Texas A&M football has really been through a lot at the quarterback position over the past few years. The Aggies have not kept the same starting QB throughout an entire season since 2020, and for a few years in there, they've been through more than two— in 2023, they had four different QBs play the majority of a given game on their schedule.
That's all hopefully behind them in this upcoming year. The QB switch from Conner Weigman to Marcel Reed didn't end up having anything to do with a season-ending injury (though a shoulder problem from the Notre Dame game surely impacted Conner), but A&M fans are hoping that Reed can really be the guy going forward.
In this day of the transfer portal, too, the high number of quarterbacks that the Aggies have cycled through means that hardly any of them are on campus anymore— as a matter of fact, it's really only Reed. This means that there are a few former A&M QBs dotting the landscape around the sport, but what one fan observed really puts it into perspective.
Six current or former Texas A&M football quarterbacks could be starters around country in 2025
IgnorantAg on X pointed out that the Aggies could have several quarterbacks with recent history in College Station starting for Power 4 teams this fall.
Just realized A&M will have five former potentially starting quarterbacks for Power 4 teams
— One Eyed Aggie (@IgnorantAg) August 2, 2025
Zach Calzada (Kentucky)
Haynes King (Georgia Tech)
Jaylen Henderson (West Virginia)
Max Johnson (UNC)
Conner Weigman (Houston)
Calzada left after the tumultuous 2021 season for Incarnate Word, and is now back in the SEC at Kentucky. Haynes King has been a stalwart in Atlanta for the Yellowjackets. Henderson is a new face up at West Virginia, and probably has the least likely chance of starting on this list.
Johnson is still in college football after suffering a season-ending injury early on last year. Finally, we all know what Weigman is capable of when healthy, and he's looking to have a huge year for Willie Fritz and the Cougars.
Add in Marcel himself up in College Station, and that's six quarterbacks around the country. That's quite a number— one that serves as a painful memory for A&M fans, but certainly one that's pretty notable.