{"id":3417,"date":"2025-09-24T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/nc-prep-varsity\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T20:14:36","slug":"north-carolina-football-top-quarterbacks-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepvarsity.com\/nc-prep-varsity\/north-carolina-football-top-quarterbacks-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Football: Top Quarterbacks in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NC Prep Varsity has updated our list of the top high school football players by position. Find out who made the cut!
Football Articles<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Latest News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Q&As<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aidyn Locklear<\/td>Purnell Swett<\/td><\/tr>
Antonio Arnold<\/td>St. Pauls<\/td><\/tr>
Austin Battle<\/td>Wake Prep Academy<\/td><\/tr>
Ayden Berry<\/td>North Henderson<\/td><\/tr>
Brady Robinson<\/td>Glenn<\/td><\/tr>
Brady Swett<\/td>Bandys<\/td><\/tr>
Brayden Jeffries<\/td>Dudley<\/td><\/tr>
Brody Norman<\/td>Mooresville<\/td><\/tr>
Cade Atkins<\/td>North Surry<\/td><\/tr>
Cade Keller<\/td>Watauga<\/td><\/tr>
Cade Young<\/td>West Henderson<\/td><\/tr>
Chase Boone<\/td>Red Springs<\/td><\/tr>
CJ DiBenedetto<\/td>Richlands<\/td><\/tr>
Clee Phillips<\/td>Stuart W. Cramer<\/td><\/tr>
Cole Perry<\/td>Heritage<\/td><\/tr>
Cooper Herakovich<\/td>North Raleigh Christian Academy<\/td><\/tr>
Danny Charles Brown<\/td>McDowell<\/td><\/tr>
DJ Davis<\/td>West Craven<\/td><\/tr>
Eli Helms<\/td>Bunker Hill<\/td><\/tr>
Ely Hamrick<\/td>Crest<\/td><\/tr>
Ethan Dykes<\/td>Willow Spring<\/td><\/tr>
Ethan Presley<\/td>Huss<\/td><\/tr>
Evan Hodges<\/td>Richmond Senior<\/td><\/tr>
Faizon Brandon<\/td>Grimsley<\/td><\/tr>
Gannon Jones<\/td>Cardinal Gibbons<\/td><\/tr>
Gavin Chastain<\/td>Bessemer City<\/td><\/tr>
Gavin Stokes<\/td>Jack Britt<\/td><\/tr>
Geronimo Sanchez<\/td>Cape Fear<\/td><\/tr>
Grant Lawing<\/td>Maiden<\/td><\/tr>
Grant Lawless<\/td>East Lincoln<\/td><\/tr>
Haines Robitzer<\/td>West Forsyth<\/td><\/tr>
Ian Hicks<\/td>Union Pines<\/td><\/tr>
Izeiah Oates<\/td>Eastern Wayne<\/td><\/tr>
Jackson Debe<\/td>Providence<\/td><\/tr>
Jackson Lawver<\/td>Providence Grove<\/td><\/tr>
Jacob Smith<\/td>Reagan<\/td><\/tr>
Jaidon Moore<\/td>Pine Forest<\/td><\/tr>
Jakori McNair<\/td>Cummings<\/td><\/tr>
Jamie Dance<\/td>Currituck County<\/td><\/tr>
JaQuez Crawford<\/td>Northeast Guilford<\/td><\/tr>
Jared Curtis<\/td>Ardrey Kell<\/td><\/tr>
Jaxson Kemp<\/td>Northwest Guilford<\/td><\/tr>
Jayden Daniels<\/td>South Brunswick<\/td><\/tr>
Jaylen Butts<\/td>South Central<\/td><\/tr>
JD Fulp<\/td>East Forsyth<\/td><\/tr>
Jerrell Crawford<\/td>Walkertown<\/td><\/tr>
Jett Bartley<\/td>Tuscola<\/td><\/tr>
Jimmy Martin<\/td>J.H. Rose<\/td><\/tr>
John Fields<\/td>Ayden – Grifton<\/td><\/tr>
John Kirkpatrick<\/td>Randleman<\/td><\/tr>
Jonah Campbell<\/td>North Brunswick<\/td><\/tr>
Jonas Howard<\/td>Asheville School<\/td><\/tr>
Joshton Blankenship<\/td>West Caldwell<\/td><\/tr>
Josiah Oxendine<\/td>Forest Hills<\/td><\/tr>
Kaden Davis<\/td>Freedom<\/td><\/tr>
Kaleb Pone<\/td>North Johnston<\/td><\/tr>
Kaleb Richardson<\/td>South Stanly<\/td><\/tr>
Kaleb Williams<\/td>Rolesville<\/td><\/tr>
Kamarie Hadley<\/td>Jordan-Matthews<\/td><\/tr>
Keith James<\/td>Franklinton<\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Till<\/td>Swansboro<\/td><\/tr>
Kyrian Fuller<\/td>Williams<\/td><\/tr>
Lan Farmer<\/td>Shelby<\/td><\/tr>
Landon Flynn<\/td>East Rutherford<\/td><\/tr>
Landon Melton<\/td>Jordan<\/td><\/tr>
Logan Trantham<\/td>Enka<\/td><\/tr>
Luke McIntosh<\/td>East Carteret<\/td><\/tr>
Luke Strittmatter<\/td>Rockingham County<\/td><\/tr>
Maddox McRee<\/td>Hickory<\/td><\/tr>
Malachi Goudelock<\/td>Hopewell<\/td><\/tr>
Matthew Mehaffey<\/td>Pisgah<\/td><\/tr>
Maurice Maloy<\/td>East Wake<\/td><\/tr>
Mikah Mcknight<\/td>Louisburg<\/td><\/tr>
Nicholas Goulet<\/td>Green Hope<\/td><\/tr>
Nick Grena<\/td>Cary<\/td><\/tr>
Noah Bennett<\/td>North Stokes<\/td><\/tr>
Reid Strickland<\/td>Harrells Christian Academy<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan Gallagher<\/td>Laney<\/td><\/tr>
Ryland Milligan<\/td>St. Stephens<\/td><\/tr>
Samari Cabell<\/td>D.H. Conley<\/td><\/tr>
Samuel Zimmermann<\/td>Chapel Hill<\/td><\/tr>
Sherrad Bennard III<\/td>Mount Zion Christian Academy<\/td><\/tr>
Tanner Payne<\/td>West Carteret<\/td><\/tr>
Terrance McCormick<\/td>New Bern<\/td><\/tr>
Tommy Elrod<\/td>R.J. Reynolds<\/td><\/tr>
Travon Usher<\/td>Wilson Prep<\/td><\/tr>
Tristan Styers<\/td>Bishop McGuinness<\/td><\/tr>
Tydreke Powell<\/td>Southeast Raleigh<\/td><\/tr>
Tyler Jones<\/td>Kinston<\/td><\/tr>
Zack Merchel<\/td>Eastern Alamance<\/td><\/tr>
Zaid Lott<\/td>Providence Day School<\/td><\/tr>
Zyon Hailey<\/td>Chambers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Athlete Missing?<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Q&A Nomination<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NC Prep Varsity has updated our list of the top high school football players by position. Find out who made the cut!
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