Malik Zaire

Zaire was arguably the most highly sought-after transfer during the offseason, and it was supposedly a conversation with former Florida great Tim Tebow which led him to Gainesville. Despite the notoriety, the starting job is not guaranteed for Zaire, who will have to fend off Feleipe Franks, Luke Del Rio and Kyle Trask. Zaire is by far the most experienced candidate, having spent four years at Notre Dame. However, the southpaw gunslinger surprisingly only made three starts during his time in South Bend. It seems unlikely that the graduate transfer Zaire wouldn't be starting the season opener when all is said and done, but it does look as if he will have to win the job in a quarterback competition first.