Texas high school football: Top 10 Austin-area QBs include TCU recruit, Wimberley senior
With the 2024 Texas high school football season fast approaching, the American-Statesman is revealing our top 10 players at every position.
Today high school reporters Colby Gordon and Rick Cantu highlight the area's quarterbacks.
Led by Central Texas offensive Player of the Year Cody Stoever of Wimberley, the area's elite include Ali Scott of LBJ, Cole Taylor of Pflugerville and Jax Brown of Weiss.
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Top 10 quarterbacks in the Austin area
(Players listed in alphabetic order)
Ty Blair, East View
Blair emerged as one of the top passers in Central Texas as a junior by throwing for 2,411 yards and 24 TDs.
Jax Brown, Weiss
A New Mexico State pledge, Brown passed for 3,014 yards and 33 touchdowns for a team that finished 9-2.
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Luke Dunham, McCallum
One of the top dual-threat QBs in the Austin area, Dunham contributed 2,651 combined passing and rushing yards and 32 touchdowns.
Max Gerlich, Anderson
A recent UTSA pledge, the 6-3 Trojan should emerge as a top QB in the region after missing much of 2023 with an injured knee.
Logan Mitchell, Leander
The dual-threat QB combined for 2,745 total yards and 29 touchdowns during his junior campaign.
London Morgan, Rouse
The leader of the Raiders offense returns after contributing 2,670 passing yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore.
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Weston Nielsen, Bastrop
Despite missing half his freshman season with a knee injury, Nielsen impressed by averaging 238 yards passing a game while throwing 13 TDs. He's a four-star recruit with offers from Nebraska, Miami, Houston, Baylor and TCU.
Ali Scott, LBJ
The Jaguar senior threw for 2,083 yards and combined for 40 passing and rushing touchdowns for a team that finished the year 8-4. UNLV, Grambling State and Bethune Cookman are among the universities interested in his services.
Cody Stoever, Wimberley
The 2023 All-Central Texas offensive player of the year accounted for 73 touchdowns while leading the Texans to a 14-1 record and a spot in the Class 4A DII state semis. He's being recruited by Mary Hardin-Baylor, Hardin-Simmons University and Howard Payne University.
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Cole Taylor, Pflugerville
The leader of the Panther offense had a breakout sophomore year, passing for 2,381 yards and 16 touchdowns.
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