With permission, lifted this from another board. Lots of names here that could be possible grad transfers:
Announced that he is entering the 2018 NFL Draft, despite finishing the 2017 season as a seldom-used backup
1.) Kyle Allen, Texas A&M; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #7 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in Arizona; Spent 2017 at UHouston, where he began the season as the Cougars' starter, but was benched after the third game of the season; Started 14 games over two seasons at Texas A&M and then transferred, sitting out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer regs; Announced earlier this month that he is forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft; Allen finishes his college career with 37 touchdowns, 18 interceptions and 4,283 yards.
Leaving Stanford after he lost the starting job
2.) Keller Chryst, Stanford; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #64 on the Rivals 100, 6th-best prospect in California; Announced a few days ago that he will be a graduate transfer in 2018; Chryst lost his starting job midway through the 2017 season to redshirt sophomore K.J. Costello; Began the 2016 season as the backup to Ryan Burns, but supplanted Burns as the starter after seven games that year; In three seasons for the Cardinal, Chryst threw for 1,926 yards with 19 touchdowns; His uncle is Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst.
Cornwell transferred to Nevada, but quit the team after four games
3.) David Cornwell, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #104 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Oklahoma; Transferred to Nevada-Reno, but abruptly quit the team this past September; After not playing in the Wolf Pack's first three games, he played as a backup in Nevada's 45-7 loss to Washington State, but the following Monday he was listed as the team's 3rd-string QB, and that's when he quit; His head coach at Nevada was former Husker offensive coordinator Jay Norvell; Left Bama in December 2016 after not throwing a pass in three seasons in Tuscaloosa.
Booted from Auburn this September after a public intoxication arrest
4.) Sean White, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #111 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in Florida; Got booted from the team this past September after a public intoxication arrest; Just prior to the arrest, he was coming off a two-game suspension for "undisclosed reasons"; White started 16 games for the Tigers between 2015 and 2016, but lost the job to Jarrett Stidham prior to the 2017 season; No word yet on where (or if) White will resurface in 2018.
Announced that he is leaving Lexington as a grad transfer
5.) Drew Barker, Kentucky; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #132 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Kentucky; Announced earlier this month that he is transferring from UK; It has been an eventful career in Lexington for Barker; While redshirting in 2014, Barker was charged with disorderly conduct after an incident with an airsoft gun that shut down UK’s South Campus for several hours; That same school year, Barker was involved in a bar fight in Richmond and was later punched in the side of the head by an Eastern Kentucky University football player at an EKU dorm; In 2016, Barker won Kentucky’s starting QB job but was knocked out with a back injury during the season’s third game and missed the remainder of the season; He was UK's 2nd-string QB in 2017; Barker completed his UK career with 57 completions in 113 attempts for 747 yards, with five touchdown passes and seven interceptions.
Justice Hansen shredded Bob Diaco's defense this year in what was a prelude of things to come
6.) Justice Hansen, Oklahoma; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #140 on the Rivals 250, 4th-best prospect in Oklahoma; Now at Arkansas State, where he has been a two-year starter for the Red Wolves; Spent a redshirt season in Norman and then transferred to Butler CC in Kansas for 2015.
Now at University of British Columbia in Canada
7.) Michael O'Connor, Penn State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #184 on the Rivals 250, 28th-best prospect in Florida; Now at University of British Columbia, where he has been a three-year starter for the Thunderbirds; O'Connor is originally from Ontario, Canada and prepped at IMG Academy in Bradenton; Originally recruited to Penn State by Bill O'Brien, he spent a redshirt season there and realized that he was not a fit in new coach James Franklin's offense, so he transferred back to Canada.
Three-year starter and a 6th round NFL draft choice
8.) Brad Kaaya, UMiami; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #189 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in California; A three-year starter at Miami, throwing for 9,968 yards over three seasons; Was named ACC Rookie of the Year as a true freshman in 2014; Declared early and was taken in the 6th round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
Mason Rudolph could be taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft
9.) Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #196 on the Rivals 250, 3rd-best prospect in South Carolina; Three-year starter at Oklahoma State, passing for 13,267 yards in his career; Projects to be one of the top QBs taken in this year's NFL Draft.
10.) K.J. Carta-Samuels, Washington; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #225 on the Rivals 250, 26th-best prospect in California; Announced this month that he is transferring to UCLA; Has spent the past two seasons as Jake Browning's backup at UW; Carta-Samuels has completed 27-of-47 passes for 310 yards in his career.
