7 oldest college football starting QBs entering 2024 season ft. Cameron Rising

The 2024 college football season is set to begin this week, and many teams have veteran players on their rosters.

Due to the COVID year and other ways to extend their eligibility, some players are entering their sixth and seventh years of college football. Some quarterbacks are up there in age, so here are the seven oldest college football starting QBs in 2024.

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Seven oldest college football starting QBs entering 2024 season

#7 DJ Uiagalelei, FSU

DJ Uiagalelei, 23, is the Florida State Seminoles' starting quarterback. Uiagalelei began his college career at Clemson, and after three years, he transferred to Oregon State. He was with the Beavers for one season before transferring to FSU.

Last season, Uiagalelei threw for 2,638 yards, 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

#6 Graham Mertz, Florida

Graham Mertz is Florida's starting QB

Graham Mertz, 23, is the Florida Gators' starting quarterback and has been in college football since 2019.

Mertz began his college career at Wisconsin and spent four years there before transferring to Florida last season. He's back as the Gators starting QB and last season, he threw for 2,903 yards, 20 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

#5 KJ Jefferson, UCF

KJ Jefferson, 23, is the starting quarterback for the UCF Knights. Jefferson is entering his sixth year of college football.

He spent his first five years with Arkansas. He entered the transfer portal and landed at UCF to guarantee him a starting job. Last season, Jefferson threw for 2,107 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions.

#4 Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

Dillon Gabriel is the Oregon Ducks starting QB

Dillon Gabriel, also 23, is the Oregon Ducks' starting QB. Gabriel was one of the top quarterback prospects in the transfer portal this offseason and landed at Oregon.

He spent the last two seasons at Oklahoma after his first three years at UCF. Last season, Gabriel threw for 3,660 yards, 30 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

#3 Tyler Shough, Louisville

Tyler Shough, 24, is the Louisville Cardinals' starting quarterback. Shough spent his first two years at Oregon and spent the last three at Texas Tech before transferring to Louisville.

Last season, he dealt with an injury, throwing for just 746 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions.

#2 Alan Bowman, Oklahoma State

Alan Bowman, 24, is entering his seventh year of college football. Bowman is Oklahoma State's starting QB and spent last season at Oklahoma State after two years at Michigan and began his first three years at Texas Tech.

Last season at OSU, Bowman threw for 3,058 yards, 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

#1 Cameron Rising, Utah

Cameron Rising, 25, is the oldest starting quarterback in college football. Rising has been at Utah but has dealt with injuries and missed all of last season due to a torn ACL.

In 2022, he threw for 2,939 yards, 25 touchdowns and seven interceptions and is back as Utah's starting QB.