2024 Top Units

A look at the top units in the 2024 college football season.

Ranking the top units is one of my favorite summer projects. For the most part we know the top players but the top units encompass the whole position room. Colorado has a top talent in Shedeur Sanders but not much depth behind him - so you won’t see Colorado on this list. Ohio State has a solid starter in Will Howard but two high profile backups (for now) in Julian Sayin and Devin Brown - which puts them near the top of the list. Here is my breakdown of the top position units going into the 2024 college football season.

OFFENSIVE UNITS

Quarterbacks
1. Texas
The Longhorns return one of the top quarterbacks in the nation in Quinn Ewers, who could very well be the first quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft. But these rankings rely on more than just the top guy and the backup at Texas is what puts Texas at No. 1. Texas has the most exciting backup QB in college football - possibly ever! Arch Manning is sitting and waiting for another year and should see more playing time this year than last. Ewers has a history of missing games but the Longhorns offense shouldn’t miss a beat with Arch as QB2. Outside of Ewers and Manning, Texas also has freshman Trey Owens that looked very good in the Texas spring game.

2. Oregon
The Ducks lost two-year starter and Heisman candidate Bo Nix but did a remarkable job replacing him in the transfer portal with not one, but two quarterbacks. Dillon Gabriel was a top passer and Hiesman trophy in 2023 as well but did so with Oklahoma. Gabriel was a big surprise in the transfer portal and will once again be a top Hiesman candidate in 2024 - this time with Oregon. Head coach Dan Lanning didn’t stop there though. The Ducks also added former 5-star QB Dante Moore from UCLA. Moore played well in his first season at UCLA and is more than capable of taking over the Oregon offense. Look for Moore and incoming freshman, Luke Moga, to battle for the future starting job.