The spring transfer portal window has closed and with fall rosters finalized, many moves have been made. Here are the top 10 biggest quarterbacks in the transfer portal this offseason.
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1. Julian Saine, Ohio State University
It’s true that no one expected Saine to be a starter at Ohio State as a true freshman.Coaches see he’s not a traditional transfer as he’s a 2024 draft pick with a few weeks at Alabama Nick Saban Surprisingly, he retired and then joined the Buckeyes, who had a crazy quarterback room.
Kansas State transfer Will Howard leads the race for starting quarterback, followed by Devin Brown, Sayin, Lincoln Keinholz and another five-star player, Air Noland.
But after this season, with Howard leaving, Sayin may become the main force in Columbus.
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2. Cameron Ward, Miami
Ward turned down the NFL and first-round quarterbacks in the 2025 draft in favor of a weaker quarterback, then transferred to Miami from Washington State for one more season.
Ward, who began his career at Incarnate Word before transferring to the Cougars, threw for nearly 7,000 yards and 48 touchdowns and rushed for 13 scores in his past two seasons in Pullman.
The Hurricanes lost six of their last nine games last season, and Ward is definitely a key player the Hurricanes need.
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3. Dante Moore, Oregon
The five-star quarterback was a freshman at UCLA, but his performance was inconsistent and poorly handled by his former coach Chip KellyMoore completed his freshman season with a 53.5% pass completion rate for 1,610 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Moore admitted he wasn’t ready for that stage yet and decided to go to Oregon State knowing full well that Dillon Gabriel was also transferring to the Ducks so he could sit behind him and learn before taking over.
There is no doubt that Moore has the talent to compete at the highest level, but just needs more experience.
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4. Malachi Nelson, Boise State
Nelson committed to Oklahoma State early and later transferred to USC Lincoln Riley Accepted the job, but he only stayed one year behind Caleb Williams and Miller Moss before heading to Boise State.
It’s a surprising pick, but the five-star quarterback could become an immediate starter for the first-year coach Spencer Danielson And achieve great results against smaller competition.
It would be concerning if he doesn’t win the starting job there.
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5. Riley Leonard, Notre Dame
Can Leonard return to his 2022 form, when he threw for 2,967 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions, or will he prove to be a one-hit wonder? That’s the question the former Duke quarterback faced when he took over the Notre Dame offense. If Leonard can’t fit the offense in some way, C.J. Carr will be waiting on the wing, so it could be an interesting situation to watch Notre Dame’s offense play this season.
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6. Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Gabriel found great success at the University of Central Florida and Oklahoma State, and now he’s looking for another blockbuster season at Oregon State. Could the left-handed quarterback be in the conversation for the first round of the NFL draft like Bo Nix was, despite taking a different route to Eugene?
Oregon State has a lot of young receiving talent for Gabriel, so he should put up great numbers again.
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7. Malik Murphy, Duke
The 6-foot-5, 238-pound Murphy was stuck in trouble at Texas — backing up Quinn Ewers as Arch Manning awaits cornerback The future of the Cowboys offense. So when the former four-star quarterback entered the portal, he told multiple outlets that he was looking for a place to play.
first year coach Manny Diaz The Blue Devils need a spark to keep them going after winning 17 games the past two years under their coach Mike Elko (now at Texas A&M) and Murphy might be that way.
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8. Aidan Chile, Michigan State University
DJ Uiagalelei was a starter at OSU last season, but there are many who believe Chiles is full of talent and potential, and now he will get a chance after following the coach Jonathan Smith to Michigan.
Chiles has shown resilience throughout his high school career, whether he was injured as a junior or playing alongside five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava as a senior. Now it’s Chiles’ turn in the Big Ten where he can shine.
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9. DJ UIGALELEI, Florida
The five-star quarterback may not have lived up to that standard, but he put up strong numbers in his final season at Clemson before the Tigers clearly moved in the direction of Cade Klubnik.Then he had a great season at Oregon State, but when coaching Jonathan Smith Heading to MSU, Chiles followed. Uiagalelei elected to play his senior year at Florida State University.
He’s expected to be a starter, especially with so much experience. The 6-foot-4, 255-pound Uiagalelei has always been a guy with big arms.
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10. Brock Vandagriff, Kentucky
Vandagriff was the eighth-best player in the 2021 class, but never got significant playing time at Georgia as other top quarterbacks took over the offense. But he got his degree in Athens and then got another chance.
Kentucky has a lot of talent in the quarterback room, such as Beau Allen and Cutter Boley, but Vandagriff had five-star ability in high school and he could Lexington proved himself to NFL teams in one season.
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