Now at FCS Towson, Mahalak was recruited to Oregon by Scott Frost
11.) Morgan Mahalak, Oregon; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #227 on the Rivals 250, 27th-best prospect in California; Now at FCS Towson, where he is a backup QB; Started 5 games in 2016 before being injured; Spent two seasons at Oregon, where he was recruited by Scott Frost.
Was Iowa State's starting QB until testing positive for lettuce this October
12.) Jacob Park, Georgia; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #229 on the Rivals 250, 4th-best prospect in South Carolina; Was Iowa State's starting QB until this October when he failed a drug test (weed) and missed the rest of the season; Announced last month that he is transferring (again); During his time with the Cyclones, he completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for 2,971 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions; Left UGa after his freshman season - he redshirted that year.
13.) Caleb Henderson, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #240 on the Rivals 250, 8th-best prospect in Virginia; Now at Maryland, where he was the Terps' 2nd-string QB in 2017; Sat out 2016 due to NCAA transfer regs; Appeared in two games as a reserve QB for UNC in 2015 and redshirted in 2014.
14.) Tyler Wiegers, Iowa; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 4th-best prospect in Michigan; Recently announced that he is transferring to Eastern Michigan; Appeared in seven games as a reserve QB over three seasons in Iowa City and redshirted in 2014.
15.) J.J. Cosentino, Florida State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 8th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Florida State's 3rd-string QB in 2017; Has appeared in 11 games over the past three seasons; Redshirted in 2014.
16.) Chris Durkin, Virginia Tech; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 20th-best prospect in Ohio; Now at Youngstown State, playing tight end for you know who; Appeared in 9 games for the Penguins as a reserve TE and had one (1) reception on the season; Appeared in six games over two seasons in Blacksburg as a reserve QB, TE, and special teams player, and redshirted in 2014.
Rivals' list of pro-style QBs in the 2014 class
Announced that he is entering the 2018 NFL Draft, despite finishing the 2017 season as a seldom-used backup
1.) Kyle Allen, Texas A&M; 5-stars, 6.1 RR, #7 on the Rivals 100, #1-overall prospect in Arizona; Spent 2017 at UHouston, where he began the season as the Cougars' starter, but was benched after the third game of the season; Started 14 games over two seasons at Texas A&M and then transferred, sitting out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer regs; Announced earlier this month that he is forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL Draft; Allen finishes his college career with 37 touchdowns, 18 interceptions and 4,283 yards.
Leaving Stanford after he lost the starting job
2.) Keller Chryst, Stanford; 4-stars, 6.0 RR, #64 on the Rivals 100, 6th-best prospect in California; Announced a few days ago that he will be a graduate transfer in 2018; Chryst lost his starting job midway through the 2017 season to redshirt sophomore K.J. Costello; Began the 2016 season as the backup to Ryan Burns, but supplanted Burns as the starter after seven games that year; In three seasons for the Cardinal, Chryst threw for 1,926 yards with 19 touchdowns; His uncle is Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst.
Cornwell transferred to Nevada, but quit the team after four games
3.) David Cornwell, Alabama; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #104 on the Rivals 250, 2nd-best prospect in Oklahoma; Transferred to Nevada-Reno, but abruptly quit the team this past September; After not playing in the Wolf Pack's first three games, he played as a backup in Nevada's 45-7 loss to Washington State, but the following Monday he was listed as the team's 3rd-string QB, and that's when he quit; His head coach at Nevada was former Husker offensive coordinator Jay Norvell; Left Bama in December 2016 after not throwing a pass in three seasons in Tuscaloosa.
Booted from Auburn this September after a public intoxication arrest
4.) Sean White, Auburn; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #111 on the Rivals 250, 17th-best prospect in Florida; Got booted from the team this past September after a public intoxication arrest; Just prior to the arrest, he was coming off a two-game suspension for "undisclosed reasons"; White started 16 games for the Tigers between 2015 and 2016, but lost the job to Jarrett Stidham prior to the 2017 season; No word yet on where (or if) White will resurface in 2018.
