The San Jose St commit has proven to be one of the best signal callers in all of San Diego over his career. He eclipsed the 10K yard mark earlier this season. He’s leading an explosive passing attack that averages almost 250 yards and 3 TDs through the air. His 28 to 6 TD to INT ratio shows that Benitez is incredibly smart with the football and rarely puts his team in poor situations. If there is something to be concerned about, it’s the pass rush of Helix that might force him to keep plays alive with his feet. On the season, Benitez has not shown much dual threat ability and if he’s forced to move around the pocket, it could cause issues for the Eagles.

Benitez completed 27 of 34 passes for 280 yards with five touchdowns and ran for a touchdown in Granite Hills’ 44-24 win over Grossmont.

More importantly, Benitez etched his name into the San Diego history books and became just the second quarterback in San Diego history to throw for over 10,000 career yards.

Benitez completed 17 of 23 passes for 250 yards with a pair of touchdowns for Granite Hills in a huge win over Mission Hills. The San Jose State commit also ran for 43 yards with two touchdowns.

Granite Hills quarterback Zachary Benitez Zachary Benitez 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Granite Hills-El Cajon | 2027 State CA announced his commitment to San Jose State last Saturday.

Benitez completed 68 percent of his passes for 4009 yards with 42 touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns for a Granite Hills team that won the Division 1 championship.

He has been a mainstay on the camp circuit since he was a freshman and was a top performer at the Elite 11 Regional. Benitez earned Prep Redzone All-Southern California Junior Team honors.

Benitez also had offers from Nevada, Georgia State and San Diego State among others. He is one of seven players from California in San Jose State’s 2027 recruiting class and the lone quarterback.

Benitez completed 68 percent of his passes for 4009 yards with 42 touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns for a Granite Hills team that won the Division 1 championship.

He is one of the most underrecruited quarterbacks in the state and he should have more offers than he does. Benitez was a top 10 performer in my opinion at the Elite 11 Regional recently and his accuracy has improved greatly since his freshman year. He drives the ball down the field with ease and he has a nice frame. Benitez has offers from Nevada, Northern Arizona and Georgia State among others.

Benitez added a fourth D-I offer from Nevada in late January. PRZ CA’s second-ranked QB in the 2027 class has proven to be one of the elite passers in the state over the past few seasons with his high-level accuracy, timing, and pocket management and will be a fourth-year starter in the fall. He was among the most productive passers in California last season throwing for 4,000 yards and 42 TDs while leading Granite Hills to a third straight section title in 2025. Benitez holds other offers from San Diego St., UNLV, and Northern Arizona.

Prep Redzone gave Benitez his first MVP after his freshman season at Granite Hills and it’s remarkable to see how he’s grown. Benitez had gotten significantly bigger and stronger each offseason and had one of the more impressive frames of the day. He has always had arm talent but his accuracy has improved and he was delivering strikes throughout the day. It’s hard to think of a more under-recruited quarterback in recent memory and major schools should be looking in his direction.

Benitez completed 21 of 31 passes for 335 yards with three touchdowns for Granite Hills in its 42-35 loss to Pacifica of Oxnard in the Division 1-A Regional championship game.

He is one of the top junior quarterbacks in the state and will be a San Diego Section player of the year candidate next year.

Benitez completed 16 of 25 passes for 309 yards with four touchdowns for Granite Hills in its 41-29 win over Lincoln in the Division 1 championship game.

He has one of the best arms in the 2027 class and can fit the ball into tight windows. This is his third consecutive CIF championship as the starting quarterback for Granite Hills.