Top QBs in the 2023 College Football Transfer Portal: Tyler Van Dyke, Will Rogers and more

QBs in the College Football Transfer Portal have always been a point of discussion. The college football regular season has come to an end, and with that, the transfer portal is open.

We have already seen plenty of starting-caliber players enter their names into the transfer portal. But, whenever a quarterback enters the transfer portal, it is big news as teams can change their entire program by landing one of the big quarterbacks.

Although there will be more players to enter the transfer portal in the coming days and weeks, let's take a look at the five best quarterbacks already in the transfer portal.

The best quarterbacks in the transfer portal - College football 2023

Kyle McCord

Taking over from the No.2 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Kyle McCord had big shoes to fill as Ohio State's new quarterback. While, he did have his moments, McCord fell short of some expectations, and has now entered the transfer portal after OSU's loss to Michigan in "The Game."

The 6'3" quarterback threw for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions. Fans have speculated this decision came after head coach Ryan Day dodged questions about McCord's availability for the Cotton Bowl.

UPDATE: Kyle McCord has committed to Syracuse

Cameron Ward

One of the top quarterbacks to enter the transfer portal, Cam Ward announced he will be looking to move on from the Washington State Cougars after two seasons. Ward threw for 6,358 yards, 43 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions over the last two years. However, the Cougars could only gather 11 wins over this time.

With the realignment next season, and the future uncertain for Washington State, it is understandable that the 21-year-old will be looking for a new team for his senior year.

Tyler Van Dyke (Committed to Wisconsin)

Miami Hurricanes' Tyler Van Dyke has entered the transfer portal after four years with the program.

Van Dyke committed to the Hurricanes for the 2020 season but became the starter in 2021. In three complete seasons in Miami, he went 14-11 as a starter for 6,659 yards, 51 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

UPDATE: Van Dyke will now play for Wisconsin

Will Rogers (Committed to Washington)

Will Rogers played for Mississippi State

Will Rogers entered the transfer portal after spending four years with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Rogers had been the Bulldogs starting quarterback for three seasons now. He threw for 12,315 yards, 94 touchdowns and 28 interceptions.

Max Johnson (Committed to North Carolina)

Max Johnson will be leaving the Texas A&M Aggies, as the quarterback has decided to enter the transfer portal.

Johnson will be going to his third school as he was in LSU for two years before going to Texas A&M for two seasons. In his college career, he has thrown for 5,548 yards, 46 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

UPDATE: Max Johnson has committed to North Carolina.

Will Howard

Will Howard spent four years as a quarterback with the Kansas State Wildcats. He recently entered his name into the transfer portal.

Howard helped lead the Wildcats to a Big 12 championship in 2022 and the graduate will be one of the top quarterbacks available. In his college career, he's thrown for 5,786 yards, 48 touchdowns and 25 interceptions.

Dillon Gabriel

One of the best quarterbacks in college football in recent years, Dillon Gabriel entered the transfer portal after solid stints at UCF and Oklahoma.The senior-year quarterback has put up 14,865 yards, and 125 touchdowns over his college career.

UPDATE: Dillon Gabriel will now be replacing Oregon QB Bo Nix

Blake Shapen

A redshirt junior quarterback for the Baylor Bears, Blake Shapen has entered the transfer portal after three years in Waco.

Shapen started 23 games for the Bears and put up 5,574 yards along with 36 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The quarterback has at least one more year of eligibility left and will be able to play for his new team immediately. This decision came shorty after the program fired OC Jeff Grimes.

DJ Uiagalelei

After spending a season with the Oregon State Beavers, QB DJ Uiagalelei has made the decision to enter the transfer portal once again. Uiagalelei previously transferred from Clemson to Oregon State.

Uiagalelei had a decent season with the Beavers, missing out on his career-high passing yards for a season by less than 100 yards. The third year quarterback threw for 2,418 yards and 20 touchdowns along with six interceptions. Uiagalelei also added 206 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns to his tally.

Riley Leonard (Committed to Notre Dame)

Leonard had a lot of expectations on him at the start of the season, and the quarterback had a strong start to the season. However, injuries forced Leonard to miss five games.

In the seven games he played, Leonard threw for 1,102 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with 352 yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground. Leonard entered the transfer portal after the departure of HC Mike Elko, and will be looking to replicate his 2022 season at his new destination.

