You don’t have to look very far to see the potential upside of bringing in a transfer quarterback. Just watch Saturday night’s Heisman Trophy ceremony.
Outside of Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., the other three finalists for this year’s Heisman are quarterbacks, and all three of them transferred to their current schools from other schools. Moreover, all three of them came to their current schools with multiple years of starting experience at other Power 5 programs, which certainly played a part in getting them to where they are now.
Jayden Daniels, the favorite to win this year’s Heisman, started 29 games in three years at Arizona State before transferring to LSU in 2022.