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There aren’t many top-end matchups this week in college football, so I want to take a different approach in this college football preview. With Malik Willis only having one year left on his rookie contract, and the Green Bay Packers being in no position to offer him an extension as they’re already over the cap for the 2026 season, let’s take a look at the upcoming quarterback class.
Below are the senior quarterbacks who are ranked between 25th and 2ooth overall on the consensus draft board, to set the table for what Green Bay’s options could be at QB2, if they’re looking at the rookie route next season. Height, weight and 40-yard dash time estimations come from NFL Draft Scout.
Height: 6035
Weight: 225
40: 4.80 seconds
If you follow college football, Beck is already a name you know. Prior to transferring to Miami this offseason, Beck was the starting quarterback at Georgia, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in 2023.
Rumors have swirled that the Hurricanes paid Beck around $4 million in NIL money to transfer back to his home state, where he was named Mr. Football in 2018. The third-year starter and sixth-year senior has performed pretty well this year, but has thrown three interceptions in the last two games for Miami. This week, he’ll go into a tough environment, playing on the road against the Hurricanes’ rival, the Florida State Seminoles.
This week: @ #18 Florida State (ABC, 6:30 pm CT)
Height: 5116
Weight: 200
40: 4.54 seconds
This is the new kid on the block. Chambliss spent the first three seasons of his college career at Division II’s Ferris State, an hour north of the quarterback’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. There, Chambliss led the Bulldogs to a 14-1 record in his first year as a starter in 2024, culminating in a Division II national championship season. He scored 26 passing touchdowns to go along with 25 touchdowns on the ground.
Chambliss was initially believed to be a backup when he transferred to Ole Miss, turning down six-figure NIL offers from the likes of Temple to become the starter at lower-end FBS programs. When Rebels starter Austin Simmons, a 19-year-old two-sport athlete, went down with an injury, though, Chambliss took over the starting job permanently.
He’s thrown 300 or more yards in all three games where he’s gotten extended playing time, versus Arkansas, versus Tulane and most recently in the team’s win against the fourth-ranked LSU Tigers. Off the strength of his performances, Ole Miss is currently ranked fourth in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. He’s also rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
This week: BYE
Height: 6035
Weight: 220
40: 4.78 seconds
A Lubbock, Texas native, Robertson originally committed to play football at Mississippi State, where Mike Leach — who previously coached Lubbock’s Texas Tech Red Raiders — was...
