Quarterbacks back and looking for more, part one

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My pre-season review of the top stat stuffers from 2022 who will still be playing under the Friday night lights this season switches to quarterbacks. I was surprised to see how many of the top receivers were underclassmen last year, so I was not surprised this time around to see how many of the top gunslingers were back for one more year. The three yardage leaders from last season and four of the top ten are back for one more season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jakob Nachreiner","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2409","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Springfield","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I couldn't find much video of Nachreiner on the football field. The Tigers' soon-to-be senior's path will be on the baseball diamond after the football season wraps up. Committed to Ellsworth Community College in Iowa as a pitcher on the football field, he led the state in completions (210), yards (3119), and touchdown passes (40). On the diamond, he throws a low to mid-eighties fastball. Predictably, the throws I did track down show Nachreiner with an easy throwing motion – even when pushing the ball down the field.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["105379"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Zolnosky was the most impressive quarterback I saw live last season. First, it is obvious just watching him for a few minutes that – at least at the high school level - he has ‘it.' He plays with cool confidence, not often seen at the high school level. He put up nearly 3000 yards passing for the Raptors. He has a cannon of a right arm, and he can use it just as effectively from the pocket as he can on the move. Arm strength doesn't do much good if it is not paired with accuracy, and the Raptors' quarterback has that – both on his deep ball and shorter throws. You just aren't going to see his receivers having to make any wild adjustments to catch his ball. I wouldn't say he is a running quarterback, but when he rolls out, he rolls out with purpose - he can move.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["706020"],"_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":"Yogarajah is another young gunslinger who can bring the heat. Regardless of if he is in the pocket or on the move, he has the arm strength to make all the throws. While I wouldn't say he is a running quarterback, the Scarlet Knights' signal-caller is a guy coaches would love to have with the ball when the blocking breaks down. With almost 2600 yards passing, his arm strength gives him the confidence to fit the ball into some tight windows that most quarterbacks shouldn't try. 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