Updated: Snapshot of the Committed 2021 Top 50 Ranked Quarterbacks
Posted by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
The game along the recruiting trail for most college football programs at the quarterback position is two parts, 1) find the right fit to run the scheme and 2) get the highest rated player on the board to help with recruiting rankings to appease the masses. As uncertainty has shot across the sports landscape in all areas due to the Coronavirus, a quicker than usual push has been seen in high school football recruiting, especially at the quarterback position in terms of verbal commitments. Per the 24/7Sports rankings, only two four-stars are left on the board, Trinity Christian’s Shedeur Sanders (Cedar Hill, TX) and Taylorsville’s Ty Keyes (Taylorsville, MS). Pushing out further, there are only two other three-star quarterbacks rated in the Top 50 left to help prop up recruiting rankings for elite college programs; Independence’s Braylon Braxton (Frisco, TX) and St. Thomas’ Maddox Kopp (Houston, TX).
Update
Shedeur Sanders verbally committed to Florida Atlantic (7-13-20)
Top 50 Commitment Overview
The Pac-12 currently has four of the Top 10 ranked quarterbacks; two committed to USC
The SEC has six of the Top 20 ranked quarterbacks
The Big 12 has three Top 20 gunslingers while the ACC and Big Ten have only two
A heavy emphasis is still placed on pro-style QBs, eight of the Top 20 are dual-threats
Alabama is the only “blueblood” without a quarterback commitment… some may want to include Miami too
Top 50 2021 Committed Quarterbacks with Programs
ACC
Atlantic Division
Boston College –
Clemson – No. 35 3-Star Bubba Chandler – pro-style
Florida State – No. 20 4-Star Luke Altmyer – pro-style
Louisville –
NC State – No. 24 4-Star Aaron McLaughlin – pro-style
Syracuse –
Wake Forest – 3-Star Santino Marucci – pro-style
Coastal Division
Duke – No. 50 3-Star Riley Leonard – dual-threat
Georgia Tech – No. 40 3-Star Chayden Peery – pro-style
Miami –
North Carolina – No. 8 4-Star Drake Maye – pro-style
Pittsburgh –
Virginia – No. 48 3-Star Jay Woolfolk – dual-threat
Virginia Tech – No. 45 3-Star Tahj Bullock
Big 12
Baylor – No. 34 3-Star Kyron Drones – dual-threat
Iowa State –
Kansas –
Kansas State – No. 18 Jake Rubley – pro-style
Oklahoma – No. 1 5-Star Caleb Williams – dual-threat
Oklahoma State –
Texas – No. 11 4-Star Jalen Milroe – dual-threat
TCU – No. 47 3-Star Trent Battle – dual-threat
Texas Tech – No. 17 4-Star Behren Morton – pro-style
West Virginia – No. 38 3-Star Will Crowder – pro-style
Big Ten
East Division
Indiana – No. 28 4-Star Donaven McCulley – dual-threat
Maryland –
Michigan – No. 4 5-Star JJ McCarthy – pro-style
Michigan State –
Ohio State – No. 5 5-Star Kyle McCord – pro-style
Penn State – Non. 26 4-Star Christian Veilleux – pro-style
Rutgers –
West Division
Illinois –
Iowa –
Minnesota – No. 25 4-Star Athan Kaliakmanis – dual-threat
Nebraska – 3-Star Heinrich Haarberg – dual-threat
Northwestern – No. 46 Brendan Sullivan – pro-style
Purdue – No. 29 4-Star Sam Jackson – dual-threat
Wisconsin – No. 33 3-Star Deacon Hill – pro-style
Pac-12
North Division
California – No. 27 4-Star Kai Millner – pro-style
Oregon – 4-Star Ty Thompson – pro-style
Oregon State –
Stanford – No. 31 3-Star Ari Patu – dual-threat
Washington – No. 2 5-Star Sam Huard – pro-style
Washington State –
South Division
Arizona – No. 32 3-Star Clay Millen – pro-style
Arizona State – No. 44 3-Star Finn Collins – pro-style
Colorado –
UCLA – No. 39 3-Star Kajiya Hollawayne – dual-threat
USC – No. 7 4-Star Jake Garcia – pro-style and No. 9 4-Star Miller Moss – pro style
Utah – No. 23 4-Star Peter Costelli – dual-threat
SEC
East Division
Florida – No. 21 4-Star Carlos Del Rio – pro-style
Georgia – No. 3 5-Star Brock Vandagriff – dual-threat
Kentucky –
Missouri –No. 49 3-Star Tyler Macon – dual-threat
South Carolina – No. 37 3-Star Colten Gauthier – pro-style
Tennessee – No. 19 4-Star Kaidon Salter – dual-threat
Vanderbilt –
West Division
Alabama –
Arkansas – No. 42 3-Star Lucas Coley – dual-threat
Auburn – No. 14 4-Star Dematrius Davis – dual-threat
LSU – No. 13 4-Star Garrett Nussmeier – pro-style
Mississippi State – No. 15 4-Star Sawyer Robertson – pro-style
Ole Miss –
Texas A&M – No. 16 4-Star Eli Stowers – dual-threat
Independent
Notre Dame – No. 6 5-Star Tyler Buchner – dual-threat
AAC
SMU – No. 12 4-Star Preston Stone – dual-threat
Conference USA
Florida Atlantic – No. 22 4-Star Shedeur Sanders – pro-style
Photo credit: Moss family/Twitter; Miller Moss at USC (2019)