Texas A&M Spring Football 2023: Quarterback position breakdown

Spring football for the Aggies is well underway which means it’s time to break down each positional unit, starting with the quarterbacks.

Spring football for Texas A&M is well underway, which means it’s every fan’s obligation to parse through the depth chart ahead of what will be an important 2023 season. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered by breaking down each positional battle, beginning with arguably the most important position on the roster.

While one would assume the starting quarterback choice is all but decided for 2023, new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino has an interesting dilemma on his hands.

Both individuals in the QB room fit into Petrino’s scheme, and Jimbo Fisher recently mentioned to the media that every position is an open competition. Granted, that is the essence of spring ball, but the QB position will always be unique in itself.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at how the current quarterback position shapes up for the Aggies:

Returners (2022 season stats)

  • Sophomore Conner Weigman: 73-132 (55.3%), 896 yards, 8 TD, 0 INT in 5 games in 2022
  • Redshirt junior Max Johnson: 43-71 (60.6%), 517 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT

Departures

  • Redshirt junior Haynes King (transferred to Georgia Tech)

Key thoughts and predictions:

Through day one of spring ball it was Weigman logging snaps with the first unit while Johnson lined up with the second unit, which shouldn’t be a surprise at this point. Weigman flashed his potential through five starts last season, and while Johnson has the leg up in experience I think it’s the unspoken truth that the former will be the starting quarterback in the fall.

Jimbo may say that every position is an open competition, but the quarterback job feels set in stone; barring some major struggles from Weigman during the spring program.

The Aggies need their starting signal-caller in 2023 to be “the guy” in order to prove that the trajectory this program is on is the right one. Pencil in Weigman to be that guy come Week 1 next season.

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