Comfortable Monday and welcome again to a different version of our prep quarterbacks report, the place we observe how the highest QB recruits within the Class of 2025 are enjoying and what they’re as much as with their seasons.
Be aware: Missouri commit Matt Zollers and Georgia commit Ryan Montogmery, the nation’s Nos. 7 and 9 quarterbacks, are out for the 12 months with season-ending accidents.
With out additional ado, let’s dive in.
Bryce Underwood
College: Belleville (Mich.) Excessive
Dedicated to:LSU
Rating: No. 1 general, No. 1 QB
Underwood and Belleville wrapped up September with one other double-digit win, this time beating Franklin 35-6. The Tigers, now 5-0, haven’t scored fewer than 35 factors in a recreation and are beating opponents by a mean of 33.2 factors.
Underwood had a 36-yard dashing landing to kick issues off within the first quarter and threw three landing passes, together with a 38-yarder late within the second quarter. The LSU commit and his Belleville staff have made it their mission to avenge a loss within the state championship from a season in the past and convey dwelling one other title. To date so good for the Tigers, who’ve solely three regular-season video games left.
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LSU commit Bryce Underwood retains it for the 36-yard TD run. @BryceUnderwoo16
Belleville (MI) defeated Franklin (MI) 35-6.pic.twitter.com/Bphqi6Uw4j
— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) September 28, 2024
Tavien St. Clair
College:Bellefontaine (Ohio) Excessive
Dedicated to: Ohio State
Rating: No. 6 general, No. 2 QB
St. Clair, the Ohio State commit, was again in motion this week after tweaking his knee per week in the past, however Bellefontaine was on the unsuitable finish of a lopsided matchup Friday evening towards London. In its worst loss since 2011, Bellefontaine fell 51-6, with St. Clair throwing only one landing move — a 31-yarder to vast receiver Braylon Newcomb within the second quarter.
The Chieftains had been beforehand on a three-game successful streak however are actually 4-2 on the season. They need to have an opportunity to rebound this week after they host 0-6 Tecumseh.
Keelon Russell
College:Duncanville (Texas) Excessive
Dedicated to: Alabama
Rating: No. 11 general, No. 3 QB
Russell should be pumped after watching Alabama beat Georgia on Saturday evening right away traditional. And the way excited should he be to throw passes to star receiver Ryan Williams, who continues to be 17 years previous and could be a senior in highschool, like Russell, had he not reclassified?
The Crimson Tide are rolling. And so are Russell and Duncanville.
The Panthers improved to 4-0 with a 63-14 win towards Dallas Skyline. Russell, Kalen DeBoer’s first quarterback commit at Alabama, was 27-of-32 passing for 474 yards and 5 touchdowns, marking the third time in 4 video games he has thrown for no less than 5 scores. For the 12 months, Russell is now 90-of-20 passing for 1,437 yards and 19 touchdowns. Simply as spectacular: He has but to throw an interception.
What a begin for each him and his future staff.
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— Keelon “Dot em” Russell (@Pres1dential) September 28, 2024
Julian Lewis
College: Carrollton (Ga.) Excessive
Dedicated to: USC
Rating:No. 15 general, No. 4 QB
Carrollton didn’t play over the weekend after opening the season with an ideal 6-0 file. Lewis took the chance to move to the West Coast to take a look at USC’s comeback win over Wisconsin.
Lots of recruits had been on the Coliseum to observe USC beat Wisconsin, together with 5-star QB Julian Lewis pic.twitter.com/dSTQWW0Mve
— Ryan Dyrud (@RyanDyrudLAFB) September 28, 2024
Lewis is off to fairly the beginning, having accomplished 101 of 132 makes an attempt for 1,377 yards and 21 touchdowns towards three interceptions. The Trojans are beating opponents by a mean of 29 factors per recreation, and Lewis’ 76.5 completion charge is a full 10 factors increased than his 66.4 mark from a season in the past.
This week, Carrollton hosts Westlake, which has loads of expertise regardless of being simply 3-3. The Lions are led by four-star Tennessee vast receiver commit Travis Smith Jr., the nation’s No. 151 prospect and the No. 2 receiver in Georgia, and four-star Georgia offensive deal with commit Juan Gaston, the nation’s No. 158 participant.
Deuce Knight
College:George County (Miss.) Excessive
Dedicated to: Notre Dame
Rating: No. 29 general, No. 5 QB
Knight missed his second consecutive recreation as he continues to heal from a hamstring damage. It was a “recreation day” choice, George County coach James Ray stated in an e-mail.
“I simply felt that he wasn’t prepared,” Ray wrote.
The Rebels beat Wayne County 20-13 with out their star quarterback. Knight will proceed to be evaluated this week.
Within the meantime, Knight took an official go to to Auburn this weekend, sharing photos from the sport to his Instagram account. The Notre Dame commit has stayed in contact with Auburn and has visited the Tigers a number of instances over the previous few months. Hugh Freeze’s pursuit isn’t near over.