Announced that he is leaving Lexington as a grad transfer
5.) Drew Barker, Kentucky; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #132 on the Rivals 250, #1-overall prospect in Kentucky; Announced earlier this month that he is transferring from UK; It has been an eventful career in Lexington for Barker; While redshirting in 2014, Barker was charged with disorderly conduct after an incident with an airsoft gun that shut down UK’s South Campus for several hours; That same school year, Barker was involved in a bar fight in Richmond and was later punched in the side of the head by an Eastern Kentucky University football player at an EKU dorm; In 2016, Barker won Kentucky’s starting QB job but was knocked out with a back injury during the season’s third game and missed the remainder of the season; He was UK's 2nd-string QB in 2017; Barker completed his UK career with 57 completions in 113 attempts for 747 yards, with five touchdown passes and seven interceptions.
Justice Hansen shredded Bob Diaco's defense this year in what was a prelude of things to come
6.) Justice Hansen, Oklahoma; 4-stars, 5.9 RR, #140 on the Rivals 250, 4th-best prospect in Oklahoma; Now at Arkansas State, where he has been a two-year starter for the Red Wolves; Spent a redshirt season in Norman and then transferred to Butler CC in Kansas for 2015.
Now at University of British Columbia in Canada
7.) Michael O'Connor, Penn State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #184 on the Rivals 250, 28th-best prospect in Florida; Now at University of British Columbia, where he has been a three-year starter for the Thunderbirds; O'Connor is originally from Ontario, Canada and prepped at IMG Academy in Bradenton; Originally recruited to Penn State by Bill O'Brien, he spent a redshirt season there and realized that he was not a fit in new coach James Franklin's offense, so he transferred back to Canada.
Three-year starter and a 6th round NFL draft choice
8.) Brad Kaaya, UMiami; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #189 on the Rivals 250, 20th-best prospect in California; A three-year starter at Miami, throwing for 9,968 yards over three seasons; Was named ACC Rookie of the Year as a true freshman in 2014; Declared early and was taken in the 6th round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.
Mason Rudolph could be taken in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft
9.) Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #196 on the Rivals 250, 3rd-best prospect in South Carolina; Three-year starter at Oklahoma State, passing for 13,267 yards in his career; Projects to be one of the top QBs taken in this year's NFL Draft.
10.) K.J. Carta-Samuels, Washington; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #225 on the Rivals 250, 26th-best prospect in California; Announced this month that he is transferring to UCLA; Has spent the past two seasons as Jake Browning's backup at UW; Carta-Samuels has completed 27-of-47 passes for 310 yards in his career.
Now at FCS Towson, Mahalak was recruited to Oregon by Scott Frost
11.) Morgan Mahalak, Oregon; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #227 on the Rivals 250, 27th-best prospect in California; Now at FCS Towson, where he is a backup QB; Started 5 games in 2016 before being injured; Spent two seasons at Oregon, where he was recruited by Scott Frost.
Was Iowa State's starting QB until testing positive for lettuce this October
12.) Jacob Park, Georgia; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #229 on the Rivals 250, 4th-best prospect in South Carolina; Was Iowa State's starting QB until this October when he failed a drug test (weed) and missed the rest of the season; Announced last month that he is transferring (again); During his time with the Cyclones, he completed nearly 60 percent of his passes for 2,971 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions; Left UGa after his freshman season - he redshirted that year.
13.) Caleb Henderson, North Carolina; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, #240 on the Rivals 250, 8th-best prospect in Virginia; Now at Maryland, where he was the Terps' 2nd-string QB in 2017; Sat out 2016 due to NCAA transfer regs; Appeared in two games as a reserve QB for UNC in 2015 and redshirted in 2014.
14.) Tyler Wiegers, Iowa; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 4th-best prospect in Michigan; Recently announced that he is transferring to Eastern Michigan; Appeared in seven games as a reserve QB over three seasons in Iowa City and redshirted in 2014.
15.) J.J. Cosentino, Florida State; 4-stars, 5.8 RR, 8th-best prospect in Pennsylvania; Florida State's 3rd-string QB in 2017; Has appeared in 11 games over the past three seasons; Redshirted in 2014.
16.) Chris Durkin, Virginia Tech; 3-stars, 5.7 RR, 20th-best prospect in Ohio; Now at Youngstown State, playing tight end for you know who; Appeared in 9 games for the Penguins as a reserve TE and had one (1) reception on the season; Appeared in six games over two seasons in Blacksburg as a reserve QB, TE, and special teams player, and redshirted in 2014.
Rivals' list of pro-style QBs in the 2014 class
