Orange County football preview: Ranking the top 10 quarterbacks for 2022

August 1, 2022 6:43 PM — Posted by anaheimsigns — Posted at irvine sign company

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Dan Albano ranks the top 10 quarterbacks in Orange County for the 2022 high school football season:

TOP 10 QUARTERBACKS

1. Malachi Nelson, Los Alamitos: The USC commit enters the fall as the No. 2-ranked senior passer in the nation by 247Sports, and he’s ready to soar past 100 career touchdown passes.

Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown is a top candidate for Orange County offensive player of the year. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer) — Mater Dei junior quarterback Elijah Brown enters the 2022 season unbeaten as the team’s starter. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

2. Elijah Brown, Mater Dei: The county’s top junior quarterback enters the season with a 17-0 record, plus two Trinity League titles, a CIF-SS Division 1 crown and CIF State championship on his resume as a starter.

3. Kadin Semonza, Mission Viejo: The Ball State-committed senior showed during the summer that he has accuracy and wide receivers to surpass his totals of 2,532 yards and 32 TDs last season.

Mission Viejo's Kadin Semonza (3) throws a pass during a nonleague game against Long Beach Poly at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach on Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer) — Mission Viejo’s Kadin Semonza (3) throws a pass during a nonleague game against Long Beach Poly at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Long Beach on Friday, September 3, 2021. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)

4. Jaxon Potter, Santa Margarita: The 6-foot-4 senior can take another step forward this fall by improving his accuracy. This will not only boost the Eagles’ offense but also help him hold off touted sophomore transfer Bekkem Kritza.

5. David Rasor, Corona del Mar: The UC Davis-committed senior possesses the skills and supporting cast to throw for another 30-plus touchdowns.

6. Trey Kukuk, Capistrano Valley: The prolific dual-threat senior takes on the South Coast League this fall after producing 4,157 total yards last season.

Capistrano Valley quarterback Trey Kukuk throws the ball during a nonleague game against Orange on Friday, September 17, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

7. Parker Awad, Edison: The steady senior is primed to extend the progress he made as a junior when he passed for 2,166 yards and 16 TDs.

8. Reyn Beal, Yorba Linda: Don’t forget about the reigning Crestview League co-MVP who passed for nearly 2,800 yards and 28 TDs as a junior for a team that went 10-1.

Quarterback Reyn Beal #15 of Yorba Linda passes against Bishop Amat in the first half of a prep Division 2 playoff game at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente on Friday, November 5, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) — Quarterback Reyn Beal of Yorba Linda passes against Bishop Amat in the first half of a Division 2 playoff game at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente on Friday, November 5, 2021. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)

9. Michael Tollefson, San Juan Hills: Look for the county’s top sophomore QB to continue to improve and back up recent offers such as Georgia and Texas A & M.

10. Colton Joseph, Newport Harbor: There’s plenty of competition for this spot in the top 10 but his offseason progress and weapons are hard to ignore. Joseph led the Sailors to the title at the inaugural SoCo passing tournament and Coach Peter Lofthouse expects a breakout season.

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