Michigan OC Kirk Campbell shares the quarterback depth chart before spring ball

Michigan has options at quarterback. Who’s the favorite to be QB1 this fall?

The Michigan Wolverines’ quarterback competition is wide open heading into spring camp.

Who takes the initial snaps on the first day of practice? Offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell has a strategy.

“The pecking order heading into the spring is who is the oldest,” Campbell said in an interview. “If the grades are the same, we’ll proceed in alphabetical order by last name. That is how we will tackle it on the first day. We’ll reconsider that on day two.”

The depth chart for the first day will include Jack Tuttle, Davis Warren, Alex Orji, Jayden Denegal, and Jadyn Davis. The current pecking order will not last long.

Campbell also shared his thoughts on a few of the quarterbacks vying to be QB1.

Campbell on Jack Tuttle

“Having Jack Tuttle back is extremely valuable to the room as far as a veteran guy that’s been a couple different places. “I spoke on Jack ad nauseam in the past. Great leader, great way about him. Really good passer of the football. To have him back is good for the culture of the entire program.”

Campbell on Alex Orji

“His development of throwing the football from day one that I got here as an analyst to now is vast. It’s not even the same guy. He looks like a totally different player right now, and the ball pops off his hand.”

Campbell on Jadyn Davis

“Jadyn will have an opportunity just as the others to become a starter at the University of Michigan and if he’s ready to do that, he’ll be awarded with the opportunity,” he said of the highly regarded incoming four-star. “He embodies what you want in a quarterback: leadership, command, the care factor, the it-factor. When you’re around him, his personality is infectious.”

We’re still a long way from knowing who Michigan’s starting quarterback will be, and the spring game on April 20 will give us a clearer idea of who the favorite is. What occurs between now and then might have a significant impact on the depth chart when training camp begins in August.