Recruiting Window Narrowing on 2022 Quarterbacks and College Football Programs

Written by Ryan Wright

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A two-way window for both recruit and college program is closing in a hurry. The one spot in each recruit class that fills the fastest is in the pocket, and the 2022 class is no different. Even though the early signing period is roughly six months away, there are few Power Five teams without a QB commit and even fewer highly ranked players to fill the vacancies.

The race was on early in the recruiting cycle for 2022 quarterbacks seeing the SEC gobble up the vast majority of top-tier talent. Of the Top 10 ranked quarterbacks, five are headed to SEC programs including four of the Top 5. Of the 14 Southeastern Conference teams, only three programs have not added a verbal commitment under center; Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi. But the team that got the top dog in this class was Ohio State stealing away Southlake Carroll (TX) five-star Quinn Ewers.

Where the recruiting battles are the biggest outside Group of Five teams is in the ACC where five programs are still searching for their gunslinger. Where the pavement hits the proverbial road, there are only two Top 25 ranked recruit still available, and that is four-star Apple Valley (CA) talent Jayden Denegal and four-star St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) standout Zion Turner.  Expanding the list, only six quarterbacks in the Top 50 remain untethered.

With the 2021 recruiting cycle being an odd one, an abundance of players in the transfer portal, Super Seniors returning, an extra year of eligibility granted to players, and an unknown for college programs on having to whittle down their rosters back to 85, some programs may pass on an arm this go around adding an extra sense of urgency for this group of seniors.

Where it was normal seeing two quarterbacks sign with the same school in a class, so far that is the anomaly. Only Virginia Tech, Marshall, Maryland, Penn State, and Coastal Carolina have accepted two quarterback commits to this recruiting class.

The positive for Class of 2022 quarterbacks, only 14 Group of Five teams have a field general attached.

Power Five Conferences without a Committed Quarterback

ACC – five openings

Big 12 – four

Big Ten – four

Pac-12 – three

SEC – three

Power Five Programs with Committed Quarterback

ACC

Boston College – Peter Delaportas – Jefferson Township (NJ) – No. 30 overall

Clemson – Cade Klubnik – Westlake (TX) – No. 6 overall

Duke –

Florida State – AJ Duffy – IMG Academy – No. 7 overall

Georgia Tech –

Louisville – Khalib Johnson – Clay-Chalkville (AL) – No. 38 overall

Miami – Jacurri Brown – Lowdes (GA) – No. 12 overall

North Carolina –

North Carolina State – MJ Morris – Carrollton (GA) – No. 18 overall

Pittsburgh –

Syracuse –

Virginia – Davis Lane – Liberty Christian (VA) – No. 72 overall

Virginia Tech – Alex Orji – Sachse (TX) – No. 29 overall and Devin Farrell – Milton (GA) – No. 48

Wake Forest – Brett Griffis – Broad Run (VA) – No. 60 overall

Big 12

Baylor – Zach Pyron – Pinson Valley (AL) – No. 35 overall

Iowa State – Rocco Becht – Wiregrass Ranch (FL) – No. 78 overall

Kansas –

Kansas State –

Oklahoma –

Oklahoma State – Garret Rangel – Lone Star (TX) – No. 34 overall

Texas – Maalik Murphy – Junipero Serra (CA) – No. 8 overall

Texas Christian (TCU)

Texas Tech –

West Virginia – Nicco Marchiol – Hamilton (AZ) – No. 23 overall

Big Ten

Illinois – Donovan Leary – Timber Creek (NJ) – No. 62 overall

Indiana – Josh Hoover – Rockwall-Heath (TX) – No. 36 overall

Iowa –

Maryland – AJ Swann – Cherokee (GA) – No. 33 overall and Jayden Sauray – Wise (MD) – No. 39 overall

Michigan –

Michigan State –

Minnesota – Jacob Knuth – Harrisburg (SD) – No. 54 overall

Nebraska – Richard Torres – Southside (TX) – No. 59 overall

Northwestern –

Ohio State – Quinn Ewers – Southlake Caroll (TX) – No. 1 overall

Penn State – Drew Allar – Medina (OH) – No. 11 overall and Beau Pribula – Central York (PA) – No. 26

Purdue – Brady Allen – Gibson Southern (IN) – No. 17 overall

Rutgers – Gavin Wimsatt – Owensboro (KY) – No. 10 overall

Wisconsin – Myles Burkett – Franklin (WI) – No. 40 overall

Pac-12

Arizona – Noah Fifita – Servite (CA) – No. 50 overall

Arizona State –

California – Justyn Martin – Inglewood (CA) – No. 20 overall

Colorado – Owen McCown – Rusk (TX) – No. 49 overall

Oregon – Tanner Bailey – Gordo (AL) – No. 14 overall

Oregon State – Travis Throckmorton – Simi Valley (CA) – No. 71 overall

Stanford –

UCLA –

USC – Devin Brown – Corner Canyon (UT) – No. 22 overall

Utah – Nate Johnson – Clovis (CA) – No. 51 overall

Washington – Jackson Stratton – La Jolla (CA) – No. 66 overall

Washington State – Adryan Lara – Desert Edge (AZ) – No. 41 overall

SEC

Alabama – Ty Simpson – Westview (TN) – No. 3 overall

Arkansas –

Auburn – Holden Geriner – Benedictine Military (GA) – No. 15 overall

Georgia – Gunner Stockton – Rabun County (GA) – No. 5 overall

Florida – Nick Evers – Flower Mound (TX) – No. 21 overall

Kentucky –

LSU – Walker Howard – St. Thomas More (LA) – No. 2 overall

Mississippi –

Mississippi State – Braedyn Locke – Rockwall (TX) – No. 31 overall

Missouri – Sam Horn – Collins Hill (GA) – No. 9 overall

South Carolina – Braden Davis – Middletown (DE) – No. 13 overall

Tennessee – Tayven Jackson – Center Grove (IN) – No. 24 overall

Texas A&M – Conner Weigman – Bridgeland (TX) – No. 4 overall

Vanderbilt – Drew Dickey – Regents (TX) – No. 60 overall

Independent

Notre Dame – Steve Angeli – Bergen Catholic (NJ) – No. 16 overall

Group of Five

Appalachian State – Zak Rozsman – Walton (GA) – No. 74 overall

Arkansas State – Jaxon Dailey – Southeast Polk (IA) – No. 44 overall

Boise State – Katin Houser – St. John Bosco (CA) – No. 27 overall

Coastal Carolina – Bryce Archie – McEachern (GA) – No. 47 overall

Coastal Carolina – Dontrell Jackson – Marist (IL) – No. 75 overall

Connecticut – Chris Calhoun – Sandalwood (FL) – No. 94 overall

Louisiana Tech – Landry Lyddy – Calvery Baptist (LA) – No. 87 overall

Marshall – Chase Harrison – Centerville (OH) – No. 56 overall

Marshall – Peter Zamora – Westside (SC) – No. 91 overall

Navy – Karson Lopati – West (UT) – No. 96 overall

Nevada – Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi – Aledo (TX) – No. 82 overall

San Jose State – Tyler Voss – Valencia (CA) – No. 80 overall

South Florida – Gunnar Smith – Lake Mary (FL) – No. 88 overall

Tulane – Carson Haggard – Gulliver Prep (FL) – No. 86 overall

UNLV – Jayden Maiava – Kaimuki (HI) – No. 28 overall

Wyoming Caden Becker – Skutt Catholic (NE) – No. 92 overall

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