2026 CFB QB Depth Charts, Injuries, Transfers & Recruits

News, Stats & Info Inside Every FBS Quarterback Room

CFB QB Depth Charts & Injuries

Track the latest 2026 college football QB depth charts, injuries, transfers and recruits with news inside all 138 FBS quarterback rooms. This page is updated daily with stats, starts, eligibility and position changes, in addition to recruiting and transfer portal commitments.

Depth chart and injury notes are updated and sent to subscribers every Monday. During the season, subscribers get access to a chat thread with FBS/FCS depth chart and injury notes that are sent out the morning of game day.

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FBS Quarterback Rooms

2026 stats and starts will start being updated when the college football season begins on Aug. 29, 2026. The first look at 2027 quarterback rooms will publish after the final weekend of the regular season on Nov. 28, 2026.

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*Redshirt Available
🟢 Joining 2026 roster
🔴 Not returning to 2026 roster
➡️ Depth chart and injury notes
⚫ Team’s 2026 season ended

🏈 Right of Player Names - Final season of eligibility
🏈 2025 Stats - Passing attempts-completions (completion percentage) yards-touchdowns-interceptions | Rushing attempts-yards-touchdowns

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Alabama Crimson Tide (AL)

Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer (3rd)
2025 Record: 11-4 (7-1 SEC)
2026 Weekly Starters (0): Coming in 2026 season

➡️ Keelon Russell and Austin Mack are competing for the starting spot. Russell is the frontrunner after spring practice, but don’t expect the winner to be announced till fall camp. True freshmen Tayden-Evan Kaawa and Jett Thomalla are battling for third string.

Keelon Russell | 2029

2025-26 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS

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

Austin Mack | 2027

2024-26 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS
2023 Washington Huskies (WA) FBS

24-32 (75%) 228-2-0 | 9-22-1
Washington QB transfer Austin Mack (CA) committed to Alabama. - Jan. 14, 2024

🟢 Tayden-Evan Kaawa | 2029*

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS

2026 QB recruit Tayden-Evan Kaawa (UT) committed to Alabama. - July 22, 2025

🟢 Jett Thomalla | 2029*

2026 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS

2026 QB recruit Jett Thomalla (NE) committed to Alabama. - June 17, 2025

John Cooper | 2028

2024-26 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS

0-0 (0%) 0-0-0 | 0-0-0
2024 QB recruit John Cooper (AL) committed to Alabama. - Dec. 23, 2023

John Gazzaniga | 2029

2025-26 Alabama Crimson Tide (AL) FBS

0-0 (0%) 0-0-0 | 1-1-0
2025 QB recruit John Gazzaniga (CA) committed to Alabama. - May 25, 2025

2027 - Trent Seaborn
2028 - None

🔴 Cade Carruth | Ty Simpson

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Arkansas Razorbacks (AR)

Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield (1st)
2025 Record: 2-10 (0-8 SEC)
2026 Weekly Starters (0): Coming in 2026 season

➡️ KJ Jackson and AJ Hill are competing for the starting spot without a clear frontrunner during spring practice. True freshman Hank Hendrix is not listed on the roster but is expected to join the team this summer.