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Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has three predictions on the No. 1 quarterback race, the top offensive tackle in the 2026 class and Alabama landing a star tight end.
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1. There will be a new No. 1 QB by the end of the 2026 cycle.
This is going to be incredibly hotly debated as is almost always the case with quarterbacks but there are valid arguments for numerous players to be No. 1 at the position and this won’t be figured out until the end of this recruiting cycle.
There have been years where it would be nearly impossible to knock some quarterbacks off the No. 1 line; Trevor Lawrence in 2018 and Arch Manning in 2023 come to mind.
But five-stars Faizon Brandon, Ryder Lyons and Jared Curtis lead this class and each of them could easily be the No. 1 quarterback in 2026.
Houston pledge Keisean Henderson is an athletic freak show who is now becoming a very refined passer.
Newbury Park, Calif., QB Brady Smigiel is a coach’s son, a former player’s son and he has put up mind-boggling numbers.
Landon Duckworth, who has Ole Miss, South Carolina and others involved, is an elite athlete and four-star standout who could end up in the five-star discussion. Oregon commit Jonas Williams, who USC is trying to flip, could be among that elite group as well.
It’s just too early to lock in with one quarterback. While Brandon, who’s committed to Tennessee, could…
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Publish date : 2025-02-22 13:42:00
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