USA TODAY High School Sports‘ Friday Night Notes is a weekly high school football recruiting recap that looks at the latest news from around the country—from the Class of 2023 to ’24 and beyond.
This week we will look ahead to the recruiting class of 2024, beginning with some of the top quarterback prospects. One of them is Derek Lagway Jr. (DJ) from Willis (Texas), who is currently ranked No. 6 at his position and 44th nationally by 247Sports.
Even though he’s only entering his junior high school season, Lagway has no shortage of suitors. So far, he has 32 offers on deck – including one from Texas A&M, where he’ll make his first official fall visit this weekend.
He got the new season off to a strong start, going 21-28 for 343 yards and six touchdowns in last week’s game.
The Aggies will open their 2022 football season tomorrow at home against Sam Houston State. Texas Tech and Oklahoma are among the other contenders to secure his commitment.
Some analysts are calling Lagway the best QB in the country…
Ohio State commit Dylan Raiola rated No. 1 prospect
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There’s a lot of competition for that title, though, and Lagway’s name is not at the top of most QB prospect rankings. At the moment, the best class of 2024 quarterback in the nation, according to four major recruiting services, is Dylan Raiola from Chandler (Ariz.).
The name of the game with Raiola is arm talent, which he can utilize to make practically any throw you can imagine. Here’s how On3’s scouting profile describes it:
“Advanced arm talent with the ability to make a wide variety of high-level throws as a high school underclassman. Looks like the top quarterback prospect and overall arm talent in the 2024 cycle early on…. Has a natural, loose throwing motion with unique arm dexterity to deliver off-platform and from multiple arm slots. Already has a deep catalog of throws as a rising…
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