Georgia Tech - Cole Bergeron (2026)

• Iowa - Tradon Bessinger (2026)

• Maryland - Nathan Bernhard (2026)

• Miami (OH) - Drew Bellisari (2026)

• Michigan - Tommy Carr (2026)

• Minnesota - Brady Palmer (2026)

• Navy - Chance Routson (2026)

• NC State - Kaneal Sweetwyne (2026)

• Nevada - Deven Vigue (2026)

• Northern Illinois - Asa Johnson (2026)

• Penn State - Peyton Falzone (2026)

• San Diego State - Brady Campbell (2026)

• Stanford - Michael Mitchell Jr. (2026)

• Oklahoma State - Broderick Vehrs (2026)

• Temple - Lamar Best (2026)

• UCF - Rocco Marriott (2026)

• UCLA - DJ Bordeaux (2026)

• Utah - Kane Archer (2026)

• Vanderbilt - Jared Curtis (2026)

• Virginia Tech - Troy Huhn (2026)

• Washington State - John Johnson (2026)

• Alabama - Trent Seaborn (2027)

• Boise State - Kael Snyder (2027)

• Missouri - Braylen Warren (2027)

• Nevada - Blake Nadler (2027)

• Pitt - Kevin Verpaele (2027)

• Texas Tech - Kavian Bryant (2027)

• Georgia - Jayden Wade (2028)

FBS Losses

• Appalachian State - Matthew Wilson

• Boston College - Dylan Lonergan

• Charlotte - Zach Wilcke

• Colorado State - Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi

• Illinois - Trey Petty

• Iowa - Jackson Stratton

• Memphis - Arrington Maiden

• Minnesota - Jackson Kollock

• North Carolina - Max Johnson

• Old Dominion - Colton Joseph

• UCF - Jacurri Brown

• UCF - Tayven Jackson

• UMass - Grant Jordan

• Washington State - Jaxon Potter

• Appalachian State - Nathan Bernhard (2026)

• Army - Sammy Dunn (2026)

• Auburn - Peyton Falzone (2026)

• Boise State - Tradon Bessinger (2026)

• Boston College - DJ Bordeaux (2026)

• Cal - Brady Palmer (2026)

• Colorado State - Zeke Andrews (2026)

• Delaware - Lamar Best (2026)

• Georgia - Jared Curtis (2026)

• Georgia State - Bronzden Chaffin (2026)

• James Madison - Rocco Marriott (2026)

• Indiana - Cash Herrera (2026)

• Liberty - John Johnson (2026)

• Miami (OH) - Tommy Carr (2026)

• Nebraska - Dayton Raiola (2026)

• New Mexico State - Brady Campbell (2026)

• North Texas - Broderick Vehrs (2026)

• Penn State - Troy Huhn (2026)

• Troy - Anthony Coellner (2026)

• UCF - Kane Archer (2026)

• UConn - Carter Emanuel (2026)

• UMass - Tyler Bell (2026)

• USF - Rhys Brush (2026)

• Vanderbilt - Michael Mitchell Jr. (2026)

• Virginia Tech - Cole Bergeron (2026)

• Washington State - John Johnson (2026)

FCS Adds

• Florida A&M - Timothy Cole (2026)

• Jackson State - Sammy Dunn (2026)

• Monmouth - Evan Budinger (2026)

FCS Losses

• Sacramento State - Marcel Jones (2026)

D2 Adds

D2 Losses

D3 Adds

D3 Losses

NAIA Adds

NAIA Losses

JUCO Adds

JUCO Losses

• Diablo Valley - Kalani Mcleod

• East Mississippi - Rodge Waldrop

• Hutchinson - Christian Johnson

• Mississippi Gulf Coast - Landon Varnes

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FBS Quarterback Notebook

The info below comes directly from the 2025 FBS QB Rooms, Recruiting & Transfer Portal Commits page that’s updated daily on the site and sent to subscribers every Monday.

Track the latest college football QB stats and roster movement inside every 2025 FBS quarterback room, in addition to the latest recruiting and transfer portal commitments. You can also easily identify which teams do not have commitments in future recruiting classes.

NOTE - This page tracks FBS quarterback rooms through the national championship. A 2026 page will be created after Jan. 19, 2026.

To search for recruiting commitments, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac) and type in (2026). Type in 2026 - None if you’re looking for teams without a quarterback commitment in the class. Do the same for 2027, 2028, etc.

• Right of Player Names - Years of eligibility remaining heading into the 2025 season OR recruiting class

• Below Player Names - 2025 Passing attempts-completions-completion percentage, yards-touchdowns-interceptions | Rushing attempts-yards-touchdowns

Teams are sorted by date of the latest news. Players are sorted by years of eligibility remaining heading into the 2025 season. Stats and starters are updated through Dec. 6, 2025.

