Big Ten QB turnover: Is any program stable? (Not really.) Does it matter? (No.)
A school-by-school breakdown of Week 1 starting quarterbacks
The Big Ten will likely have the No. 1 NFL Draft pick — at quarterback — on Thursday night.
Between Fernando Mendoza and Drew Allar, the conference will have at least two signal callers picked this upcoming weekend. The league could have as many as five QBs drafted.
Where’s that leave the Big Ten for next season?
Glad you asked.
We broke down the recent QB turnover at each Big Ten school to see:
a) How well-positioned the league is for 2026
b) Which schools have had more of a revolving door at QB than others
The findings were interesting, to say the least.
To begin, we looked at the Week 1 starter at every Big Ten school, going back as far as we needed to for each school before we found a returning Week 1 starter. We also noted which were transfers — and noted the year they transferred, if they weren’t immediate starters at their Big Ten school — and how many years they started at their Big Ten school (2x, 3x, etc.).
Some takeaways:
