The Athletic's quarterback tier rankings reveal high potential for Notre Dame's CJ Carr

As is naturally the case at Notre Dame, all eyes during the college football season usually fall on whoever is under center in South Bend.The Athletic recently broke down every projected FBS starting quarterback (subscription required), from 1 to 136, into seven tiers.

The publication surveyed more than 40 coaches and staffers from across the sport to get their opinions, and the writers relied heavily on that feedback for their list.The rankings are based on a combination of coaches' perspectives, the players' physical abilities, on-field performance to date and a projection of what 2025 could entail for them.

These are college-based only and not a projection of how these QBs would fare at the NFL level.Fighting Irish projected starter CJ Carr ranked No.

49 overall and slotted into tier-4, which is comprised of either young, unproven new starters with a lot of potential or veterans who have shown a lot of talent but may have been hurt or had a bad stretch at some point.

Obviously Carr falls into the former category.From the story: Carr emerged as the leader in the QB competition coming out of spring practice.

He took only four snaps last season and didn't attempt a pass as he recovered from an injury to his throwing elbow suffered during preseason camp.

But in the Blue-Gold game, the former Elite 11 QB showed touch and accuracy on downfield throws and a good feel for the offense.He'll make mistakes as a first-time starter.

How he handles those, along with the pressure that comes with being QB1 at Notre Dame, will be telling.Carr has yet to attempt a pass at the college level, but head coach Marcus Freeman and his staff have full confidence in the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, especially with a deep backfield, a good offensive line and an expected higher level of play at the wide receiver position.For the last six weeks, @AntonioCMorales and I tried the impossible: to rank every projected FBS starting QB, from No.

1 to No.

136.With intel from 40+ coaches and staffers across the country, we introduce the result: @TheAthletics College QB Tiers: https://t.co/5CcklQqtq2 Sam Khan Jr.

(@skhanjr) July 16, 2025Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.Follow Dave on X: Miller_DaveThis article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: The Athletic ranked projected starting QBs, including ND's CJ Carr.

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