*Redshirt Available
✅2025 Season Complete
🟢Joining 2026 Roster
🔴Not Returning in 2026

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CFB Injury Reports
SEC | B1G | ACC | B12 | AAC | MW | SBC | MAC | CUSA

One power conference team and one non-power conference team will be free every week. Today’s free rides go out to the Alabama Crimson Tide and UConn Huskies. Teams are then sorted by date of the latest news.

ALABAMA

Latest Update - Oct. 20, 2025
2025 Weekly Starters (13): Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson-Simpson

Cade Carruth (2)
0-0-0% 0-0-0 | 1-10-0
March 9, 2022 - Cade Carruth (AL) committed to the 2022 Alabama recruiting class.

Ty Simpson (2)
275-428-64% 3268-26-5 | 81-98-2
Feb. 26, 2021 - Ty Simpson (TN) committed to the 2022 Alabama recruiting class.

Austin Mack (3)
13-16-81% 125-2-0 | 4-30-1
Jan. 14, 2024 - Austin Mack (CA) committed to the 2024 Alabama transfer portal class from Washington (FBS).

John Cooper (4)
0-0-0% 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
Dec. 23, 2023 - John Cooper (AL) committed to the 2024 Alabama recruiting class.

John Gazzaniga (4*)
0-0-0% 0-0-0 | 1-1-0
May 25, 2025 - John Gazzaniga (CA) committed to the 2025 Alabama recruiting class.

Keelon Russell (4*)
11-15-73% 143-2-0 | 3-17-0
June 4, 2024 - Keelon Russell (TX) committed to the 2025 Alabama recruiting class.

Tayden Kaawa (2026)🟢
July 22, 2025 - Tayden Kaawa (UT) committed to the 2026 Alabama recruiting class.

Jett Thomalla (2026)🟢
June 17, 2025 - Jett Thomalla (NE) committed to the 2026 Alabama recruiting class.

Trent Seaborn (2027)
Oct. 20, 2025 - Trent Seaborn (AL) committed to the 2027 Alabama recruiting class.

2028 - None

UCONN

Latest Update - May 12, 2025
2025 Weekly Starters (12): Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano-Fagnano

Joe Fagnano (1)🔴
284-412-69% 3441-28-1 | 47-131-3
Feb. 2, 2023 - Joe Fagnano (PA) committed to the 2023 UConn transfer portal class from Maine (FCS).

Nick Evers (2)
10-15-67% 105-1-0 | 1-(-2)-0
May 1, 2024 - Nick Evers (TX) committed to the 2024 UConn transfer portal class from Wisconsin (FBS).

Tucker McDonald (3)
1-3-33% 45-0-0 | 0-0-0
June 23, 2022 - Tucker McDonald (MA) committed to the 2023 UConn recruiting class.

Ksaan Farrar (4*)
0-1-0% 0-0-0 | 2-17-0
May 12, 2025 - Ksaan Farrar (VA) committed to the 2025 UConn recruiting class.

Tyler Smith (4*)
0-0-0% 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
April 25, 2025 - Tyler Smith (CT) committed to the 2025 UConn recruiting class.

2026 - None
2027 - None
2028 - None

CHARLOTTE✅

Latest Update - Dec. 6, 2025
2025 Weekly Starters (12): Harrell-Harrell-Harrell-Harrell-Loftis-Wilcke-Loftis-Loftis-Loftis-Loftis-Loftis-Loftis

Conner Harrell (2)
64-96-67% 737-4-2 | 28-67-2
Jan. 6, 2025 - Conner Harrell (AL) committed to the 2025 Charlotte transfer portal class from North Carolina (FBS).

Zach Wilcke (2)🔴
33-51-65% 296-2-3 | 19-52-1
Dec. 6, 2025 - Zach Wilcke (MS) announced he’ll enter the transfer portal. He committed to the 2025 Charlotte transfer portal class from Northwest Mississippi (JUCO) on Dec. 22, 2024.

Grayson Loftis (3)
128-232-55% 1415-8-8 | 47-(-86)-0
Dec. 20, 2024 - Grayson Loftis (SC) committed to the 2025 Charlotte transfer portal class from Duke (FBS).

Luke McNulty (4*)
0-0-0% 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
May 9, 2025 - Luke McNulty (CA) committed to the 2025 Charlotte recruiting class.

Brody Dawyot (2026)🟢
June 22, 2025 - Brody Dawyot (VA) committed to the 2026 Charlotte recruiting class.

Jaylen White (2026)🟢
June 6, 2025 - Jaylen White (FL) committed to the 2026 Charlotte recruiting class.

2027 - None
2028 - None

GEORGIA TECH

Latest Update - Dec. 5, 2025
2025 Weekly Starters (12): King-Philo-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King-King