⚔️ Position Battles

Position battles

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The most compelling open starting jobs across the NFL and college football.

104 contested jobs tracked · 76 projected starting roles · Updated Aug 4

18matching battles · College · QB

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Best college quarterback battles

The most open, consequential, and active starting-job competitions.

Alabama Crimson TideAlabama

College · SEC · starter

Crowded room

Job at stake

Starting quarterbackStarting QB

Austin MackPortal addition

Mack leads, job still liveHigh confidence

Keelon RussellReturning player

Why this battle matters

The winner projects to open the season as Alabama’s starting quarterback, a full-time role in an FBS offense.

Current read

Mack leads the room on the current chart; the order downboard is contested enough that the listing is not settled.

Chart currentOrder verified · Aug 3

Crowded room

North Carolina

Starting QB

BE

Billy Edwards Jr.

MO

Miles O'Neill

Slight edge

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Crowded room

Vanderbilt

Starting QB

JC

Jared Curtis

BB

Blaze Berlowitz

Leader emerging

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Crowded room

Florida

Starting QB

TJ

Tramell Jones Jr.

AP

Aaron Philo

Leader emerging

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Crowded room

Iowa State

Starting QB

JR

Jaylen Raynor

ZF

Zane Flores

Leader emerging

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

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North Carolina

Starting QB

College · ACC

Billy Edwards Jr.Portal addition7/16 · 113 yds · 0 TD · GR

Slight Edwards Jr. edge

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Medium confidence

Miles O'NeillPortal addition7/14 · 120 yds · 1 TD · 3-SOMO

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Aug 3

4 contenders↓

Alabama

Starting QB

College · SEC

Austin MackPortal addition16% usage ’25 · 24/32 · 228 yds · 2 TD

Mack leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

High confidence

Keelon RussellReturning player12% usage ’25 · 11/15 · 143 yds · 2 TDKR

Chart current

Order verified · Aug 3

5 contenders↓

Vanderbilt

Starting QB

College · SEC

Jared CurtisTrue freshmanFR (5★)

Curtis leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

High confidence

Blaze BerlowitzReturning player7% usage ’25 · 9/17 · 131 yds · 1 TDBB

Untested contender

Curtis has no 2025 sample · Aug 3

4 contenders↓

Florida

Starting QB

College · SEC

Tramell Jones Jr.Returning contributor29% usage ’25 · 21/35 · 191 yds · 2 TD

Philo leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Medium confidence

Aaron PhiloPortal addition21/28 · 373 yds · 1 TD · 3-SOAP

Chart current

Order verified · Aug 3

3 contenders↓

Iowa State

Starting QB

College · Big 12

Jaylen RaynorPortal addition332/500 · 3364 yds · 19 TD · 4-SR

Raynor leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Medium confidence

Zane FloresPortal addition155/262 · 1454 yds · 3 TD · 3-SOZF

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Aug 3

5 contenders↓

Memphis

Starting QB

College · American Athletic

Marcus StokesPortal addition4-JR

Stokes leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

High confidence

Air NolandPortal addition2/3 · 13 yds · 0 TD · 3-SOAN

New contenders

3 portal additions in the room · Aug 3

3 contenders↓

Arkansas

Starting QB

College · SEC

KJ JacksonReturning contributor18% usage ’25 · 33/54 · 441 yds · 3 TD

Jackson leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

High confidence

AJ HillPortal addition19/32 · 223 yds · 1 TD · 2-FRAH

Chart current

Order verified · Aug 3

5 contenders↓

Clemson

Starting QB

College · ACC

Christopher VizzinaReturning contributor29% usage ’25 · 45/71 · 406 yds · 4 TD

Vizzina leads, job still live

Both contenders hold current top-two listings in the room.

Low confidence

Tait ReynoldsTrue freshmanFR (3★)TR

Untested contender

Reynolds has no 2025 sample · Aug 3

4 contenders↓