Top High School Football Quarterbacks in Class of ’24

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Over the coming weeks, High School Football America will be looking at the top high school football players in America.

We start with the most important position on the field, quarterback. Many of the top signal-callers led their teams into the 2022 High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

Dylan Raiola – Pinnacle (Arizona)

Editor’s Note: since this story was written, Raiola has transferred to Buford High School in Georgia. Read the story.

The nation’s top signal caller is Dylan Raiola of Pinnacle High School in Arizona. 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals have the senior-to-be as the overall No. 1 college football prospect in the nation.

The 5-star prospect recently gave his verbal commitment to Georgia. Originally, Raiola had given his verbal to Ohio State, but de-committed late last year.

Raiola also made headlines in January when he announced another switch. After leading Chandler to the Open Division state semifinals in 2022, the 6-3, 220-pounder transferred to Pinnacle for his senior season. It was the second time that he transferred in the two years.

He began his scholastic career in Texas at Burleson High School with former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna as his head coach. During his sophomore season, he threw for 3,341 yards and 42 touchdowns.

Last year at Chander, Raiola led the Wolves to a No. 68 ranking in the High School Football America 300 national rankings. He threw for 2,435 yards with 22 touchdowns against only five interceptions, according to his MaxPreps.com statistics.

Elijah Brown – Mater Dei (California)

While Brown’s name isn’t mentioned near the top of most of the recruiting services, it’s hard to argue with a player, who has been a starter since he was a freshman and has only lost one game while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation.

We also know that Mater Dei is known for turning out top-notch quarterbacks. Former Monarch Bryce Young was the overall No. 1 pick in April’s NFL Draft.

The only thing that prevented Brown from leading MD to a second straight national championship last year, was arch-rival St. John Bosco, who beat the Monarchs in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title game. The loss snapped the Monarchs’ 29-game win streak.

Statistically, Brown’s numbers are impressive.

Brown has thrown for over 6,300 yards with 76 touchdowns against just 11 interceptions, while completing over 70-percent of his passes. His numbers would be bigger if the 2020 season hadn’t been limited to five games because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Michael Van Buren – St. Frances Academy (Maryland)

Like Brown, Van Buren has gotten it done against one of the toughest schedules in the nation. ESPN has given Van Buren, who recently gave his verbal to Oregon, a 5-star prospect rating.

St. Frances Academy finished No. 7 in our national rankings last year with the 6-foot, 190-pounder throwing for over 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Air Noland – Langston Hughes (Georgia)

Heading to his fourth year as the starter at Langston Hughes, Noland will be looking to lead the Panthers, who finished 2022 No. 14 in the HSFA 300, to their second straight Georgia 6A state championship. Noland had an outstanding junior year while helping the program set a new Georgia record for most points (792) in a season.

The Ohio State-recruit tossed 55 touchdowns with over 4,000 yards passing in 2022.

Julian Sayin – Carlsbad (California)

The Alabama-recruit led Carlsbad to a No. 166 ranking in the HSFA 300 last season with a 10-2 record. This will be Sayin’s third year as a starter, having thrown for over 5,600 yards with 62 touchdowns against only nine picks.

Luke Kromenhoek – Benedictine (Georgia)

Like Noland, Kromenhoek will be going after a second straight Georgia title in 2023. As a program, the Cadets, who finished No. 239 in the Top 300 last year, will be going for a three-peat in Class 4A.

Last season was Kromenhoek’s first taking snaps under center after playing mostly as a receiver and safety during his first two varsity seasons. He completed 65-percent of his passes last year.

Last month, High School Football America was on-hand when he was the MVP and Top Gun winner at the Jacksonville Jaguars High School QB Skills Challenge. During the long toss portion of the Top Gun competition, the Florida State-recruit had one thrown for 68-yards.

Jadyn Davis – Providence Day School (North Carolina)

The Michigan-recruit was North Carolina’s Mr. Football in 2022. The 6-foot, 185-pounder amassed 3,425 yards threw the air with 43 touchdowns with just six interceptions last year. After winning its second straight North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association AAA state title, the Chargers finished No. 259 in the HSFA 300.

Other Top Class of 2024 QB’s

Name/School/State/Verbal Commitment

Deuce Adams, Vandegrift HS (Texas) – Louisville

Micah Alejado, Bishop Gorman (Nevada) – Hawaii

Judd Anderson, Jones County (Georgia) – Miami (Florida)

Tyler Aronson, Vero Beach (Florida) – SMU

Cedrick Bailey, Chaminade-Madonna (Florida) – NC State

Daniel Beale, Catholic (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) – Uncommitted

Davi Belfort, Western HS (Florida) – Virginia Tech

Nate Bennett, Oaks Christian (California) – Baylor

Cutter Boley, Lexington Christian HS (Kentucky) – Kentucky

Jayden Bradford, IMG Academy (Florida) – Miami (Florida)

Blake Burnett, Erie HS (Colorado) – Kansas State

EJ Caminong, Garfield HS (Washington) – Washington

Timothy Carpenter, Trotwood-Madison HS (Ohio) – Indiana

CJ Carr, Saline HS (Michigan) – Notre Dame

Tyler Cherry, Center Grove HS (Indiana) – Duke

Bryce Clavon, Kell HS (Georgia) – Uncommitted

Alonzo Contreras, Calabasas HS (California) – San Jose St.

