By Tony Thomas
The State of Texas has always been fertile ground for recruiting elite high school football talent. At least 20 Texas-born college quarterbacks reside on 2024 spring depth charts nationwide, with six dotting rosters as incumbents or potentially first-year starting QBs in the mighty SEC.
Garrett Nussmeier, LSU Tigers
2023 Recap: 591 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 61.5% comp. pct.
Marcus HS, Flower Mound, TX. 4-Star Prospect, #14 QB-Class of 2021
Garrett Nussmeier rode the pine for three years behind Max Johnson and Jayden Daniels. Now it is his turn to lead the Tigers in Death Valley as a first-year starter, behind an experienced offensive line and with weapons at the skill positions in year three under Brian Kelly.
Garrett Nussmeier comes in at quarterback and immediately fires a PERFECT touchdown for LSU. pic.twitter.com/bPtmAiqFhs
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 3, 2022
Jalen Milroe, Alabama Crimson Tide
2023 Recap: 3,415 total yards, 35 total TDs, 6 INTs, 65.8% comp. pct.
Tompkins HS, Katy, TX, 4-Star Prospect, #13 QB-Class of 2021
Jalen Milroe did not play in the USF game in week 3, but then led the Crimson Tide on a 10-game winning streak before losing to Michigan in the CFP semifinal game. Against LSU, Milroe passed for 219 yards and rushed for 155 yards, and four TDs on the ground in a 42-28 win over the Tigers.
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe putting in work ahead of spring practice. 🚀
Video Via Milroe’s IG story pic.twitter.com/hEsHiny5K1
— Touchdown Alabama (@TDAlabamaMag) March 1, 2024
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Over the final four games of the 2023 season, Milroe threw seven TD passes and zero INTs but was held to zero touchdowns by that tough Michigan defense in the playoff game. Now, he must learn a new playbook under new head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Conner Weigman, Texas A&M Aggies
2023 Recap: 979 yards passing, 8 TDS, 2 INTs, 68.9% comp. pct.
Bridgeland HS, Cypress, TX, 5-Star Prospect, #2 QB-Class of 2022
Conner Weigman started the first four games a season ago, threw five TD passes vs New Mexico, recorded two games over 300 yards passing, and went 3-1 over that stretch before his season ended prematurely due to a foot injury. Weigman has a new head coach in Mike Elko, a new offensive coordinator in Collin Klein, and a ton of weapons at the skill positions.
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Quinn Ewers, Texas Longhorns
2023 Recap: 3,479 yards, 22 TDs, 6 INTs, 69% comp. pct, 5 rush TDs
Southlake Carroll HS, Southlake, TX, 5-Star Prospect, #1 QB-Class of 2021
Quinn Ewers leads the Longhorns into the SEC this fall, and they return 70% of their production from a season ago, the second most in the conference behind only Texas A&M.
Happy Birthday Quinn Ewers!
Here he is throwing over the top to Jordan Whittington for a 23 yard TD
Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones
Nov 18, 2023 pic.twitter.com/N2Q37gjRqQ— Longhorn🤘Highlights (@LonghornClips) March 15, 2024
Behind an experienced offensive line, Ewers will have new wide receivers to throw to in Silas Bolden (from Oregon State) and Matthew Golden (from Houston), along with returning experience at the running back position in CJ Baxter.
Taylen Green, Arkansas Razorbacks
2023 Recap: 1,752 yards passing, 11 TDs, 9 INTs, 57% comp. pct., 436 rush yards, 9 TDs
Lewisville HS, Lewisville, TX, 3-Star Prospect, #79 QB-Class of 2021
In two seasons at Boise State, Taylen Green recorded 3,794 yards, 25 TDs, and 15 INTs. Now, Green moves on to Arkansas to earn the QB1 job after KJ Jefferson transferred out to UCF. And, he will learn a new playbook under new OC and former Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino.
No quarterback had a longer rushing play in the 2022 #CollegeFootball season than Taylen Green's 91-yard house call for Boise State against Utah State #BleedBluepic.twitter.com/PPB6pmfCYZ
— College Sports Network (@CFN365) June 27, 2023
Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma Sooners
2023 Recap: 563 yards passing, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 64% comp. pct., 116 rushing yards, 1 TD.
Guyer HS, Denton, TX, 5-Star Prospect, #4 QB-Class of 2023
Jackson Arnold saw action in four games as a true freshman in 2023. In his first collegiate action vs Arkansas State, Arnold completed 100% of his passes (11 of 11) for 114 yards and a touchdown in a 73-0 beat down.
Jackson Arnold is going to be really good at Oklahoma for a long time
pic.twitter.com/hUjcNiygMC— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) September 2, 2023
In the bowl game vs Arizona, Arnold threw for 361 yards, two touchdowns, and three INTs. Arnold leads the Sooners into the SEC and will take over for the departed Dillon Gabriel, who transferred to Oregon.
