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Best landing spots for D.J. Uiagaelelei and other top transfer portal quarterbacks

By Chris Peterson

Nov 26, 2022; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei (5) warms up before the game with South Carolina at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2022; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei (5) warms up before the game with South Carolina at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s college football transfer portal day and after big-name quarterbacks and we look at ideal spots for D.J. Uiagaelelei and other big-name quarterbacks. 

We knew that the first day of the college football transfer portal window was going to be crazy and it has been as nearly 1,000 players have entered.

Many of the biggest first-day entrants to the college football transfer portal have been quarterbacks and some like former Boston College signal-caller Phil Jurkovec have already found a new home as he’ll head to Pittsburgh to take the spot of Kedon Slovis, who is back in portal after one year with the Panthers.

D.J. Uiagaelelei might be the biggest name among quarterbacks as the former five-star is leaving Clemson, but with Cade Klubnik replacing him and being named the starter, it’s not a huge shock.

Graham Mertz (Wisconsin), Hudson Card (Texas), Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State), Devin Leary (NC State), Brennan Armstrong (Virginia), Jeff Sims (Georgia Tech), and Drew Pyne of Notre Dame are some of the other notable quarterback names currently in the portal.

There has to be around 20 former starting quarterbacks in the transfer portal and it’s going to be interesting to see where they all land.

With that in mind, we take a stab at some ideal landing spots for D.J. Uiagaelelei and other top quarterbacks currently in the college football transfer portal.

D.J. Uiagaelelei – UCLA

D.J. Uiagaelelei never really worked out the way that Clemson wanted him to and it made sense for him to move on. But where should he go?

One place that makes a ton of sense is UCLA. Uiagaelelei is a California kid and Chip Kelly also has a need at quarterback with Dorian Thompson-Robinson out of eligibility.

Kelly got a lot out of him and you can bet that he would be able to get the best out of Uiagaelelei who was the No. 1 pro-rated prospect in his recruiting class. He has struggled to throw the ball at times but with his ability to run, he would be dangerous at UCLA and the Bruins would be lucky to have him.

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