Oregon Ducks Set To Make Rare NFL Accomplishment With Marcus Mariota News

Other examples of four quarterbacks from the same college starting in the same NFL week are the USC Trojans (2009), the Michigan State Spartans (2014) and the NC State Wolfpack (2017). There are also examples that involve four quarterbacks or more who started in the NFL the same week, but they didn’t all finish their college careers with the same program.

Mariota started the Commanders’ games against the Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons in the final two weeks of September. He joined Nix and Herbert as the three Ducks starters those two weeks, but Gabriel was still the Cleveland Browns’ backup at the time.

Gabriel earned his first NFL start versus the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 5 and has started every game since. Oregon has five games in 2025 with three former quarterbacks starting for their professional teams, but it’ll be the first time in program history that four start.

How Former Oregon Quarterback Have Fared This Season

Mariota’s played three games so far in his 11th NFL season. The former No. 2 overall pick has thrown for 426 yards and a pair of touchdown passes in 2025 and rushed for a touchdown.

The Ducks’ rookie quarterback, Gabriel, has thrown for 546 yards and three touchdowns without recording an interception in his first five NFL games. Gabriel enters the week coming off his first NFL win as a starter, when the Browns defeated the Miami Dolphins 31-6.

Meanwhile, Herbert is tied for sixth in the league in touchdown passes with 13. The Los Angeles Chargers quarterback is first in passing yards, with 1,913.

Nix joins Gabriel as one of the current former Oregon quarterbacks in the NFL who were coached by Dan Lanning in college. Like Gabriel, Nix comes off a notable performance. He scored four total touchdowns, all in the fourth quarter, to complete a 33-32 comeback win over the New York Giants. The Denver Broncos quarterback has 11 passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns in 2025.

The four Pro Ducks are combined for an 11-8 winning record as starters this season. Oregon is developing into a top spot for quarterbacks in college football between its success at the professional level and ability to develop Heisman Trophy finalists.

Current Ducks quarterback Dante Moore remains in the top 10 in Heisman odds entering week 9. Many mock drafts predict Moore to be among the top quarterbacks selected in 2026 if he declares at the end of the season. Depending on his decision and how the rest of Oregon’s season pan out, the Ducks could potentially see a fifth quarterback make the league next season.