2025-2026 College Football: Best Return QBS?

One thing in the world that is permanent is change. Nothing remains in the Stasis, including College Football (CFB) with a certain squad rollover due to the erased authorization, which is tightened by wide, largely unregulated free agency, the poaching, and the players are tightened over the table.

Quarterback is the most important position in any Team sport. Which top teams of the pre -season have returning starters, new starters with some experience and new starters with little or no experience? A team does not need a superstar QB to win a title, but it requires a leader who can run a schedule while the ball does not turn. Mr. Fishduck made a break from his research Use a reliable VPN for Mac To give his quarterback opinions to those who return in 2025.

The Sporting News 2025 pre -season Top 25 is a composite from its survey and eleven other of the best -known pre -season surveys, including CBS, ESPN, on3And USA TODAY.

These are the top 12 teams in the Sporter News Miverse: 1. Texas; 2. State Ohio; 3. Penn State; 4. Georgia; 5. Notre lady; 6. Oregon; 7. Clemson; 8. LSU; 9. Alabama; 10. Tennessee; 11. Miami; and 12. ASU. (ASU is the 13th place and the 12th South Carolina, but the B12 will have at least one team in the playoffs, and ASU is the top team of the B12.)

Except ASU, all These teams enter a 2025 with A Blue chip service planA squad with at least 50% and five star scrres. Sixteen teams entered Blue Chip rust in 2024. None of these 16 teams used transfers to qualify as a blue chip. Connecting holes in a Blue Chip service plan, as the state of Ohio did in 2024, certainly helps the matter, but so far no team has been able to put together a Blue Blue chip service plan with only players from the transfer portal.

Blue chip ranks Object

Since the foundation of the BCS in 1998 ,, everyone The CFB champion had a Blue Chip service plan. With this benchmark, all top 11 mentioned above have the chance to win everything in 2025-26. ASU has no blue chip chance, but it was ASU who brought Texas into extra time last season “This is close” To play Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl semi -final.

On3 has classified the 2025 TOP-25-top-impact QBS. These top 12 QBs made the list: 1. Sam Leavitt, Asu; 2. Drew Allar, Penn State; 4. Archie Manning, Texas; 6. Garrett Nussmeier, LSU; 7. Carson Beck, Miami; 8. Cade Klubnick, Clemson; 10. Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee; and 25th Julian Sayin, state of Ohio.

Like all surveys before the season, the Pre -season rankings from QBS are everywhere. You will find surveys with Penn State's Allar, Lsus Nussmeier, Clemson's clubnick and even Archie Manning, whose biggest highlights in Texas against Utsa and Mississippi State came at the top.

Return, experienced, high quality starters

(Note that the production defined by ESPN+ Bill Connelly is a decent success indicator for success, but is of less importance with the transfer portal. Together with excellent players, fewer than great players return.)

7. Clemson – Cade Klubnick – Senior

Klubnick returns to Clemson for the third year and plays for the third year for OG Garrett Riley. Klubnick was a significant improvement in 2024 and led Clemson to the ACC title and the playoff. He scored 11 games with several TD passes and over 200 Passing Yards and threw for 316 yards and three TDS in Clemson's playoff defeat against Texas in Austin.

In 2025, Clemson was number 1 of 134 P4 and G5 teams when returning production and No. 1 to bring production back on the offensive.

12. ASU – Sam Leavitt – Redshirt in the second year

When Kenny Dillingham brought in Sam Leavitt From Michigan to the state of Arizona, he made a devil of a good choice. Leavitt was a breakout star for ASU and the B12 newcomer of the year with 2885 Passing Yards, 443 Yards Rushing and 29 TDS.

He and star run back Cam skateAway from the NFL, Texas almost took the Peach Bowl, and Leavitt played a great game without his top recipient. Jordyn Tyson75 receptions, 1001 yards, 10 TDS that return in 2025.

The ASU is the second place in the return and the first in the offensive return production. With The 13th of the 16th of the 16th schedule in B12 In 2025, ASU is in good condition to return to the playoff, where it would be a hard blue chip or not.

8. LSU – Garrett Nussmeier – Redshirt Senior

The LSU lost four games in 2024, but none of the losses was on the veteran QB Nussmeier. Probably a third choice, if he had chosen the NFL design of 2025, Nussmeier returns to the LSU after being thrown over 4000 meters in 2024. In his average of 337 yards, he was third in the nation. He specifies the Hot Seat trainer Brian Kelly A chance to make the Playoff field in 2025.

36. In the return of production, 41. In the return of production on the offensive and With the previous portal class No. 1, Tigers fans have a lot to hope.

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3. Penn State – Drew Allar – Senior

Drew Allar Penn State on a historical number of victories, 13, in 2025, playoff wins against Smu and Boise State and a loss of orange orange bowl against Notre Dame. Allar threw a terrible late intercept, which led to Notre Dame's profit walk.

Under new OC Andy KotelnickiAllar improved its accuracy with a final rate of 71.6%. However, Allar did not play well against Psu Nemesis Ohio State and in the Orange Bowl, where he went 12 for 23, 135 yards and no TDS. But the Buckeyes and the Irish had a great defense in 2024.

Against Oregon in the B1G championship game was all appropriate, 20 out of 39, 226 yards, 3 TDs, but as in the Orange Bowl, he threw a critical late game cappling, this time to Oregon's Nikko Reedto seal the victory for the ducks.

PSU is the 35th place in the return of production. 53. On the offensive, where the tight end ends Tyler Warren is a big loss. But 13 draft entitled players return for PSU including two top running backs and four starters on the O-line.

11. Miami – Carson Beck – Redshirt Senior

Miami broke the bank and convinced Beck to play another season of College Ball. With Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey, his O-line and a defense were injured, which was not similar Kirby Smart's Top DS in Athens, Beck, did not play the expectations of the pre -season, including the management of the SEC with 12 interceptions.

Nevertheless, Beck helped to lead Georgia to another SEC championship, and when his right elbow is good after the operation (And he can find an elevator to the exercise field😁 ))) He was able to set up impressive numbers for the sticks. We will see early on whether he's ready. Miami opens against Notre lady and has a visit from Florida and his stud qb, DG LagwayIn week 4.

Returnman Production, 75th Returning Offensive Production, 82.

10. Tennessee – Nico Iamaleava – Redshirt in the second year

Nico was appropriate in 2024, but objective Vols fans will tell you that he did not meet the expectations. Tenessee to lead the playoffs was a significant performance, but he did this against one of the simplest schedules in the Sec. In 2024, Tennessee has the chance to end 10: 2 and make the playoffs, But IMHO, the Vols will not fight for the SEC title.

Return from Production, 55th Return Production in Offensive, 87.

Conclusions: With nutmeier and The portal class No. 1Kelly best brings his tigers in the playoff field. On paper, Clemson is stacked. Will Dabo return Clemson back? I would like to see Dilly and Sam on the B12 driver's seat. Agree? Share your thoughts in the only Free, civilized, Oregon Football Message BoardThe Our beloved duck forum.

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Jon Joseph
Aiken, South Carolina
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