Music City Mayhem – 18U Top Quarterbacks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Get 25% off your subscription by entering Knight25 in the coupon code area. Enjoy!</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The PRZ Music City Mayhem 7v7 tourney has come and gone and we saw plenty of standout performances throughout the various divisions. Keep it locked in to Prep Redzone throughout the week for more breakdowns on each division and some of the various positions. In this post, we're putting a spotlight on the best of the best from the quarterback position. This group featured some top prospects that are already on plenty of radars as well as some new names that you should get familiar with moving forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["258674"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"One of the more physically impressive quarterbacks in attendance was 2024 QB Brain Rager while he was playing with the TN Stars. Rager has already been on the radar in Tennessee with Liberty Creek but he impressed a few of our writers in attendance on Saturday and Sunday. The first thing that stands out is the frame. Rager is a 6'4 quarterback that stands tall in the pocket and fired some absolute strikes down the field. Rager was definitely one of the quarterbacks that passed the eye test on Saturday and Sunday. And the talk around his game was that he is continuing to get better from the end of last season. 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Button is a quarterback on the rise in Kentucky's 2025 class. Button is currently a top five QB prospect and it appears that the arrow is continuing to go up following his sophomore season. If this weekend was any indication on what he can be down the line, we see why you should buy in right now on Button's continued growth moving forward. It appears that he's only going to get better as he continues to develop all the areas of his game.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["196717"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Ben Davis 2025 quarterback Isaiah Rogers just knows how to perform big at Prep Redzone events. Back in December, Rogers was the quarterback MVP of a Prep Redzone camp and he ended up being one of the top quarterbacks in attendance this weekend. Rogers helped lead TFP Flite Boyz to the #1 seed following pool play and the poise that he plays with in the backfield was something that really stood out. Rogers just appeared to be all about business and never got too high or too low throughout the weekend. He made big throw after big throw, looked the part and never got caught up in the emotions of a tournament setting. 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Smith and 502 would lose to the eventual champions in bracket play but that doesn't minimize what Smith was able to do throughout the weekend. During one of the games on Saturday, Smith was really impressive along with one of his wide receivers and they are also teammates at Louisville Male. 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