The Stony Brook Seawolves dug themselves out of a winless season in 2023 into a 8-4 overall record in 2024, but are now without the quarterback that made it all possible in just one year.

With alumni that include Walter Payton Award winners Joe Flacco and John Robertson, and such noteworthy recent stars as Reese Poffenbarger, Max Brosmer, and Hajj-Malik Williams, Coastal Athletic Association football has a long-running standard of excellent quarterback play.

The Rhode Island Rams are leaving a 11-3 overall, 7-1 conference record in 2024 and look to do it all over again with the return of their best performing quarterback and wide receiver duo, Devin Ferrell and Marquis Buchanan.

The Villanova Wildcats had a stunning 2024 season and recorded their second consecutive with 10 wins. They outscored their opponents by a combined 60 points over 14 games and went on to compete through the second round of the FCS Playoffs.

Things are looking uncertain for the New Hampshire Wildcats heading into the 2025 season, but there is plenty of room for a young quarterback to rise up and lead his team to another winning season.

In his final year as head coach for UAlbany, Greg Gattuso may not have left off on the best season. The Great Danes finished at 4-8 overall and 2-6 in conference play after over a decade under Gattuso's guidance, a dramatic turn from the squad's 11-4 record in 2023.

William & Mary has not compared in recent years to its break through season in 2022 when the Tribe went 11-2 overall and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA D1 Playoffs. The Tribe put up a 7-5 record in 2024 and finished it out on a less-than-ideal note with a complete shutout from Richmond in the Capital Cup.

The Rhode Island Rams impressed in 2024 and hope to have a repeat this season with the return of their best performing quarterback and wide receiver duo, Devin Ferrell and Marquis Buchanan.

The Campbell Fighting Camels are looking to improve on a 3-9 season from 2024, and with a hoard of transfer portal additions and recruits to add to the talent of their established veterans.

The Towson Tigers have been steadily making their way up in the CAA conference, having their most successful season in 2024 since 2019.

A dramatic ending to the 2024 season for UAlbany Football was highlighted by Jared Ambrose getting assigned as interim head coach, and now the future looks uncertain for the Great Danes as they still search for a permanent solution.

The University of New Hampshire Wildcats left the 2024 season ranked No. 24 in the FCS with a 8-5 overall, 6-2 conference record, and could be a force not to be reckoned with in 2025.

The Villanova Wildcats garnered their second consecutive season with 10 wins in 2024, led by a stunning defensive front that helped them outscore their opponents by over 60 total points in 14 games.

Just like their old conference rival Villanova, the William & Mary Tribe is set to leave the CAA behind for the Patriot League beginning with the 2026 season, putting on the pressure to leave behind a memorable final year within the conference.

NFL rosters across the league feature former Coastal Athletic Association stars: From Colby Sorsdal in Detroit, Kobie Turner and Jared Verse teaming on the defensive line in Los Angeles, Dylan Laube in Las Vegas, there's no shortage of CAA representation in the pros.