With roughly four months to go until the start of the 2022 season, a number of college football players are still pursuing a change of scenery after entering the transfer portal last year or at some point during the offseason this year.
Here’s a look into five quarterbacks in no particular order to keep watch on as they search for their next landing spot.
1. Grant Gunnell (Arizona/Memphis)
Gunnell is transferring for a third time after dealing with injury setbacks at both Arizona and Memphis. The junior was forced to miss last season with right leg injury he underwent surgery for, opening the door for current sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan to start every game and ultimately be named a Freshman All-American. The competition for the starting position in 2022 was expected to be tight between Henigan and Gunnell, who looked solid in the spring game, showing no signs of being bothered by a previous injury as he threw two touchdown passes.
The former Wildcats starter has completed 66.5% of his passes for 1,864 yards with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions over two seasons and it’s easy to get the sense there’s a lot more he still hasn’t shown due to seasons overshadowed by him not being able to stay fully healthy. Gunnell navigates the pocket well, especially for a quarterback who is 6-foot-6 and 228 pounds, is accurate at all levels of the field with a great amount of arm strength and is money on the deep ball.
Gunnell told me earlier this week he had visited Rice and North Texas so far. It’s still too early to say, but this could be an indication that Gunnell wants to move closer to home. Gunnell was a three-star recruit coming out of St. Pius X High School (Houston, TX) where he set the Texas high school records for passing touchdowns (195) and passing yards (16,108).
2. Peter Costelli (Utah)
Costelli officially entered the transfer portal as a freshman in late November, a decision that has its advantages considering how deep the Utes are at quarterback. Junior…