Who Is Next? Looking Ahead To Class 4A QB Prospects

Dana Becker

February 22, 2022 @ 01:43 PM

Class 4A features two of the top quarterback prospects in the next class, as juniors Braylon Kammard and both threw for over 2,400 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2021. , and will also try to work their way onto the elite lists of signal-callers in the coming season. Braylon Kammrad Braylon Kammrad 6'1" | 185 lbs | QB Lewis Central | 2023 State IA - Council Bluffs Lewis Central - QB/S - 6-0 - 180 Council Bluffs Lewis Central was playing as good as anybody in the state late in the year, winning the 4A championship in a thriller over Cedar Rapids Xavier. At the center of it all was . The junior completed 62 percent of his nearly 300 passes for 2,506 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing just four interceptions. And when teams went into a defense to take the pass away, Kammrad hurt them with his legs, running for 358 yards and 11 TDs. He is the complete athlete with the ball in his hands on every offensive possession. Kammrad does a great job running the RPO and seems to make the right decision all the time thanks to his awareness and presence of the moment. Bennett Brueck Bennett Brueck 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB Indianola | 2023 IA - Indianola - QB - 6-0 - 170 Indianola won nine games and advanced to the state quarterfinals behind . Eric Kluver put trust in Brueck and he did not let him down, throwing for over 2,400 yards and 25 touchdowns while completing 62 percent of his passes. Brueck had just six interceptions on 254 attempts while adding some positive yards with his legs and a score. Brueck is at his best when rolling out, which allows him to take advantage of his strong arm and quickness. He has a rapid-fire release and places the ball in the right spot more times than not. Connor Carver Connor Carver 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Fort Dodge | 2023 IA - Fort Dodge - QB - 6-2 - 194 Fort Dodge and head coach Nik Moser had no issues turning the keys of the offense over to . And Carver did anything but make them regret it. Pairing up with classmate , Carver threw for over 2,100 yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 16 yards per completion. Working out of the spread attack, Carver picked defenses apart, displaying excellent vision and quickness with his arm. He has quite a cannon, but is also extremely accurate when launching it deep. Carver also showed his athleticism off with 118 yards rushing and five scores. Landon Hochstein Landon Hochstein 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Norwalk | 2023 State IA - Norwalk - QB - 6-3 - 200 Imagine lining up against Norwalk last year and seeing a 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback ready to both beat you with his arm and his legs. That is what teams faced in Norwalk’s . Part of that new-age quarterback, Hochstein threw for almost 1,700 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding another 400 and eight scores on the ground. He was extremely accurate, completing nearly 63 percent of his throws with just six picks on almost 200 attempts. Colby Collison Colby Collison 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Bondurant-Farrar | 2023 State IA - Bondurant-Farrar - QB - 6-3 - 150 As accurate as they come in the state, completed 63 percent of his passes with only four interceptions on 166 attempts. He racked up 1,555 yards in the air and 17 touchdowns, adding another 49 net yards rushing and two scores with his legs. Collison has excellent size at 6-foot-3 and the kind of arm to really hurt opposing defenses deep. For as accurate as he is with his passes, he is just as deadly when putting the ball down the field.