Every year, transfers flood the college football offseason news. This is especially true for quarterbacks, who look for the best opportunity to see the field. Here are the top quarterback transfers for the 2025 college football season.
Beck joined Georgia in 2020 and was a backup for the first three seasons. He jumped into the starting role in 2023 and impressed. Beck finished the season with 3,941 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions on 72.4 percent completion. The Bulldogs went 13-1 and won the Orange Bowl that season. In 2024, he passed for 3,485 yards, 28 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on 64.7 percent completion. The Bulldogs went 11-3 and struggled in the CFP after Carson Beck was hurt during the SEC Championship Game.
At Miami, Beck will have to help fill the void left by no. 1 pick Cam Ward. While the offense likely won’t rank first like last season, Beck will have a solid offensive line in front of him. While the receiver room could be better, Beck should play well. If he plays well, Miami can compete in the ACC this season.
Dampier started his college career with New Mexico. He played a little bit as a freshman in 2023, passing for 525 yards, rushing for 328 yards and totaling 10 touchdowns. Dampier started in 2023 and put up good numbers. He had 2,768 passing yards, 1,166 rushing yards and 31 total touchdowns. While New Mexico won just five games, Dampier showed how talented he is.
This offseason, Dampier transferred to Utah. The Utes missed a bowl game last year, but have a talented enough roster to win more games in 2025. Dampier will have a great offensive line ahead of him. The skill position players leave a little to be desired, but Dampier creates his own offense. If he plays well, Utah can compete for the Big 12 this season.
Mateer backed up Cam Ward at Washington State for two seasons before taking the starting job himself last season. He had a successful season in 2024, passing for 3,139 yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Mateer helped Washington State win eight games during the 2024 season.
Washington State offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle joined Oklahoma this offseason and Mateer followed suit. He will be tasked with improving an offense that ranked 97th in scoring a year ago. While having a healthy receiving room and better offensive line play will help, Mateer will also have to play well in the SEC. He has great playmaking ability, so there should be plenty of highlights in Norman this season.
Mendoza has plenty of experience at Cal over the last two seasons. In 2023, he passed for 1,708 yards, 14 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Last season, he improved with 3,004 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions on 68.7 percent completion. He helped lead Cal to a bowl game in 2024, then transferred out to Indiana following the season.
Last season, Kurtis Rourke had an efficient season for the Hoosiers and Mendoza will hope to do the same. Indiana made the CFP last season and they have four starters returning from that team, including three offensive linemen and top receiver Elijah Sarratt. The offense will be able to put up points and Indiana could shock the college football world if Mendoza plays well.
Moss sat on the bench for three years at USC, but did get to play at the end of 2023. He passed for 681 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception on 70.8 percent completion. Moss started for a lot of 2024, putting up 2,555 yards, 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions on 64.4 percent completion. He helped USC win seven games, but was benched down the stretch.
At Louisville, Moss will have a reset after the end of last season and will have Jeff Brohm to aid him. There is plenty of talent around him for the Cardinals, including running back Isaac Brown and wide receivers Chris Bell and Caullin Lacy. The offense ranked in the top 10 last season and if the defense can hold up its end of the bargain, Louisville can compete in the ACC.
Jackson Arnold, Auburn Tigers- Arnold was a highly-rated recruit who didn’t work out at Oklahoma, but has some potential at Auburn in Hugh Freeze’s offense with many talented receivers to utilize.
Thomas Castellanos, Florida State Seminoles- Castellanos is a good dual-threat quarterback from Boston College who will join plenty of other transfers at Florida State. He will be tested early, as the Seminoles play Alabama in the first game.
Nico Iamaleava, UCLA Bruins- Iamaleava made headlines with his exit from Tennessee late in the offseason. He’ll have a lot of work to do at UCLA, but he is naturally talented.
Gio Lopez, North Carolina Tar Heels- Lopez played well at South Alabama last season, with the ability to pass and run. Now, he gets to be Bill Belichick’s first college quarterback.
Darian Mensah, Duke Blue Devils- Mensah was one of the best group of five quarterbacks during 2024 at Tulane. He now will have his chance in a bigger conference with Duke.
Beau Pribula, Missouri Tigers- Pribula started controversy when he transferred away from Penn State during the CFP. He got some playing time at Penn State as an athlete, but now will get to operate the offense at Missouri.
Jake Retzlaff, TBD- Retzlaff is withdrawing from BYU and is currently looking for a new team after 2,947 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season for BYU.
Kaidon Salter, Colorado Buffaloes- Salter has won a lot of games by using his arm and his legs at Liberty. At Colorado, he’ll have to hold off Julien Lewis, a quality recruit, to lead the offense.
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