2029 Rankings: QBs Moving Up Charts

Editor's note: Prep RedZone's Spring Rankings Update window means savings for you. Throughout the entirety of the cycle, you can save 40% off an annual or two-year subscription by using the offer code “Guerin40” at checkout. This will unlock all rankings and subsequent content at the discounted rate. <a href="https://prepredzone.com/subscribe">Get in the game here.</a>    The 12 quarterbacks we now have ranked in the Prep RedZone Class of 2029 Rankings run the gamut in their varsity experience level.   We've got defined starters - such as [player_tooltip player_id='1881741' first='Bear' last='Woods'] (Westside), [player_tooltip player_id='1817908' first='Max' last='Breit'] (Southside Christian) and [player_tooltip player_id='1623307' first='Xavier' last='Wright'] (Gray Collegiate) - shared-role guys in [player_tooltip player_id='1647349' first='Cade' last='Amell'] (Hammond), [player_tooltip player_id='1848408' first='Easton' last='Crocker'] (Lexington) and [player_tooltip player_id='2106784' first='Xavier' last='Sammet'] (Greer) and some up-and-comers who have yet to clear up their spots heading into 2026.   Dipping and diving around them are others we've seen enough of one way or the other to include them now. Together, these 12 either already are or on the cusp of having a big old spotlight on them for the next three years.     LEADING THE WAY   [player_tooltip player_id='1881741' first='Bear' last='Woods'] Westside   While some of the others a little down the list have closed some of the gap between themselves and Woods, we've got no reason to believe he's not the No. 1 quarterback in the class for good reason. The 6-foot-3, 170-pound southpaw has already shown himself to be the driving force of a Rams' offense that put up north of 30 points per game. What does that all look like when the signal caller and many of his most notable teammates aren't freshman?    [player_tooltip player_id='1623307' first='Xavier' last='Wright'] Gray Collegiate (pictured)   Gray entered last fall with an established starter at the position but still wanted to give Wright an opportunity to see the field. By the time the season was in the rearview, it was Wright and his 2,202 yards and 22 touchdowns passing and 328 yards and three touchdowns on the ground that was not only the starter, but the future of the War Eagles' program. Much like Woods, having a full offseason inside the proverbial QB Room is going to mean significant growth.   [player_tooltip player_id='1817908' first='Max' last='Breit'] Southside Christian    Just last week, our own Jed Blackwell predicted that Breit was not only holding the reins to the offense, but was also the team's likely 2026 MVP. The reasoning is clear: Breit not only has a season of experience in his back pocket. He's also the player with the biggest offseason impact after a pair of high-profile seniors ran out of eligibility. How Breit responds to that attrition is TBD, but the skill set he's bringing with him has to be taken into consideration, too.   READY FOR YEAR TWO   The situations of the next five quarterbacks aren't identical, but the similarities aren't absent either.    In a lot of ways, Hammond's [player_tooltip player_id='1647349' first='Cade' last='Amell'] was hitting the reset button after spending two seasons as the starter at Trinity Collegiate (he reclassified at the beginning of what would have been his traditional freshman season). The Skyhawks made him earn his reps, and Amell split time with a senior throughout last fall. He's made the on-field moves necessary to earn more reps. Losing a future DI receiver won't help, but there are other pieces in play that should solidify Amell's growth pattern back to where it appeared to be at Trinity.   [player_tooltip player_id='1848408' first='Easton' last='Crocker'] has gone from expected junior varsity player to varsity part-time starter to expected full-time signal caller in a matter of months dating back to last August. Some of his in-house competition has departed after seeing some of the writing on the wall, but that also means that the high-end baseball player is going to have his notability increase even more.   Up at Woodmont, [player_tooltip player_id='1563930' first='Harper' last='Doyle'] is still a quarterback charged with managing the team's run-first, run-second style of play. However, he's looking more and more like he's working his way through early competition to solidify his own spot atop the depth chart.    River Bluff's [player_tooltip player_id='1600293' first='Davis' last='Taylor'] also pushed some other players on the roster last fall before appearing in six games and throwing for a respectable 500 yards and five touchdowns. That fact that three of his four picks happened in his first three appearances tell us he was learning on the fly and the game was slowing down around him. He's not going to be the only QB at River Bluff this fall, but his time's coming.   And Greer's [player_tooltip player_id='2106784' first='Xavier' last='Sammet'] is slated to again split time, but if we were betting on it, what he's done since the end of his freshman season tells us he's going to throw more than 137 passes as a sophomore. He's also going to have an opportunity to rush for more than the 331 yards he put up last season, too.     FILM REVIEW   [player_tooltip player_id='2106782' first='Logan' last='Bragg'] Laurens   Bragg didn't make a ton of noise during his freshman season as the starter at Laurens last fall, but he did create a pathway for himself to start making some serious headway. He threw for 1,124 yards while completing 57 percent of his passes. But his eight interceptions have stood out more than his six touchdowns. That TD-INT rate is going to improve dramatically. Bragg's ability to step into his throws puts some serious smoke on the ball that will find even more of their intended targets to not only move the chains, but to put more points on the board.     ON DECK   Three players in particular joined our rankings even before seeing real varsity time. But that's about to change.    [player_tooltip player_id='1077186' first='Corey' last='Taylor'] (Gaffney), [player_tooltip player_id='1818632' first='Alston' last='Singletary'] (Darlington) and [player_tooltip player_id='1612450' first='Landon' last='Robinson'] (Lake Wylie) are all getting high-quality reps, seeing some valuable time in offseason events and are preparing this spring to take over at the very least important spots for their respective teams.    Robinson will not only be making the jump from the junior varsity to the varsity, he'll be doing so at the new school. We got good eyes on him at the combine and his comfort level with the route tree was obvious. His sideline throws will be one of the building blocks of the Chargers' offense in Year One.   Singletary is intriguing in that Darlington had gone so all in on Jaylen Augustus the last three years that those outside the program weren't clear of what came next. The staff, though, is super high on Singletary and sees him eclipsing some of what Augustus was able to accomplish during his sophomore season back in 2023.    And Taylor has been a known-unknown for the better part of the last year. A JV guy last fall, Taylor has a smooth delivery and plenty of heave when he lets it fly. Best yet is his ability to throw from the different positions his body ends up in and out of the pocket.

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