No position in college football draw more attention \u2014 be it on the field or the recruiting trail \u2014 than quarterbacks. All eyes are on that spot again in the 2027 class, and top passers from across the country are already flying off the board. <\/p>\n
Of the top 10 quarterbacks in the cycle, five are already committed with 10 months to go until National Signing Day. Expand that to the top 20, and 12 are already pledged to a school. As things begin to heat up after junior day visits last month and ahead of spring officials, Rivals breaks down the top committed quarterback and where they are \u2014 currently \u2014 headed. <\/p>\n
School:\u00a0Westwood<\/a>\u00a0(Texas) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019ve shown it every time we\u2019ve been out there \u2026 this is how we could fit in at Texas Tech, how it could be a home away from home,\u201d his father,\u00a0Kadrian Bryant,\u00a0told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s constantly in contact with Coach Leftwich there. He\u2019s constantly telling him how he can come in and be better than\u00a0(Cam) Ward<\/a>, because he had Ward over at Incarnate Word when he was there, and it worked when he was there. He has that comparison, so you know they do a really good job out there expressing to Kavian how he can come in there and basically be the face of the program.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Carmel Catholic<\/a>\u00a0(Ill.) Commitment breakdown: \u201cWhat also makes Nebraska special is their coaching staff is the most genuine, straight-up real coaching staff that I feel I\u2019ve been around from the head coach to the recruiting analysts to the guy that shows me around on down to the professors I got to meet with and the kids on campus,\u201d\u00a0Taylor told Steve Wiltfong<\/a>. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s the type of people I want to put myself around.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Lowndes<\/a>\u00a0(Ga.) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cThe environment reminds me of home. It\u2019s a football town, it is a country town \u2014 just like Valdosta,\u201d\u00a0Johnson told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a>. \u201cAnd I really connected with the staff. I love their spiritual side, their discipline, and how they bring people together \u2026 \u201cI\u2019m taking my spot at A&M because that is the school I love, but I know how things can go,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m going to keep relationships and take visits, but A&M is where my heart is.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Tabor Academy<\/a>\u00a0(Mass.) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m very excited about Michigan,\u201d\u00a0Bourque told Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong<\/a>. \u201cThey have done a great job developing quarterbacks like JJ McCarthy. Coach Lindsey has been great throughout this entire process. His development of Drake Maye is something that was very enticing to me. Michigan has a long tradition in winning including national championships. To play at a program with expectations like that is something I\u2019ve always wanted to do.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Evangel Christian Academy<\/a>\u00a0(La.) About Houston:\u00a0As a sophomore, Houston racked up 5,170 total yards and 45 touchdowns this past season. He recorded an\u00a0NFHS record of\u00a0817 passing yards in a game, too. He threw for 4,480 yards on the season en route to landing First Team All-District, First Team All-Prep and First Team LSWA All-State honors. He then put together another impressive season as a junior this fall. The 5-foot-10, 202-pound Houston was recruited to LSU by then-offensive coordinator Joe Sloan but has remained pledged as the program ushers in a new staff, led by Lane Kiffin.<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Huntington Beach<\/a>\u00a0(Calif.) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cThe family connection that I have to Ohio helped Ohio State stand out to me,\u201d\u00a0Edmunds told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cThen, the culture of Ohio State football, coach Day and coach\u00a0Chip Kelly<\/a>\u00a0played important roles in my decision. They have the best receiving corps in the nation, so it\u2019s a quarterback\u2019s dream to be there right now. I think there\u2019s no better option for me \u2026 I was ready. At this point, it was like, \u2018Why not?\u2019\u2026 I see myself as having a drama-free recruitment.\u00a0Tavien St. Clair<\/a>\u00a0is a perfect example. He knew he wanted to go to Ohio State, he committed to Ohio State and he hasn\u2019t looked back. He hasn\u2019t gone on any visits to schools besides Ohio State. That\u2019s what I see myself doing.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0West Valley City<\/a>\u00a0(Utah) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cThey were so involved,\u201d\u00a0Lopati told Rivals\u2019 Adam Gorney<\/a>. \u201cThey were recruiting me and my whole family. They always had conversations with my grandpa, my grandparents and then my mom and dad and my brother. That means a lot to me not only recruiting me but recruiting my family \u2026 It felt great (visiting Illinois). I didn\u2019t really know what to expect going into it but it was definitely crazy. The staff and the coaches really treated me great and you can tell coach B is doing a great job doing what he\u2019s doing and the facilities were crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Gainesville<\/a>\u00a0(Ga.) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cThis is a pretty big opportunity,\u201d\u00a0Hughley told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cJust to be wanted by a top program is always a good feeling \u2026 The culture they have there is what fires me up there isn\u2019t another program like it \u2026 I also have a former teammate plays there and he talks about how the players aren\u2019t just teammates they\u2019re a family in the locker room and that\u2019s always a good thing to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n School:\u00a0Thompson<\/a>\u00a0(Ala.) Commitment breakdown:\u00a0\u201cPlaying for my home state on a team with guys I\u2019ve grown up playing with or against is I think a very special opportunity not many guys get to take advantage of, especially at a place like Alabama,\u201d\u00a0he told Rivals<\/a>. \u201cFrom a football standpoint their offense really matched my skillset, it\u2019s an offense that needs an accurate quarterback who can process quickly and make smart decisions to really take advantage of the weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n School: Baylor School<\/a> (Tenn.) Commitment breakdown: \u201dOle Miss jumped out to me right away. The offense they have and built was the first intriguing thing about them. My first visit down there went as expected and was amazing. Getting to know the coaches and the staff down there was awesome. Everyone down there is awesome. They have amazing hospitality and are very respectful.\u201d \u2014 Croucher to Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong<\/a><\/p>\n Other top committed QBs in the 2027 cycle<\/p>\n Malachi Ziegler<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 SMU
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 28 NATL. (#2 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 54 NATL. (#4 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 62 NATL. (#5 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 91 NATL. (#8 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 100 NATL. (#9 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 112 NATL. (#10 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 143 NATL. (#12 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 176 NATL. (#14 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking:\u00a0No. 191 NATL. (#15 QB)<\/p>\n
Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 203 (#16 QB)<\/p>\n
Weston Nielsen<\/a> \u2014 Arizona State
Luke Babin<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Vanderbilt
Jack Sorgi<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Louisville
Jameson Purcell<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Indiana
Lonnie Andrews III<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Virginia
Braylen Warren<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Missouri
Logan Flaherty<\/a> \u2014 UCF
DJ Hunter<\/a> \u2014 Kentucky
James Perrone<\/a> \u2014 USF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No position in college football draw more attention \u2014 be it on the field or the recruiting trail…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[20483,7,35527,93647,44983,77345,106584,49,48,52830,94201,20498,106585],"class_list":{"0":"post-739347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-brady-edmunds-27-huntington-beach","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jayce-johnson-27-lowndes","11":"tag-kamden-lopati-27-west","12":"tag-kavian-bryant-27-westwood","13":"tag-keegan-croucher-27-cheshire-academy","14":"tag-kharim-hughley-27-gainesville","15":"tag-ncaa","16":"tag-ncaa-football","17":"tag-peter-bourque-27-tabor-academy","18":"tag-peyton-houston-27-evangel-christian-academy","19":"tag-trae-taylor-27-carmel-catholic","20":"tag-trent-seaborn-27-thompson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116038501239024356","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739347","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=739347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}