Darius Curry, Long Beach Poly (California) – Uncommitted

Marcos Davila, Midland Legacy HS (Texas) – Purdue

Dermaricus Davis, Etiwanda HS (California) – Uncommitted

Drew Devillier, Plano East HS (Texas) – Uncommitted

Julian Dugger, Penn Hills HS (Pennsylvania) – Uncommitted

Alex Erby, Steelton-Highspire (Pennsylvania) – Uncommitted

Josh Flowers, Baker HS (Alabama) – Mississippi State

Aidan Glover, Collierville HS (Tennessee) – Uncommitted

Karson Gordan, Episcopal (Bellaire, Texas) – UNLV

Thomas Gotkowski, Ben Davis HS (Indiana) – Miami (Ohio)

Braden Graham, Riverdale HS (Tennessee) – Uncommitted

Ethan Grunkemeyer, Olentangy HS – Penn State

Will Hammond, Hutto HS (Texas) – Texas Tech

Henry Hasselbeck, Xaverian Brothers (Massachusetts) – Uncommitted

Michael Hawkins, Emerson HS (Frisco, Texas) – Oklahoma

Jeremy Hecklinski, Walton HS (Georgia) – Wake Forest

Hauss Hejny, Aledo HS (Texas) – TCU

Colin Hurley, Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) – LSU

KJ Jackson, St. James School (Alabama) – Arkansas

Trever Jackson, West Orange (Florida) – Uncommitted

Samaj Jones, St. Joseph’s Prep (Pennsylvania) – Uncommitted

Daniel Kaelin, Bellevue West HS (Nebraska) – Nebraska

DJ Lagway, Willis HS (Texas) – Florida

Drake Lindsey, Fayetteville HS (Arkansas) – Minnesota

Jacqai Long, Archbishop Hoban HS (Ohio) – Uncommitted

Anthony Maddox, Oak Grove (Mississippi) – Texas A&M

Isaiah Marshall, Southfield HS (Michigan) – Kansas

Khristian Martin, Highland Springs HS (Virginia) – Uncommitted

Kamari McClellan, Clay-Chalkville HS (Alabama) – Uncommitted

Caleb McCreary, Montgomery Catholic (Alabama) – Troy

Ty McCutcheon, Punahou (Hawaii) – Uncommitted

Brady McDonough, Desert Mountain (Arizona) – Navy

Michael Merdinger, Cardinal Gibbons (Florida) – North Carolina)

Jake Merklinger, Calvary Day (Georgia) – Tennessee

Mabrey Mettauer, The Woodlands HS (Texas) – Wisconsin

Alessio Milivojevic, St. Francis (Illinois) – Uncommitted

Dylan Mills, San Clemente HS (California) – Uncommitted

Connor Moberly, Southeast Polk (Iowa) – Iowa State

Luke Moga, Sunnyslope HS (Arizona) – Oregon

DJ Moore, The Bolles School (Florida) – Coastal Carolina

Whit Muschamp, Baylor (Tennessee) – Vanderbilt

Danny O’Neil, Cathedral HS (Indiana) – Colorado

Miles O’Neil, Hun School (New Jersey) – Uncommitted

Kalieb Osborne, Mott HS (Michigan) – Toledo

Trey Owens, Cy-Fair HS (Texas) – Texas

Cody Pagach, Alcoa HS (Tennessee) – Uncommitted

Trey Petty, Starkville HS (Mississippi) – Illinois

Aaron Philo, Prince Avenue Christian (Georgia) – Georgia Tech

Adrian Posse, Northwestern HS (Miami, Florida) – Uncommitted

Ryan Puglisi, Avon Old Farms (Connecticut) – Georgia

Deshawn Purdie, Milford Mill Academy (Maryland) – Charlotte

Dante Reno, Cheshire Academy (Massachusetts) – South Carolina

James Resar, Bishop Kenny HS (Florida) – Iowa

Maealiuaki Smith, Serra HS (San Mateo, California) – Uncommitted

Jeremy St-Hilaire, McCallie School (Tennessee) – Vanderbilt

Carson Suesue, Granger (Utah) – Uncommitted

AJ Surace – Notre Dame (Lawrenceville, New Jersey) – Rutgers

Marcelis Tate, Duncan U. Fletcher HS – South Florida

Riley Trujillo, Bartram Trail HS (Florida) – UCF

Asher Weiner, Valor Christian HS (Colorado) – Uncommitted

Cole Welliver, Liberty Christian HS (Texas) – Uncommitted

John White, Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Mississippi) – Southern Mississippi

Walker White, Little Rock Christian (Arkansas) – Auburn

Khalil Wilkins, Roosevelt (Washington, DC) – Uncommitted

Desmond Williams, Basha HS (Arizona) – Ole Miss

Jakhari Williams, First Presbyterian Day (Georgia) – Uncommitted

Isaac Wilson, Corner Canyon HS (Utah) – Utah

Brendan Zurbrugg, Alliance (Ohio) – Uncommitted

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.