The state of Utah has produced some elite quarterbacks over the years whether from high school or college – , Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Jim McMahon, – so the place knows the position.
So far this season heading into another weekend of games, high school quarterbacks in Utah are putting up huge numbers, some of the best in the country and there are not only a few of them.
The depth among stat-stuffing quarterbacks in the Beehive State is striking and influencing some of their recruitments as well.
In terms of overall passing yards, Utah high school quarterbacks have an advantage because many of them have played four games when the rest of the country has only played three but, still, their passing yards per game numbers are through the roof.
Through four games, Kingston Wright from , Utah leads the country averaging 404 passing yards per game.
Three of the top five nationally are from Utah as ’s is averaging 382 passing yards per outing and ’s Preston Wilkinson is good for 359.5. Both Doman and Wilkinson heading into this weekend have thrown 17 touchdown passes in four games.
While Wright and Wilkinson have not seen their recruitments take off, Doman’s has been especially busy with massive programs showing interest in the 2029 quarterback.
, and have been showing a good deal of interest and Doman is now planning to visit all three of those programs this season. , and other programs have already offered the prolific Pine View standout.
“It’s going really well,” Doman said. “I just need to keep my head down and keep playing well though.”
Wright, Doman and Wilkinson are in the top-five nationally in passing yards per game but others are representing Utah as well. ’s Jaxon Hunt is seventh nationally at 340 passing yards and he’s also thrown 17 touchdowns already this season. He’s starting to hear more from Hawaii and Nevada.
’s Brady Muir, ’s Easton Favero, ’s Price Armstrong and ’s K’Von Houston are all in the top 14 nationally.
It’s incredible to consider but there are 15 quarterbacks purely from a statistics perspective that are putting up better numbers than the most heavily-recruited QB in the state, Salt Lake City West’s , who is committed to .
California is known for elite quarterback play. More are being developed in the Southeast over the last many years. But in terms of production, maybe college coaches who love to throw the ball around should be taking a closer look at those Utah quarterbacks.
“We throw the ball a lot,” Doman said. “I’ve trained with a lot of the quarterbacks here and a lot of their offenses are pass-first offenses.”
