Former Auburn Tiger and Texas A&M Aggie [autotag]Zach Calzada[/autotag] has entered the transfer portal for the third time in his career according to a report by On3’s Pete Nakos. After spending his first two seasons with the Aggies, Calzada transferred to Auburn in 2023, where he did not see the field.
The Buford, Georgia native then took his talents to Incarnate Word, where he passed for 6,342 yards and 54 touchdowns in two years. Calzada led the Cardinals to an 11-3 season in 2024. They would go on to win the Southland Conference before losing to FCS behemoth South Dakota State in the Quarterfinals of the playoffs.
Now 24 years old, the former three-star prospect will look to not only move back to an FBS program but likely a Power 4 program as well to finish out his seven-year collegiate career. While he hasn’t played meaningful FBS football since 2021 with the Aggies, Calzada could turn the momentum he picked up over the last two seasons in the FCS into a starting spot on am FBS roster in 2025.
Formerly ranked as a top-50 quarterback prospect in 2025, the college football veteran is not currently ranked among transfer portal quarterbacks in the 2025 cycle. That could change as the rankings update in the coming days, although he is unlikely to be viewed as an elite prospect in the class.
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