Small-town Sleepers: 5 QBs Worthy of Attention

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even at the small school level, football in Georgia is super competitive. While these players might not get the recruiting attention that many of the bigger schools kids get, they work hard in their own right and should be recognized for it. Here are 5 QBs at the small school level that caught my eye on tape.</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":"Brayden Gay","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2409","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Westfield School","_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":"Brayden Gay is a highly productive rising senior from the Macon area with some impressive gamesmanship. Gay plays with outstanding timing, which unlocks several throws to all areas of the field when you factor in his adequate arm strength. He is not afraid to throw the ball over the middle of the field, quickly snapping his eyes to the area and following with his feet and the rest of his throwing motion. He possesses good pocket awareness, vacating the pocket by climbing and spilling out instead of bailing out the back door. When throwing on the run, he does a good job of settling his feet down and firing off a clean platform. Gay might not be an elite athlete, but he is experienced and commands the game well. 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