We\u2019ve reached the dog days of summer on the recruiting calendar, and after multiple flips and decommitments, each of the nation\u2019s top 25 quarterback recruits are now committed. <\/p>\n
The latest came on Friday evening, as four-star Jackson (Ala.) QB Landon Duckworth<\/a> took his recruitment full circle. An early commit to South Carolina, he backed off that pledge last June and reopened his recruitment. More than a year \u2014 and numerous visits \u2014 later he announced that he is in fact re-committed to the Gamecocks. <\/p>\n His decision gives the SEC five of the top 10 quarterbacks in this class, but spread across the top 25, it\u2019s much more even. They can be found below:<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 4 NATL. Scouting Summary:\u00a0\u201cPrecision passer with the arm talent, size, and athleticism to translate to college football and beyond. Measured in at around 6-foot-2.5, 215 pounds with a 10-inch hand before his senior season. Mechanically clean with a smooth throwing motion that he replicates with consistency. Has polished footwork that is married to his upper body. Shows high-level arm talent, delivering well-placed passes to multiple levels of the field. A dangerous operator from the pocket. Able to evade pressure, reset his feet, and fire. Throws a pretty deep ball. Was a first-year starter as a sophomore and showed marked improvement while playing top competition as a junior. Flashed an added playmaking element and rushing component to his game down the stretch of his junior season.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 5 NATL. Scouting Summary:\u00a0\u201cElite arm talent with creative playmaking ability. Has a big frame, measuring in at around 6-foot-3.5, 225 pounds with a 9.5-inch hand prior to his junior season. Looks like the top arm talent in the 2026 cycle. Ball explodes off his hand. Generates considerable velocity on throws to all areas of the field. Has a loose, natural throwing motion. Capable of delivering impressive passes from several arm angles. A pure rotational athlete who does not need his feet set to throw accurate passes. Plays with a gunslinging mentality and is not afraid to drive the football into tight windows over the middle of the field. A fluid athlete who is tough to corral in the backfield. Dangerous playmaker and improviser. Had some unbelievable second-reaction plays as a junior, evading pass rushers and uncorking throws 50+ yards downfield. Made impressive strides with his accuracy and decision-making as a junior.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 11 NATL. Elite 11 Review:\u00a0\u201cBrandon showed some of the best physical tools at the Elite 11 Finals. The 6-foot-3.5, 200-pounder has a projectable frame with a strong arm and plus athleticism. Brandon consistently delivered passes with zip throughout the week. He was impressive during drills on Day 1. Brandon was accurate while taking care of the football, completing 19 of 22 passes for three touchdowns in 7-on-7. There are some areas for improvement that we saw during the pro day workout. The fact Brandon, who is one of the youngest Elite 11 Finalists, was able to perform well despite room for growth points to his untapped potential.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 18 NATL. Elite 11 Review:\u00a0\u201cHenderson owns one of the highest upsides among the Elite 11 Finalists. The Houston commit is a loose coordinated athlete with a strong arm. Henderson had highlight moments on each day of action, making some of the best throws we saw all week. His pass on a deep corner route during his pro day was the best throw we saw on Day 2. He was very aggressive during 7-on-7, finishing 14 of 25 with three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Initially considered as an athlete prospect, Henderson has blossomed into a promising quarterback and has made nice strides with his mechanics over the past year. We\u2019re eager to see if he can carry those improvements into the fall during his senior season.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 53 NATL. Coach\u2019s Take:\u00a0\u201cI just think he\u2019s a phenomenal athlete. You take a look at a kid who, he has a basketball background. It\u2019s not that he\u2019s a superstar in the basketball court or anything, but you do see a guy that\u2019s very athletic. So he\u2019s able to just create. He\u2019s one that, yes, he could use his legs to end up, having a 50 yard run out there, but he\u2019s also going to do a real good job using his legs just to create space and buy just a little bit more time to end up making a big play down field. That\u2019s something that is pretty common that you\u2019d see on him. If there was a Heisman Trophy that would go out to high school football, you would imagine that Ryder would definitely be in the mix for that just with his style of play. He\u2019s just a big-time play maker, and it comes very natural to him too. So that\u2019s that\u2019s the awesome part.