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2026 FBS College Football QB Depth Charts & Injuries Tracker

Team-by-team quarterback news, plus recruiting and transfer portal commits

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Erik Buchinger
Sep 17, 2026
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The 2026 FBS College Football QB Depth Charts & Injuries Tracker is updated regularly with news and info on every team and player. You’ll see incoming recruits and transfers, departures, team-released depth charts, availability reports, position changes, stats, starts, snap counts, eligibility info and playing history.

Info comes from inside sources, press conferences, team sites and beat writers.

Numbers are updated through Week 2. The notes section for each team will be updated ASAP.

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🟢 Joining 2026 roster
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Right of player names:
(Home state) Final season of eligibility

Snap counts are via Pro Football Focus.

FBS Depth Charts & Injuries

SEC Availability Reports
SEC teams must submit availability reports by 8 p.m. ET three days, two days and one day before game day. The final submission is due 90 minutes before kickoff. Midweek designations include probable, questionable, doubtful or out, while game day designations include available, game-time decision and out. This is for conference games only.

Alabama Depth Chart

AL | FBS | SEC | 2-0
W 45-17 Kentucky (9/12) | Florida State (9/19)
Keelon Russell started the first game after being named the starter over Austin Mack in training camp. Jett Thomalla is the third string, followed by Tayden-Evan Kaawa, John Gazzaniga and John Cooper. Injury Report: None. Stats (QB Starts-Snaps): Keelon Russell (2-142) — Austin Mack (0-11) — Jett Thomalla (0-0) — Tayden-Evan Kaawa (0-0) — John Gazzaniga (0-0) — John Cooper (0-0)

Game 1 — Starter: Russell | Depth Chart: Russell-Mack-Thomalla
Game 2 — Starter: Russell | Depth Chart: Russell-Mack-Thomalla

Keelon Russell (TX) 2029
2025-26 Alabama (FBS)

Austin Mack (CA) 2027
2024-26 Alabama (FBS)
2023 Washington (FBS)

🟢 Jett Thomalla (NE) 2030
2026 Alabama (FBS)

🟢 Tayden-Evan Kaawa (UT) 2030
2026 Alabama (FBS)

John Gazzaniga (CA) 2029
2025-26 Alabama (FBS)

John Cooper (AL) 2028
2024-26 Alabama (FBS)

🔴 Cade Carruth | Ty Simpson

Arkansas Depth Chart

AR | FBS | SEC | 1-1
L 43-10 Utah (9/12) | Georgia (9/19)
KJ Jackson started the first game after being named the starter over AJ Hill in training camp. Hank Hendrix seems to have claimed the third string over Cade Trotter and Braeden Fuller. Injury Report: None. Stats (QB Starts-Snaps): KJ Jackson (2-149) — AJ Hill (0-21) — Hank Hendrix (0-0) — Cade Trotter (0-0) — Braeden Fuller (0-0)

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