Fantasy News: QB

DeShields lost the quarterback battle to CJ Montes, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Montes was named the starting quarterback for the Golden Flashes, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Locklear will begin the 2025 season as the primary backup as fellow quarterback Malachi Nelson has been named the starter for the team's season opener against Utah State, per Pete Thamel of ESPN.com.

Nelson has won UTEP's quarterback competition, per Pete Thamel of ESPN.com.

Brown is expected to begin the 2025 season in a backup role as fellow quarterback Cam Fancher is expected to be named the starter heading into UCF's season opener against Jacksonville State, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.com.

Jackson is set to begin the 2025 season in a backup role as fellow quarterback Cam Fancher is set to be named UCF's starter for the 2025 season, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.com.

Fancher is expected to be named the starter for UCF heading into the 2025 season, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.com.

Singleton will serve as the primary backup for fellow quarterback Ryan Browne to start the 2025 season, per On3.com.

Browne has been named the starter for Purdue's season opener against Ball State, per On3.com.

Horn will split snaps with Beau Pribula in the opener against Central Arkansas, per On3 Sports.

Pribula will split time with Sam Horn in Missouri's opener against Central Arkansas, per On3 Sports.

Watson is listed as a co-starter on Sam Houston's depth chart along with Mabrey Mettauer, per Sports of SHSU.

Mettauer is listed as a co-starter for the Bearkats' upcoming game Saturday at Western Kentucky, Sports of SHSU reports.

Purdie and Robby Ashford remain in a positional battle for Week 1, Conor O'Neill of Rivals reports.

Wake Forest's head coach Jake Dickert has still not made his decision at quarterback between Ashford and Deshawn Purdie, Conor O'Neill of Rivals reports.

Murphy is expected to be the Beavers' starting quarterback for their upcoming game against California on Aug. 30, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Colandrea and Alex Orji will split time at quarterback Saturday against Idaho State, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Orji and Anthony Colandrea will split time at quarterback Saturday against Idaho State, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Moore is seen having a significant lead for the starting quarterback job, but head coach Dan Lanning may not declare a starter until shortly before Oregon's first game on Aug. 30, the Portland Oregonian reports. "I think it's starting to shape out a little bit for us," offensive coordinator Will Stein said. "We'll see here in the next week or so where we're going to go."

Beale will back up quarterback Walker Howard for Louisiana-Lafayette's season opener against Rice, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Howard has been named Louisiana-Lafayette's starting quarterback, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Gronowski is expected to be named Iowa's starting quarterback, per On3.com

Sperry has a slight lead in the competition to claim Florida State's QB2 spot, per Pete Nakos of On3.com.

Navarro (shoulder) has been participating in Ohio's fall camp, per Ohio's official YouTube page.

DeShields (undisclosed) is in a quarterback battle with CJ Montes, per KentStateSports.com.