UPDATE: Riley Leonard will now be the starting QB for Notre Dame

Grayson McCall

McCall has entered the transfer portal for the second time in the last two seasons. The last time, the senior year quarterback decided to return to the program after Coastal Carolina hired Tim Beck.

Entering his sixth season in college football, McCall will be looking to find a new home as this will most likely also be his final season. In five seasons, McCall has thrown for over 10,000 yards, and 88 touchdowns with only 14 interceptions.

UPDATE: McCall has committed to NC State

Dante Moore, UCLA

A five-star prospect from the 2023 class, Moore decided to enter the transfer portal after just one season with UCLA. Moore finished the season with 1610 passing yards and 11 touchdowns along with 9 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Texas Tech

Although Shough has spent six seasons in college football, the Texas Tech quarterback has never completed a season playing all 12 regular season games. Shough has been plagued with injuries but has repeatedly continued to impress whenever healthy.

Shough has put up 5,339 all-purpose yards and 46 combined TD's in his career.

UPDATE: Shough has committed to the Louisville Cardinals

Max Brosmer, New Hampshire

Arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the FCS, Brosmer will be garnering a lot of attention from FBS programs after a solid season where he put up career-high passing yards, touchdowns, and completion rate. Brosmer has already received from multiple programs and will likely play in the FBS next season.

UPDATE: Max Brosmer has committed to the Minnesota Golden Gophers

Aidan Chiles, Oregon State

After former head coach Jonathan Smith left the Oregon State Beavers for Michigan State, his quarterback entered the transfer portal shortly after. Chiles spent the season as a backup to ORST star DJ Uiagalelei. He appeared in nine games for the Beavers throwing for 309 yards and four touchdowns.

Brock Vandagriff, Georgia

One of the highest-rated quarterbacks from the 2021 recruiting class, Vandagriff didn't get much of a chance to showcase his abilities behind Stetson Bennett and Carson Beck. The 21-year-old only threw 21 passes in his time at Georgia and decided to enter the transfer portal after Georgia's SEC championship game against Alabama.

UPDATE: Brock Vandagriff has transferred to Kentucky.

Kurtis Rourke

After a career-high across the board in 2022, Rourke missed a lot of time this season suffering from injuries after an ACL tear ended his season early last year. Rourke threw for 2,207 yards and 11 touchdowns this year and will be looking to improve his availability to have a strong season next year.

Taylor Green, Boise State

A dual threat for Boise State, Taylor Green entered the transfer portal after putting up 2,014 passing yards, and 583 rushing yards, along with 24 total touchdowns.

Jordan McCloud

After an eventful season at James Madison, Jordan McCloud entered the transfer portal shortly after head coach Curt Cignetti left to become the new head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. McCloud put up 3,413 passing yards this season, along with 34 touchdowns.

Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross

Another top quarterback from the FCS level, Sluka is a two-time finalist for the Walter Peyton award. Over his college career, Sluka has thrown for 5,896 yards, and 59 touchdowns, along with a monster 3,579 yards, and 38 touchdowns on the ground.

Ty Thompson

With Oregon replacing Bo Nix with former Oklahoma QB Dillon Gabriel, Ducks' QB Ty Thompson decided to enter the transfer portal for the 2024 season. Thompson didn't get much playing time for the Ducks behind Nix, putting up less than 500 yards in his time here.

EJ Warner, Temple

Following in the footsteps of his father, Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, EJ spent two seasons with Temple. The quarterback put up solid stats including 6,104 passing yards, and 41 touchdowns over this time.

Maalik Murphy

Just as Texas starts its preparation for the CFP showdown against Washington, QB Maalik Murphy announced that he will entering the transfer portal. With star QB Quinn Ewers set to return next season, and No. 1 recruit Arch Manning providing competition for the position, Murphy will now look for playing time with a different program.

KJ Jefferson, Arkansas

A fifth-year quarterback from Arkansas, KJ Jefferson became a star for the Razorbacks in his time in Fayetteville. A former Liberty Bowl MVP in 2021, Jefferson threw for 2,107 yards, and 19 touchdowns, this year. Jefferson also added 1,786 yards on the ground.

Malachi Nelson, USC

A formerfive-star recruit from USC, Nelson was next in line to become the signal-caller for the Trojans after QB Caleb Williams announced the decision to transfer. However, Nelson has since entered the transfer portal. Nelson has the ability to redshirt this season, and will have four years of eligibility left.

