Class: Junior
Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 245 pounds
2023 stats: 10 games (one start), 23-of-38 passing for 200 yards, 1 interception, 80 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns
ESPN recruiting snapshot: Not rated
Svoboda will be one of the more intriguing players in the Group of 5, as his measurables jump out, especially at a school that discovered Josh Allen and turned him into an NFL first-round draft pick. Svoboda spent a season at Snow College, where Josh Heupel once played quarterback, before sitting out the 2022 season at Wyoming. Svoboda played behind Andrew Peasley last season but saw his most extensive action against eventual Big 12 champion Texas, passing for 136 yards with his lone interception. First-year coach Jay Sawvel, who faced Svoboda in practice as the team's defensive coordinator, thinks the junior "can make every throw."
Coach's take: "Behind closed doors, we're expecting big things from him," Sawvel told ESPN. "His first college start in front of 100,000 people against a playoff team, and he belonged. He's got the command of the team, he's got leadership. There's not an element that's missing. There's not too many guys like him at any level, who look the way he looks, physical size, ability, arm strength. He is a huge piece of what we hope will be a good year."
