⚔️ 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

23matching battles · All · QB

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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

Browns

Starting QB

SS

Shedeur Sanders

DW

Deshaun Watson

Slight edge

Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.

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

Cardinals

Starting QB

JB

Jacoby Brissett

GM

Gardner Minshew II

Leader emerging

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

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8 of 23 shown · grouped by stakes and openness

Leaders emergingA favourite exists, but the job remains live.

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Browns

Starting QB

NFL · AFC North

Shedeur SandersYear-2 veteran40% snaps ’25 · 120/212 · 1400 yds · 7 TD

Slight Sanders edge

Two published charts disagree on the order for this job.

High confidence

Deshaun WatsonYear-10 veteranYR 10 · $46.0M APYDW

Untested contender

Watson has no 2025 sample · Aug 3

4 contenders↓

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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↓

Cardinals

Starting QB

NFL · NFC West

Jacoby BrissettReturning starter-level snaps72% snaps ’25 · 315/485 · 3366 yds · 23 TD

Brissett leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Gardner Minshew IIYear-8 veteran4% snaps ’25 · 6/13 · 37 yds · 0 TDGM

Chart current

Order verified · Aug 4

4 contenders↓

Vikings

Starting QB

NFL · NFC North

J.J. McCarthyReturning starter-level snaps52% snaps ’25 · 140/243 · 1632 yds · 11 TD

Murray leads, job still live

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

High confidence

Kyler MurrayYear-8 veteran28% snaps ’25 · 110/161 · 962 yds · 6 TDKM

Chart current

Order verified · 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↓