The best freshman in the state is Carter Cupito Carter Cupito 5'11" | 150 lbs | QB St. Paul/Minnehaha/Blake | 2030 MN . Best play, best tape, best producer, best leader, best talent- look no further than Minnehaha Academy and the SMB Wolfpack’s QB1. The son of former Golden Gopher great Bryan Cupito put the MN high school scene on notice after starting last season for the Wolfpack’s varsity offense as an eighth grader and contributing heavily to Minnehaha Academy’s state championship-winning basketball squad. Cupito tore up a Golden Gopher prospect camp last summer, earning his first offer from PJ Fleck and the hometown team’s football program, and Cupito has also recently reported visits Minnesota, Georgia, and Nebraska this season. Through seven games of reported 2026 results: 110 for 157 for 1,772 yards (70.1%) and 25 TDs to 3 INTs. No updated consolidated tape, but that’ll change soon. Arm talent, bloodlines, mental toughness, and competitiveness are a heckuva start for this future P4 quarterback.

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Carter Cupito Carter Cupito 5'11" | 150 lbs | QB St. Paul/Minnehaha/Blake | 2030 MN has been an obvious breakout star, taking the state by storm as already an elite caliber QB through just his freshman season. With over 2000 passing yards, 25 TDs, and 4 INTs, those numbers are ridiculous for any high school QB in MN, let alone a freshman. Cupito has already done well enough to earn an offer from Minnesota, the same school where his father Bryan started. Cupito has been tearing up defenses at the 4A level, with the talent and competitive edge that sets him apart from his contemporaries, Cupito will certainly be a frontrunner for the top ranked QB prospect in MN for the Class of 2030.

The best freshman in the state is Carter Cupito Carter Cupito 5'11" | 150 lbs | QB St. Paul/Minnehaha/Blake | 2030 MN . Best play, best tape, best producer, best leader, best talent- look no further than Minnehaha Academy and the SMB Wolfpack’s QB1. The son of former Golden Gopher great Bryan Cupito put the MN high school scene on notice after starting last season for the Wolfpack’s varsity offense as an eighth grader and contributing heavily to Minnehaha Academy’s state championship-winning basketball squad. Cupito tore up a Golden Gopher prospect camp last summer, earning his first offer from PJ Fleck and the hometown team’s football program, and Cupito has also recently reported visits Minnesota, Georgia, and Nebraska this season. Through seven games of reported 2026 results: 110 for 157 for 1,772 yards (70.1%) and 25 TDs to 3 INTs. No updated consolidated tape, but that’ll change soon. Arm talent, bloodlines, mental toughness, and competitiveness are a heckuva start for this future P4 quarterback.

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Carter Cupito Carter Cupito 5'11" | 150 lbs | QB St. Paul/Minnehaha/Blake | 2030 MN had already been a name that had been generating significant attention as one of the few 8th-grade starting QBs last season, and he has grown significantly in his second year as a starter for the Wolfpack. Cupito has completed nearly 70% of his passes, throwing for 1617 yards, 23 TDs, and 3 INTs while rushing for 129 yards and a rushing TD. He has guided SMB to an undefeated start through the regular season, and has poised SMB to be a potential frontrunner for the 4A state title over the coming weeks. He has grown impressively comfortable in the lineup for SMB as a freshman, showing great poise and confidence in the pocket, showing impressive sharpness and precision on his throws, and he has really helped this offense find their rhythm and get into sync. The results for SMB have been substantial, having grown as a program over these last 2 seasons, and now, Cupito has the Wolfpack lined up for a potential state title run in just his 2nd year as a starter.

Much like Feeney for Player of the Midseason, this wasn’t a hard choice. SMB’s Carter Cupito Carter Cupito 5'11" | 150 lbs | QB St. Paul/Minnehaha/Blake | 2030 MN has been lighting up the Metro’s 4A ranks as a second-year starter and youthful freshman, and the Gopher offeree would be a plug-and-play QB at any program in the state minus Moorhead and Minnetonka for this 2026 season. 67 completions on 98 attempts (68.4%) for 1,152 yards and 15 TDs to 3 INTs. SMB is 5-0 right now, and I don’t see them being challenged until Week 8 against Simley.

The obvious #1 contender for the PRZMN Underclassmen Offensive Player of the Year Award comes out of Minnehaha Academy and the SMB Wolfpack football co-op. #1 football and basketball player in Minnesota’s 2030 class is already the total package, coming into his freshman season and second year starting at QB for the Wolfpack with a B1G football offer from the Minnesota Gophers thanks to a standout camp performance in June. Coming off a 2025 season as an 8th grader that saw him finish with 1,952 passing yards and 16 TDs on a 60% completion percentage and 140 total completions.

Went crazy in SMB’s Week 1 win over Winona. Throws a beautiful deep ball. Accurate, on time, makes good decisions with the football at all three levels of the field. Good pocket awareness and is cool, calm, and controlled scrambling and maneuvering around the pocket, as well as when he tucks and takes off. Also shows good ball placement on a couple particularly challenging throws. Shifty ball carrier with some juice in the open field.