Chasing the Natty: A College Fantasy Football Podcast · Jared Palmgren and Nate Marchese

2026 Transfer Portal Quarterbacks - Episode 263 - Chasing the Natty: A CFF Show

·1 hr 42 min·5 clips

Drew Messermaker arrives at Oklahoma State after nearly 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns at North Texas.

1. Chasing the Natty: A College Fantasy Football Podcast focuses on the 2026 transfer portal quarterback market and how it could reshape CFF value. 2. Jared Palmgren hosts the episode, Nate Marquis co-hosts, and both matter because they compare portal fits against fantasy production. 3. The episode asks which transferred quarterbacks can matter in 2026 CFF and which names carry enough risk to avoid early. 4. Drew Messermaker is the first major case, with Jared citing nearly 4,000 passing yards and 29 touchdowns at North Texas. 5. Nate connects Messermaker to Eric Morris at Oklahoma State and compares the move with Chandler Morris and Cam Ward in the same coaching tree. 6. Jared says his preliminary projections have Messermaker around QB8, while Nate calls Oklahoma State the best possible step up short of Indiana. 7. Brennan Sorsby comes next after a productive Cincinnati season that included 26 passing touchdowns, 9 rushing touchdowns, and a $5 million move to Texas Tech. 8. Nate argues that Texas Tech’s scoring margin could cut Sorsby’s second-half volume, even if the rushing profile keeps him relevant near the goal line. 9. Jared notes that Quentin Joyner, Jacoby Williams, and Cameron Dickey all return, which could split touchdown equity away from Sorsby. 10. Caleb Osborne is presented as a less obvious target after following Jason Candle from Toledo to UConn. 11. Jared points to Osborne’s 34 rushing attempts, 221 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns as evidence of dual-threat usage. 12. Nate says the UConn fit is interesting but questions whether Osborne is a good enough pure quarterback to sustain the projection. 13. Jared repeatedly references Jason Candle’s past with DaQuan Finn and Gleason to show why the system matters more than the school label. 14. DJ Lagway enters the discussion as a major name with uncertainty around Baylor and a possible visit to Mississippi State. 15. Nate says Lagway is not the runner many expected and warns that Baylor’s roster turnover and Dave Aranda’s situation create more downside than upside. 16. Alonzo Barnett III’s move to UCF gives Scott Frost a dual-threat quarterback, which Jared links to the Adrian Martinez type of fantasy profile. 17. The conversation stays analytical and projection-heavy, with Jared walking through raw ratings and Nate challenging assumptions about rushing totals and touchdown rates. 18. The tone is conversational and evaluative, with back-and-forth debate rather than interviews or formal segments. 19. Best for CFF managers tracking 2026 portal quarterbacks. 20. Skip if you only follow NFL draft headlines.

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Portal quarterback chaos, turned into usable fantasy advice.

2026 transfer portal quarterbacks sit at the center of this episode, and the crew treats them as fantasy decisions first and news second. Jared Palmgren keeps circling back to fit, rushing usage, and how much uncertainty belongs in early rankings, which makes the discussion feel…

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