Jayden de Laura, Arkansas

Second-year Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura announced on Monday Dec.25, that he plans to enter the transfer portal after two seasons with the Wildcats. De Laura started the season on a high note before hurting his ankle against Washington in Week 4. De Laura put up 4.950 passing yards, and 35 touchdowns over two seasons.

Updated list of top QB's in the transfer portal

Sr. No.	Name	Team	Current Status
1	Aidan Chiles	Oregon State	Committed to Michigan State
2	Dillon Gabriel	Oklahoma	Committed to Oregon
3	Dequan Finn	Toledo	Undecided
4	Max Brosmer	New Hampshire	Committed to Minnesota
5	Taylen Green	Boise State	Committed to Arkansas
6	Will Howard	Kansas State	Undecided
7	KJ Jefferson	Arkansas	Undecided
8	Max Johnson	Texas A&M	Committed to North Carolina
9	Riley Leonard	Duke	Committed to Notre Dame
10	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	Committed to NC State
11	Jordan McCloud	James Madison	Undecided
12	Kyle McCord	Ohio State	Committed to Syracuse
13	Dante Moore	UCLA	Undecided
14	MJ Morris	NC State	Committed to Maryland
15	Maalik Murphy	Texas	Undecided
16	Will Rogers	Mississppi State	Committed to Washington
17	Kurtis Rourke	Ohio	Committed to Indiana
18	Tyler Shough	Texas Tech	Committed to Louisville
19	Matthew Sluka	Holy Cross	Undecided
20	Ty Thompson	Oregon	Undecided
21	DJ Uiagalelei	Oregon State	Undecided
22	Brock Vandagriff	Georgia	Committed to Kentucky
23	Tyler Van Dyke	Miami	Committed to Wisconsin
24	Cameron Ward	Washington State	Undecided
25	EJ Warner	Temple	Undecided
26	Hank Bachmeier	Louisiana Tech	Committed to Wake Forest
27	Jase Bauer	Central Michigan	Committed to Sam Houston
28	Gerry Bohanon	South Florida	Undecided
29	Treyson Bourget	Western Michigan	Undecided
30	Ben Finley	California	Undecided
31	Mitch Griffs	Wake Forest	Committed to Marshall
32	Katin Houser	Michigan State	Committed to East Carolina
33	Grayson James	FIU	Undecided
34	Nate Johnson	Utah	Undecided
35	Athan Kaliakmanis	Minnesota	Undecided
36	Noah Kim	Michigan State	Undecided
37	Sam Leavitt	Michigan State	Committed to Arizona State
38	Ari Patu	Stanford	Undecided
39	Spencer Petras	Iowa	Committed to Utah State
40	Drew Pyne	Arizona State	Undecided
41	Chandler Rogers	North Texas	Committed to California
42	Ken Seals	Vanderbilt	Undecided
43	Blake Shapen	Baylor	Committed to Mississippi State
44	Cole Snyder	Buffalo	Undecided
45	Brendan Sorsby	Inidiana	Committed to Cincinnati
46	AJ Swann	Vanderbilt	Undecided
47	Michael Alaimo	Kent State	Undecided
48	Bryson Barnes	Utah	Undecided
49	Jefferson Boaz	North Carolina	Undecided
50	Griffin Brewster	Kent State	Undecided
51	Cameran Brown	West Georgia	Committed to Texas Tech
52	Max Brown	Florida	Committed to Charlotte
53	Myles Burkett	Wisconsin	Undecided
54	Tevin Carter	Memphis	Undecided
55	Carlos Davis	UMass	Undecided
56	Logan Fife	Fresno State	Committed to Minnesota
57	Mason Garcia	East Carolina	Undecided
58	Gunnar Gundy	Oklahoma State	Undecided
59	Hunter Helms	Clemson	Undecided
60	Deuce Hogan	Kentucky	Undecided
61	Adryan Lana	Kansas State	Undecided
62	Dylan Morris	Washington	Undecided
63	Tommy Schuster	North Dakota	Undecided
64	Brayden Schager	Hawaii	Undecided
65	Evan Simon	Rutgers	Committed to Temple
66	Jeff Sims	Nebraska	Undecided
67	Aveon Smith	Miami (Ohio)	Undecided
68	Zion Turner	UConn	Undecided
69	Drew Viotto	Minnesota	Committed to Eastern Michigan
70	Destin Wade	Kentucky	Undecided
71	Dexter Williams II	Indiana	Undecided
72	Joey Yellen	Hawaii	Undecided
73	Malachi Nelson	USC	Undecided

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