Austin Novosad

Austin Novosad is an American college football quarterback for the Oregon Ducks.

Austin Novosad

No. 16 – Oregon Ducks
Position	Quarterback
Class	Redshirt Sophomore
Personal information
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Dripping Springs (Dripping Springs, Texas)
College	Oregon (2023–present)
Stats at ESPN

Early life

Novosad attended Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas.^[1][2] As a junior in 2021, he was the District 12-5A MVP after passing for 3,399 yards and 40 touchdowns.^[3] He finished his high school career completing 563 of 873 passes for 8,983 yards and 114 touchdowns. A four-star recruit, Novosad was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl.^[4] He originally committed to play college football at Baylor University before flipping his commitment to the University of Oregon.^[5][6]

College career

Novosad played in three games as a backup to Bo Nix and redshirted his first year at Oregon in 2023.^[7] For the season, he completed nine of 11 passes for 52 yards with most of his playing time coming in relief of Nix in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl.^[8] He spent his redshirt freshman season in 2024, as a backup to Dillon Gabriel, completing two passes for seven yards over three games. Novosad competed with Dante Moore for the starting job in 2025.^[9][10][11] He entered the season as a backup after Moore won the job.