When it comes to Utah high school football, the biggest question heading into the 2021 season is who’s the next Corner Canyon quarterback that will light-up Friday nights?
The Chargers will enter the fall as the three-time defending state champs on a 40-game win streak. And, while there is plenty of Division I talent in the stable, CC must replace QB Jaxson Dart, the 2020-21 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year, who led the program to a No. 16 ranking in the High School Football America 100 powered by NFL Play Football, the NFL’s initiative to provide fun and engaging experience for players of all ages and skill levels.
Related: 2020-21 High School Football America 100
Enter Devin Brown, who like Dart, is transferring to Corner Canyon for his senior season.
Brown, who has given his verbal commitment to USC, played at Queen Creek High School in Arizona prior to his transfer. Last year, according to his stats on MaxPreps, in nine games Brown completed 151-of-232 passes (65.1%) for 1761 yards with 18 touchdowns against six interceptions.
Queen Creek finished No. 10 in the High School Football America Arizona Top 10 in 2020.
Brown, who played under former NFL quarterback Joe Germaine at Queen Creek, became a starter midway through his sophomore year.
Look for Cody Hagen to become Brown’s main target. The senior-to-be wide receiver is coming-off a junior year with 55 catches. He averaged 21.5 yards per catch and scored 18 touchdowns. Hagen is the No. 7 college football prospect in the Class of 2022 in Utah, according to the 247Sports.com Composite Rankings.
Hagen and Brown are two of four Chargers saluted in the Class of ’22. Linebackers Harrison Taggert and Micah Wilson are back after being the top two tacklers in 2020.
Taggert (No. 6) led the team with 140 tackles, 80 of which were solo. He had 10 tackles for loss and five sacks. Wilson (No. 18) recorded 133 tackles.
The state’s No. 1 prospect, Lander Barton of Brighton is still undecided on his college choice. Right now, Barton, whose two brothers are in the NFL, has 15 college scholarship offers. Last year, Barton led Brighton with 123 tackles, 12.5 for loss with 4.5 sacks.
Barton’s borther Cody is currently playing linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks and Jackson is an offensive lineman for the New York Giants.
247Sports.com Composite Rankings Utah Class of 2022
No. 1 Lander Barton, LB – Brighton – Uncommitted
No. 2 Carsen Ryan, TE – American Fork – UCLA
No. 3 Devin Brown, QB – Corner Canyon – USC
No. 4 Aisea Moa, DL – Weber – Utah
No. 5 Ben Roberts, DL – East – Uncommitted
No. 6 Harrison Taggart, LB – Corner Canyon – Uncommitted
No. 7 Cody Hagen, WR – Corner Canyon – Uncommitted
No. 8 George Maile, IOL – Bingham – Baylor
No. 9 Carson Tabaracci, ATH – Park City – Uncommitted
No. 10 Dominique McKenzie, WR – Pine View – Uncommitted
No. 11 Marcus McKenzie, ATH – Pine view – Uncommitted
No. 12 Dallas Vakalahi, DL – West – Uncommitted
No. 13 Noah Moeaki, LB – American Fork – BYU
No. 14 Puna Alatini, ATH – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 15 Eric Wilder, OT – Syracuse – Uncommitted
No. 16 Jarinn Kalama, ATH – Wasatch – BYU
No. 17 James Aloisio, OT – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 18 Micah Wilson, LB – Corner Canyon – BYU
No. 19 Cannon DeVries, ATH – Weber – BYU
No. 20 Liutai Kinkikini, LB – West – BYU
No. 21 Bryce Radford, OT – Green Canyon – Utah State
No. 22 Chase Tuatagaloa, ATH – Orem – Utah State
No. 23 Karon Lopati, QB – West – Navy
247Sports.com Rankings Utah Class of 2023
No. 1 Spencer Fano, OT – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 2 Taliafi Taala, OT – Alta – Uncommitted
No. 3 Siale Esera, LB – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 4 Smith Snowden, CB – Skyridge – Uncommitted
No. 5 Cade Uluave, LB – Mountain Ridge – Uncommitted
No. 6 Pokaiaua Haunga, ATH – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 7 Mateaki Helu, ATH – Tooele – Uncommitted
No. 8 Howie Iongi, DL – Timpview – Uncommitted
No. 9 Sesi Vailahi, RB – West – Uncommitted
