College Football 27: The 10 Fastest Quarterbacks You Can Recruit Right Now
EA Sports College Football 27’s default roster has thrown up a familiar surprise for Dynasty and Road to Glory players: the single fastest quarterback in the game isn’t a Heisman contender, but an unheralded freshman out of Louisiana-Monroe. GAMES.GG, Operation Sports and GameRant have independently combed through the game’s ratings and arrived at the same name at the top: Austin Carlisle.
Austin Carlisle’s 93 Speed Comes With a 70 Overall Price Tag
Austin Carlisle of ULM sits at the top with a Speed rating of 93, making him the outright fastest quarterback in the game, though his overall rating of 70 puts him firmly in developmental territory. GameRant’s own breakdown backs the number up, noting that the fastest QB in College Football 27 is UL Monroe’s Austin Carlisle with a 93 Speed stat, and as a freshman he is still early in his career, which is reflected in his low OVR stat, combined with average throwing stats.
Operation Sports frames the trade-off similarly, pointing out that a majority of the fastest QBs in the game have an OVR in the 70s, including the fastest player at the position, Austin Carlisle out of UL Monroe. For Dynasty builders willing to invest development time, that low starting point is arguably a feature rather than a bug — a raw prospect who can be moulded over several seasons rather than plugged straight into a title run.
Hauss Hejny, Nate Johnson and Demond Williams Jr. Share 91 Speed
Behind Carlisle, three names are tied for the next-highest Speed rating in the game. Three quarterbacks share a Speed rating of 91 — Hauss Hejny (73 OVR), Nate Johnson (74 OVR) and Demond Williams Jr. (88 OVR) — with Williams standing out from that trio by a significant margin on the overall scale, his agility of 90 matching Johnson’s and making him the most complete player among the 91-speed group.
GameRant corroborates the pairing, describing Williams and Colorado State’s Hejny as the pursuers closest to the top of the chart: Carlisle is closely followed by Desmond Williams Jr. of Washington, who is one of the best overall QBs in the game, and Hauss Hejny from Colorado State, both of whom have a 91 Speed stat. Williams’ blend of near-top-tier pace and a genuinely usable overall rating makes him one of the more practical mobile-QB picks for players who don’t want to spend three seasons rebuilding a prospect from scratch.
Trinidad Chambliss Pairs 90 Speed With a 93 Overall Rating
For players who want speed without sacrificing polish, the consensus pick across every outlet is Ole Miss senior Trinidad Chambliss. Trinidad Chambliss is the answer here — his Speed of 90 is not the highest on the list, but his 93 overall rating and 92 agility make him the strongest all-around option by a clear margin.
Operation Sports and GameRant both flag Chambliss as the standout among the group with legitimate starting-QB numbers attached. If you want the absolute best QB with a high Speed stat, you’ll want to use either Marcel Reed or Trinidad Chambliss, both of whom have high passing stats, with Chambliss being one of the top 10 OVR QBs in CFB 27. GameRant separately notes that if you’re looking for the fastest QB who also has the strongest OVR ratings, then look no further than Trinidad Chambliss, the Ole Miss senior who is the third-highest OVR rated QB in College Football 27.
Marcel Reed and Michael Hawkins Jr. Fill Out the Top 10 With 90 Speed
Rounding out the list, Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed matches Chambliss’ 90 Speed while carrying a strong all-around profile of his own. Marcel Reed and Demond Williams Jr. both sit at 88 overall with 90 speed, carrying 92 and 90 agility respectively, with Reed edging Williams slightly on agility, though the two are close enough that roster availability and offensive scheme should drive the decision.
Further down the board, Oklahoma’s Michael Hawkins Jr. offers a reliable floor among the speed-first names. Michael Hawkins Jr. deserves a specific mention, as his 79 overall sits between the elite tier and the developmental options, but his 90 speed and 92 agility give him a floor that is more reliable than most of the lower-rated names on this list, making him a solid middle-ground option if Chambliss or Williams are unavailable.
Why Speed and Agility Both Matter for CFB 27’s Mobile Quarterbacks
Every outlet that ran the numbers stressed the same caveat: raw Speed alone doesn’t make a quarterback dangerous. Speed is the primary sorting stat, but agility matters almost as much for a QB — a high-speed rating means a quarterback can outrun defenders in the open field, while agility determines how quickly he changes direction, breaks tackles in tight spaces, and executes option-style reads.
That distinction matters most in Dynasty mode, where scheme fit and playing time shape whether a burner like Carlisle ever sees the field ahead of a more polished passer. A high Speed rating is only useful if the quarterback is on the field, so players should check the depth chart before committing to a burner, and ratings can shift over the life of the game as EA pushes roster updates through the season. For Australian and New Zealand players newer to the college gridiron, the takeaway is straightforward: in EA Sports College Football 27, a scrambling quarterback with elite legs can open up an offense just as effectively as a traditional pocket passer — provided the wider attribute sheet backs it up.
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