QB checkup: How 2024 prospects are faring this season
High school regular seasons are basically halfway done for most players across the country, so it's a good time to do a midseason check on how the top quarterbacks are performing. Below is a breakdown.
Note: Stats for Notre Dame commit CJ Carr and Oregon pledge Michael Van Buren were not available.
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The Georgia commit will get pressure from other quarterbacks – and also five-star WR Jeremiah Smith – for the top-rated player in the 2024 class but Raiola is coming into his own at his new school. The Buford, Ga., standout is completing 65% of his passes for 891 yards with 12 touchdowns, and maybe most importantly, no interceptions yet.
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If there’s one quarterback who could topple Raiola at No. 1 it would be Sayin as the Alabama commit is having a dominant season. He’s completing nearly 80% of his passes and not just dumping the ball off to pad his stats. The Elite 11 champ has also thrown for 1,246 yards and 15 TDs and he has rushed for two more scores.
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A new five-star after an outstanding performance at the Elite 11, Noland has been very good but not spectacular so far this season. Through a 4-2 record so far, the Ohio State lefty has completed 64% of his passes for 983 yards with 11 touchdowns and four picks.
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After an up-and-down summer, Davis was moved to four-star status, but he’s putting together an incredible season and maybe the argument can be made he’s a gamer and not a camp guy.
The dip in his throwing motion is concerning and won’t translate to college ball, but there’s no arguing with his 78.4% completion percentage for 1,674 yards with 21 touchdowns and no interceptions so far for the Michigan commit.
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The discussion around whether Lagway is a five-star prospect will only ramp up if the Florida commit continues to perform this way. The Willis, Texas, standout is completing 75% of his passes for 1,930 yards with 31 touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also rushed for five scores.
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Through six wins, the Tennessee commit has completed 65 of 99 passes (65.7%) for 1,229 yards with 15 touchdowns and one pick. What makes Merklinger even more impressive is that he is comfortable throwing on the run and running for scores as he’s picked up five more TDs on the ground.
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Surrounded by an elite offense at every position on his Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei team, Brown has definitely put up impressive numbers, but he has also not been as accurate as you'd like. The Stanford commit has completed nearly 67% of his passes for 1,362 yards, 21 touchdowns and four interceptions.
In many ways, Brown’s performance against fellow powerhouse Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco in a few weeks is almost everything in his senior season.
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The Florida State commit moved up after showing so much upside at the Elite 11, despite struggling during the all-important Pro Day portion. So far it’s been a mixed bag in his senior season. The Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School standout is completing 60% of his passes for 812 yards with 10 TDs and two INTs. He’s also run for 262 yards and three scores.
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Transferring to Orlando (Fla.) Jones for his senior season has not worked out yet for the Ole Miss commit who earned a four-star ranking after showing promise at the Elite 11. Jackson has completed just 13 of 34 passes for 158 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. Dereon Coleman, a 2026 prospect with 10 offers, has been the main QB.
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OTHER NOTABLE NUMBERS
* Texas Tech commit William Hammond is putting up big numbers through the air and on the ground. The Hutto, Texas, four-star has thrown for 1,880 yards with 15 TDs and three picks. Even more impressively, he has rushed for 463 yards and 10 scores.
* Texas pledge Trey Owens is completing 72% of his passes for 1,434 yards with 17 touchdowns and four interceptions.
* Maybe no quarterback is putting up numbers like Utah commit Isaac Wilson – and he’s throwing it a ton more than the others as well. The Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon standout, whose brother Zach quarterbacks the Jets, has completed 152 of 233 passes (65%) for 2,782 yards with 31 TDs and six picks. He’s also rushed for 545 yards and seven TDs.
* Oklahoma commit Michael Hawkins looked so-so at the Elite 11 this summer, but the Frisco (Texas) Emerson four-star is having a phenomenal senior season. He’s completing 75% of his passes for 1,236 yards and, most impressively, he has a 20/0 TDs-to-INT ratio. Hawkins also has four rushing TDs.
* Arizona is getting a potential star in Demond Williams, who flipped from Ole Miss, as he’s completing a striking 85.6% of his passes for 1,329 yards with 17 touchdowns and one pick. Williams, who’s undersized but has a live arm, is also dangerous on the ground as he has 463 yards and six scores so far.
* TCU commit Hauss Hejny, who has a little Max Duggan-style to him, is completing 71% of his passes for 1,287 yards with 12 touchdowns and no interceptions. The Aledo, Texas, standout has also rushed for 294 yards and five TDs.