Position Battles

Position battles

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

60 contested jobs tracked · 50 projected starting roles · Updated Sep 17

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Best quarterback battles

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

Memphis TigersMemphis

College · American Athletic · starter

Crowded room

Job at stake

Starting quarterbackStarting QB

Marcus StokesPortal addition

Slight Stokes edgeHigh confidence

Air NolandPortal addition

Why this battle matters

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

Current read

Stokes holds the top listing on the current chart, but the room behind him is close enough — the job stays live. 3 portal additions press the room.

New contenders3 portal additions in the room · Sep 16

Crowded room

UConn

Starting QB

KO

Kalieb Osborne

JM

Jake Merklinger

Slight edge

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

Crowded room

North Carolina

Starting QB

BE

Billy Edwards Jr.

MO

Miles O'Neill

Leader emerging

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

Crowded room

Syracuse

Starting QB

SA

Steve Angeli

AO

Amari Odom

Leader emerging

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

Crowded room

Colorado State

Starting QB

HH

Hauss Hejny

KF

K'saan Farrar

Leader emerging

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

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Leaders emergingA favourite exists, but the job remains live.

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Memphis

Starting QB

College · American Athletic

Marcus StokesPortal addition4-JR

Slight Stokes edge

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 · Sep 16

5 contenders↓

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UConn

Starting QB

College · FBS Independents

Kalieb OsbornePortal addition32/52 · 427 yds · 3 TD · 3-SO

Slight Osborne edge

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

Medium confidence

Jake MerklingerPortal addition13/24 · 173 yds · 2 TD · 3-SOJM

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Sep 16

5 contenders↓

North Carolina

Starting QB

College · ACC

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

Edwards Jr. leads, job still live

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

High confidence

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

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Sep 17

6 contenders↓

Syracuse

Starting QB

College · ACC

Steve AngeliPortal addition5-SR

Angeli leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Amari OdomPortal addition189/291 · 2594 yds · 19 TD · 4-JRAO

New contenders

4 portal additions in the room · Sep 17

7 contenders↓

Colorado State

Starting QB

College · Pac-12

Hauss HejnyPortal addition5/10 · 96 yds · 1 TD · 3-SO

Hejny leads, job still live

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

High confidence

K'saan FarrarPortal addition11/18 · 84 yds · 0 TD · 2-FRKF

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Sep 17

6 contenders↓

East Carolina

Starting QB

College · American Athletic

Mitch GriffisPortal addition26/36 · 357 yds · 2 TD · 5-SR

Griffis leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Emory WilliamsPortal addition13/19 · 156 yds · 0 TD · 4-JREW

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Sep 17

5 contenders↓

Arizona State

Starting QB

College · Big 12

Cutter BoleyPortal addition198/301 · 2160 yds · 15 TD · 3-SO

Boley leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Mikey KeenePortal addition5-SRMK

New contenders

2 portal additions in the room · Sep 17

4 contenders↓

App State

Starting QB

College · Sun Belt

Malachi SingletonPortal addition38/64 · 439 yds · 5 TD · 4-JR

Singleton leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Henry HasselbeckPortal addition3-SOHH

New contenders

3 portal additions in the room · Sep 16

5 contenders↓