Jared Curtis
Nashville Christian School, Nashville, TN
Uncommitted
Jared Curtis is a 6’4″ 225-pound quarterback with 37 total offers, including from Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, USC, and more top programs. He originally committed to Georgia on March 23rd, 2024, but decommited on October 17th, and his recruitment has been open since. Oregon looks to be the current favorite, but Alabama, Clemson, South Carolina, and USC are all in play for Curtis’ services, who 247Sports ranks as the 4th best player in the country, and the top quarterback.
Jared Curtis Scouting Report
Elite height and weight. Good build displaying good upper and lower body musculature. Good athletic ability displayed with very good balance, agility, good COD, acceleration, foot speed, and solid foot quickness. Very good initial setup with a good base and footwork to get into his drop. Very good decision making displaying very good leverage awareness and zone recognition to find favorable matchups vs zone coverage. Good pocket movement due to very good pocket awareness and solid foot quickness to navigate pocket and/or escape pressure.
Good poise in the pocket as he keeps eyes downfield to find the open man. Elite throw-on-the-run delivery and very good stationary delivery displayed with very good release quickness and torque. Has the ability to throw from different arm angles and across his body. Elite short and intermediate (inside the numbers) accuracy. Very good Intermediate (outside the numbers) and deep accuracy, giving receivers catchable balls to gain YAC. Elite arm strength to make every throw, displayed with elite velocity to fit passes into tight windows 30+ yards (stationary and on the run), and elite touch to layer the ball between defenders.
Curtis possesses an elite ability to extend plays due to very good pocket awareness, agility and balance to evade defenders inside and outside of the pocket, while keeping his eyes downfield. Very good scramble ability due to very good ball carrier vision, agility (juke, spin, single cut, hesitation), balance, good foot speed and acceleration to outrun and evade defenders. Very good physical toughness to lower shoulder when running to gain extra yards. Feet can get lazy or stuck in the ground, affecting ball placement. Protects himself from hits while throwing, negatively affecting ball placement. Can lead his WRs into danger vs Safeties on deep routes.
Curtis projects to be a very good to elite pro-style QB who should compete for early playing time.
– MFS Scouting Staff
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Ryder Lyons
Folsom, CA
Uncommitted
The Folsom, California star stands at 6’2.5″ and 215 pounds. As a recruit, Ryder ranks as the third-best quarterback in the 2026 class, bolstering 33 offers from programs nationwide. Schools like USC, BYU, Oregon, Ole Miss, and Alabama are all vying for the SoCal star. Ryder is no stranger to the recruiting process as his brother Walker is currently a TE for the Trojans, leading many to see USC as the favorite in his recruitment.
Ryder Lyons Scouting Report
Good height and very good weight with a solid frame that he can still add muscle to. Very good athletic ability, with good acceleration and very good change of direction and balance. Elite competitive toughness and courage showing consistent physicality and aggressiveness when fighting off would-be tacklers, does not get rattled under pressure, and never gives up on a play.
Elite play strength for the position, making him extremely dangerous as a ball carrier in the redzone. Good mental processing, keying the safety in single high looks and working away from him, and shows he understands how to work the middle of the field against Cover 2. Solid footwork, looking to reset feet before throwing after he leaves the pocket. Good release, squaring his shoulders and can throw from a variety of arm angles.
Very good arm strength, capable of fitting the ball in tight windows with good velocity and can put stress on the defense vertically. Very good short throw accuracy both from the pocket and on the move, thriving in the redzone on designed roll outs with very good ball placement on out-breaking routes. Very good medium and deep throw accuracy, showing he can hit WRS in stride, and knows when to throw back shoulder and keep it high and away vs Man Coverage.
Needs to work on lower body mechanics and footwork, becoming too bouncy in the pocket at times, and will get flat-footed and try to throw with all arm. Needs to do a better job with sight adjustment, getting the ball out to his quick reads when facing pressure. Does not always trust his eyes vs Zone coverage missing opportunities to hit open WRS as they cross the field. Will leave a clean pocket too early, cutting off half the field unnecessarily. Tends to scramble with a loose one hand grip on the ball which will lead to turnovers.
Lyons is a very good prospect as a true dual-threat quarterback with tremendous upside but will need work on processing and learn how to play more on schedule. He should be a Power 4 contributor by his second year.
– MFS Scouting Staff
Faizon Brandon
Grimsley, Greensboro, NC
Committed to Tennessee
According to 247 Sports, Faizon Brandon, who hails from Grimsley, NC, is the best quarterback in the nation. The 6’3.5″ 197-pound star holds offers from 25 schools. Schools like Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, and Penn State pushed for the touted star, with Tennessee winning the race. The Volunteers competed with Alabama for the majority of his recruitment but managed to overcome the Tide to land the star QB at the beginning of August.
Faizon Brandon Scouting Report
Good height and good weight with a solid, bulky upper/lower body frame. Elite athletic ability with elite good change-of-direction quickness, very good foot speed and contact balance. Displays elite pocket footwork as he’s able to transition from stationary positioning (at snap) to a 3-step drop or Quick-3 drop (post-snap) with effortless motion throughout body. Displays an elite base as he stands tall in the pocket at the top of his drop in the pocket.
Displays elite pocket awareness and movement by staying poised with upper body frame and lower body base — not getting flustered versus pressure by slightly stepping out of range of pursuing defenders and quickly resetting base to establish throwing position. Elite quick-release ability as he’s able to release the ball fluidly with a short, compact arm windup. Elite arm strength as he can launch the ball 60+ yards downfield from the pocket towards target effortlessly. Displays elite throwing accuracy in short, intermediate and deep areas of the field, as he’s able place the ball in areas where only the receiver can make a play — leading them away from potential danger by layering throws over the defense and/or fitting the ball in tight windows for completions.
Very good decision-making ability as he consistently finds the open target by reading the defense and finding the voids in coverage. Very good throw on the run by slowing momentum to gather himself, get in alignment with his intended target, and deliver the throw with touch or zip for a completion. Elite scrambling ability as he rapidly accelerates away from the collapsing pocket while keeping his eyes down to find any open targets to extend the play — also utilizes swift elusiveness to evade close proximity defenders and breaks to the open field for extra yards. Very good courage/toughness as he’s able to sustain hits while accurately completing throws downfield, as well as fighting for extra yards on designed runs by running through defenders.
Adequate mental processing as he tends to delay on his throw timing with adequate anticipation. To improve on this at the next level, he will need extra repetition on his ability read minor details in coverages, footwork timing, and adjusting to each receiver’s route tendencies. Overall, an elite P4 prospect who can start as a true freshman right away, as well as bolster any offensive scheme due to his rare arm talent and dual-threat ability at the QB position.
– MFS Scouting Staff
