ON3 is looking ahead to the 2025 football season by ranking the top 25 quarterbacks in college football for the upcoming fall. NC State’s CJ Bailey, who will be a true sophomore next season, is ranked 15th.
- Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
- Drew Allar, Penn State
- DJ Lagway, Florida
- Arch Manning, Texas
- LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina
- Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
- Carson Beck, Miami
- Cade Klubnik, Clemson
- John Mateer, Oklahoma
- Nico Iamaleava, Tennessee
- Josh Hoover, TCU
- Taylen Green, Arkansas
- Eli Holstein, Pittsburgh
- Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt
- CJ Bailey, NC State
- Darian Mensah, Duke
- Behren Morton, Texas Tech
- Sawyer Robertson, Baylor
- Rocco Becht, Iowa State
- Avery Johnson, Kansas State
- Luke Altmyer, Illinois
- Jayden Maiava, USC
- Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
- Miller Moss, Louisville
- Julian Sayin, Ohio State
Previously, I wrote an article detailing CJ Bailey’s exceptional performance as a true freshman in 2024.