Prospect Spotlight: Beware of These 2028 Quarterbacks

Hopkin is a rising QB amongst the Colorado 2028 class. Measuring in at 6'3 180-pounds, he threw 164/276 for 2723 yards, 59.4% completion rate, 29 TDs, 10 INT, including 1 rushing touchdown. He has good athleticism due to his good change of direction, balance, speed, and acceleration. More of a pocket passer but can use his feet to get out of trouble. Very good throw power with a good release. Very good pocket presence and pocket mobility. He shifts and evades blitzing defenders and throws to the open man. Very good progression speed. Hopkin has good ball placement skills. In contested catch situations, he throws it right above his man for them to make a play on the ball. He's an exciting QB to watch out for this camp season.     Neese has prototypical size at the QB position and is another dual-threat QB on this list. Measures in at 6'3 190-pounds. Last season, he threw 86/151 for 1553 yards, 57% completion rate, 20 TDs, 1 INT, with 7 carries for 169 yards with 2 touchdowns. Neese has very good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, speed, balance with good change of direction. Displays a powerful arm with a good release. Very good touch on his throws. Very good pocket presence. He'll stay calm and poised finding the open man. Neese doesn't put the ball in harm's way and is intentional with where he throws. Good progression speed. Very good throw on the run, with good rollout speed on boots. Very good scramble ability and extending plays. He also makes the smart decisions during the RPOs. Watch out for Neese this upcoming season.     Harrison measures in at 5'9 185-pounds. The QB threw for 878 yards on 68/111, 61.3% completion rate, 7 TDs, 4 INT, 109 carries for 615 yards with 6 touchdowns. Harrison has good athletic ability due to his good change of direction, speed, acceleration, and balance. Harrison displays a strong arm with good accuracy attributes. Good release. He has solid progression speed. Good throw on the run. Accurate while rolling out left throwing it downfield. If no one's open, he'll use his very good scramble ability to get the first down. Harrison gains yards after contact due to his balance and good strength. He's a name to watch heading through camp season.     Saunders measures in at 6'0 190 pounds. He's an intriguing QB prospect to keep an eye on. This past season, he threw 33/62 for 605 yards with a 53.2% completion rate, 4 TDs, 0 INT, 28 carries for 218 yards with 3 touchdowns. He has good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, good change of direction, speed, and balance. Saunders has very good throw power with a good release. Saunders is another QB that takes care of the ball. He'll use his good pocket presence to stand tall in the pocket to find the open man downfield. If no one's open, he'll scramble for a first down or throw it out of bounds. Saunders displays good ball placement skills. Throws it right on the money or in stride with the receiver. We should be seeing more of Saunders going forward as the QB for Broomfield.     Peterson measures in at 6'0 160-pounds. Last season, he threw 141/255 for 1674 yards, 55.3% completion rate, 12 TDs, 10 INT, 42 carries for 125 yards with 1 touchdown. Peterson displays good athleticism due to very good acceleration, good speed, balance, and change of direction. Smooth release with good throw power. He has good accuracy and ball placement skills. Solid progression speed. Peterson will use his quick feet to extend plays in the pocket or scramble for a first down. He'll need to limit his turnovers and continue to refine his technique to blossom into a great player. I'm excited to see what he's does this upcoming summer!