2025 BOISE STATE SPRING BREAKDOWN PT2 QUARTERBACK GROUP
Quarterbacks
By: Grant Michael
This week we’re diving into the offensive side of the ball. Let’s take a look at the Boise State Broncos’ Quarterback room. Who has left… Who is returning…and a few that might make an impact.
Gone: Malachi Nelson
Returning: Maddux Madsen (R-Jr), Max Cutforth(R-So), Kaleb Annett (R-Fr)
New: Zeke Martinez (Fr), Trenton Giles (Jr), Jack Benson (Jr)
No big splashes this offseason for the BSU QB room. Unlike last year, Madsen will start in ’25 without much controversy. The highly touted 5-star QB Malachi Nelson failed to beat out Maddux Madsen. Nelson was one and done after entering the transfer portal before the Broncos Fiesta Bowl appearance. Nelson is nowheaded to the University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP).We wish him the best of luck and thank him for helping light a fire under Madsen!
This year Madsen is working with a new Offensive Coordinator in Nate Potter who was the Tight End coach and Assistant Offensive Coordinator last year.Potter is taking over for the retired Dirk Koetter and looks to add a new touch to this offense. It will be interesting to see how much Potter takes from theKoetter offensive template and how many new schemes he will add.
Madsen is also working with a new but familiar face to us in QB coach Zak Hill. Hill served as the OC/QB coach for BSU from 2016-2020. In 2021 Hill left Boise to become the OC/QB coach at Arizona State under Herm Edwards. After the 2021 season, Hill left afterstaff got in trouble for a recruiting scandal. Hill is still dealing with that issue and won’t be able to recruit off campus for the Broncos.
A QB I am keeping my eyes on to make a splash this Spring is Kaleb Annett. Annett is a redshirt freshman who enrolled last year but sat behind Madsen and Nelson. The staff decided that it would be a smart idea to redshirt him to save a year of eligibility. Annettplayed his high school ball at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA. Annett had a pretty good senior year gaining over 2,750 yards and 35 total touchdowns. Watching Annett’s film shows his potential as a pocket passer. In addition, when moved out of the pocket, he’s calm under pressure and not afraid to sling it down the field.
Unfortunately we won’t have any answers to these questions until August 28th when Boise State faces off against the University of Southern Florida. Besides, what good is the off-season if we can’t day dream about what our boys in blue and orange may look like this coming season!