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Quarterback trainer Danny Hernandez<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 67 NATL. Elite 11 Review:\u00a0\u201cBentley elevated his game during the competitive portions of the Elite 11 Finals. He was solid on Day 1, but came alive on the final two days. Bentley turned in one of the cleaner pro day sessions on Day 2, as he was on target on 18 of his 20 passes. No Elite 11 Finalist moved at a faster pace than Bentley during 7-on-7. The state champion signal caller zipped through his reads and showed off noticeably quick processing ability.\u201d<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0Jake Fette<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Arizona State<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 79 NATL. Elite 11 Review:\u00a0\u201cFette was the most explosive mover among the Elite 11 Finalists. A twitched-up athlete, Fette showed eye-catching reactive quickness throughout the week. We came away from Day 1 thinking that Fette moved at a different speed than most others. We continued to see flashes of that explosive burst throughout the week. He also showed a live arm. While Fette had a bumpy 7-on-7 session on Day 3, the movement skills were evident.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 85 NATL. Elite 11 Review:\u00a0\u201cDuckworth is one of the toolsier quarterbacks on the ground in Los Angeles. Duckworth has a big frame with ample room to continue filling out. He\u2019s the most explosive athlete of the group. Tuesday night allowed for another opportunity to showcase the improvements Duckworth has made as a passer this offseason. We\u2019re impressed with the growth we\u2019ve seen since seeing him in action at the Atlanta Under Armour camp back in February. Duckworth is more aligned and in sync than he was six months ago. As a result, he\u2019s delivering strikes at a much higher rate. The velocity and accuracy look improved. Granted, there were times when some throws got away from him, but the improvement, along with the high-end tools, has to be taken as a big positive.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 100 NATL. Coach\u2019s take on Smigiel:\u00a0\u201cBrady is an absolute general,\u201d private quarterbacks coach Danny Hernandez has previously told Rivals. \u201cHe takes care of business. Being in position where he\u2019s going to be a four-year starter in high school, the production he\u2019s been able to do is impressive. Watching him his command and presence he has with his team is different than other guys I\u2019ve seen in the 2026 class. He\u2019s a second coach out there. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 144 NATL. Scout\u2019s Take:\u00a0\u201cUSC<\/a>\u00a0commit\u00a0Jonas Williams<\/a>\u00a0has long been considered one of the top quarterback prospects in the cycle since his days as an underclassman. Williams is a well-rounded quarterback who shows quality passing skill and playmaking ability on Friday nights. We want to see how his physical traits stack up with this talented group of 2026 quarterbacks.\u201d \u2014 Charles Power, Rivals Director of Scouting and Rankings<\/p>\n Where the rest of the nation\u2019s top quarterback recruits are committed<\/p>\n 11.\u00a0Jett Thomalla<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Alabama 16.\u00a0Dereon Coleman<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Miami 21. Tait Reynolds<\/a> \u2014 Clemson
School:\u00a0American Heritage<\/a>\u00a0(Fla.)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Nashville Christian<\/a>\u00a0(Tenn.)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Grimsley<\/a>\u00a0(N.C.)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Legacy SSS<\/a>\u00a0(Texas)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Folsom<\/a>\u00a0(Calif.)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Celina<\/a>\u00a0(Texas)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Del Valle<\/a>\u00a0(Texas)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Jackson<\/a>\u00a0(Ala.)<\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Newbury Park<\/a><\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Lincoln-Way East<\/a> (Ill.) <\/p>\n
12.\u00a0Bryson Beaver<\/a> \u2013 Oregon
13.\u00a0Oscar Rios<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Arizona
14.\u00a0Travis Burgess<\/a> \u2014 North Carolina
15. Will Griffin<\/a> \u2014 Florida<\/p>\n
17. Matt Ponatoski<\/a> \u2014 Kentucky
18. Troy Huhn<\/a> \u2014 Penn State
19. Noah Grubbs<\/a> \u2014 Notre Dame
20.\u00a0Helaman Casuga<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Texas A&M<\/p>\n
22. Jaden O\u2019Neal<\/a> \u2014 Florida State
23. Kayd Coffman<\/a> \u2014 Michigan State
24. Derek Zammit<\/a> \u2014 Washington
25. Briggs Cherry<\/a> \u2014 Louisville <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve reached the dog days of summer on the recruiting calendar, and after multiple flips and decommitments, each…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[44963,7,44980,29997],"class_list":{"0":"post-219904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-brady-smigiel-26-newbury-park","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jonas-williams-26-lincoln-way-east","11":"tag-landon-duckworth-26-jackson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114880929124842982","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}