Husan Longstreet
College: Centennial (Calif.) Excessive
Dedicated to:Texas A&M
Rating: No. 33 general, No. 6 QB
Longstreet and Centennial had been off Friday forward of an away recreation at Roosevelt this week. The Huskies are on a three-game successful streak and most lately beat Liberty Excessive out of Arizona 63-39. Longstreet might want to proceed to work on his accuracy, however he has been a real twin menace this season.
The Texas A&M commit is 47-of-78 passing for 698 yards with six touchdowns and 4 interceptions. He has rushed 30 instances for 303 yards (10.1 per carry) with 4 touchdowns.
George MacIntyre
College: Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy
Dedicated to: Tennessee
Rating: No. 60 general, No. 8 QB
It was a defensive battle between Brentwood Academy and Baylor College on Friday, with Baylor eking out a 7-6 win over MacIntyre and the Eagles. MacIntyre was 17-of-32 passing for 189 yards, per The Tennessean, on an evening when the Eagles failed to attain a landing.
Friday marked the second consecutive loss for Brentwood Academy, which performed McCallie, the defending state champs, per week in the past and drew top-ranked Baylor this week. Brentwood Academy, which went simply 2-10 a season in the past, is now 3-3. The Eagles have an opportunity to bounce again this week towards winless Innovation Academy.
Madden Iamaleava
College: Lengthy Seaside Poly (Calif.) Excessive
Dedicated to: UCLA
Rating: No. 126 general, No. 10 QB
One other week has handed with Madden Iamaleava on the sidelines. The UCLA commit performed within the season opener whereas at Warren Excessive College on Aug. 23 however has since transferred to Lengthy Seaside Poly and has but to play in a recreation. Lengthy Seaside Poly has been rolling with 2026 quarterback Deuce Jefferson, who scored 5 touchdowns Friday evening in a come-from-behind win towards Lakewood.
Per the Los Angeles Occasions, Iamaleava’s paperwork for a switch waiver has been submitted as he and vast receiver Jace Brown await solutions. It’ll be fascinating to see whether or not Iamaleava will get cleared — and what he would possibly ultimately appear like after a month-and-counting of no recreation motion.
Bryce Baker
College:East Forsyth (N.C.) Excessive
Dedicated to: North Carolina
Rating:No. 128 general, No. 11 QB
The North Carolina Tar Heels may be a large number, however Baker and his East Forsyth staff proceed to dominate. The Eagles are 5-0 after a 55-0 win over Davie on Thursday. East Forsyth hasn’t scored fewer than 44 factors in a recreation all season and is averaging 54.6 factors per recreation.
In opposition to Davie, Baker had a straightforward evening, finishing simply 5 of 8 makes an attempt for 107 yards and a landing. He additionally rushed 5 instances for 58 yards and one other rating on the bottom.
For the season, Baker is 84-of-108 passing for 1,395 yards and 15 touchdowns with one interception. He has additionally rushed 22 instances for 110 yards and 4 touchdowns.
UNC is in complete disarray after the Tar Heels blew a 20-0 lead towards rival Duke on Saturday en path to a 21-20 loss. This got here one week after JMU hung 70 factors on North Carolina. Coach Mack Brown and his assistants might want to do some severe harm management with recruits — none extra essential within the 2025 class than Baker.
KJ Lacey
College: Saraland (Ala.) Excessive
Dedicated to: Texas
Rating:No. 138 general, No. 12 QB
Lacey’s Saraland staff was off this week, which gave him an additional week to heal up from a reported MCL damage from Sept. 13, per Rivals. Saraland is 5-0 and hosts 0-5 Baldwin County this week. Keep watch over Lacey, the Texas commit, as he continues to get better. He advised Rivals he anticipated to overlook “a few weeks.”
GO DEEPER
From unknown QB to Elite 11 standout: Meet rising prospect Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele
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Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele of Hawaii is without doubt one of the most fascinating quarterback recruits within the nation and was additionally probably the most underrated heading into the 2024 season. However faculties are actually on to Sagapolutele, who introduced this week that Oregon is his newest supply.
Since June, Sagapolutele has climbed from No. 39 to No. 24 within the nationwide quarterback rankings. He’s dedicated to Cal and is off to fairly the beginning at James Campbell Excessive College in Honolulu. Per ScoringLive in Hawaii, Sagapolutele is 79-of-107 passing for 1,316 yards with 20 touchdowns and only one interception. He has thrown no less than 4 landing passes in each recreation.
🎯 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, James Campbell (HI)@JaronKeawe pic.twitter.com/U8F7X53ra6
— Elite11 (@Elite11) June 5, 2024
Can Oregon flip him? The Geese do have one factor going for them: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon’s starter, can also be from Hawaii and will assist them recruit Sagapolutele, who confirmed out on the Elite 11 Finals in June.
“He’s bought extra of the stature that individuals historically like on the place,” Elite 11 director Brian Stumpf stated earlier this 12 months. “He’s all of 6-3 and in between 215 and 220 relying on the day and what he had for breakfast and all that form of stuff. So he’s an enormous, robust child. Actually easy simply as a passer. Left-handed guys, I feel historically whenever you discuss quarterbacks, don’t essentially have the arm power possibly that individuals covet on the place. However his ball finishes, it’s a very easy launch for him.”
(Photograph of Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele courtesy of Elite 11)
