ALLSPORTSTUCSON.COM CONTINUES ITS 50 POSTS FOR THE 50-DAY COUNTDOWN TO THE 2025 SEASON THAT STARTS AUG. 22 FOR SOME SCHOOLS WITH A LOOK AT THE TOP RETURNING QUARTERBACKS AS DETERMINED BY COACHES. CATCH UP WITH ALL THE POSTS BY CLICKING HERE.
TOP RETURNING SOUTHERN ARIZONA QUARTERBACKS
Honor selections made by region coaches following last season.Honors are listed by region - 1 indicates first-team selection, 2 is second team and H is honorable mention.
*Denotes player who was also an all-conference selection.
a-Buena's Kaleb Layton is a transfer Walden Grove
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | Ht | Wt | Yr | Hnr | Cmp | Att | Yds | Int | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colten Meyer | Marana | 6-1 | 180 | Sr. | 5A1* | 294 | 399 | 3687 | 7 | 30 |
| Luke Keeton | Casa Grande | 5-10 | 160 | Sr. | 5AH | 164 | 273 | 2755 | 7 | 28 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 57 | 235 | 4 | ||||||||
| Kaleb Layton-a | Buena | 6-2 | 170 | Sr. | 5A2 | 121 | 210 | 1943 | 9 | 19 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 45 | 210 | 8 | ||||||||
| Jose Cardona Jr. | Maricopa | 5-10 | 170 | Sr. | 5A2 | 142 | 249 | 1938 | 8 | 15 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 57 | 203 | 2 | ||||||||
| Derek Mesa | Tucson | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. | 5A1 | 113 | 202 | 1872 | 12 | 24 |
| Jaiden Martinez | Ironwood Ridge | 5-8 | 168 | Sr. | 5A1 | 135 | 226 | 1864 | 12 | 21 |
| Car | Yds | TD | ||||||||
| 115 | 822 | 10 | ||||||||
| Julian Hainley | Cienega | 5-10 | 175 | Sr. | 5AH | 94 | 179 | 1607 | 9 | 13 |
| Ivan Higuera | Douglas | 5-8 | 150 | Sr. | 4A1 | 99 | 165 | 1437 | 5 | 16 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 85 | 657 | 6 | ||||||||
| Vincent Ciccariello | St. David | 5-7 | 140 | So. | 1A2 | 88 | 156 | 1380 | 3 | 28 |
| Dawson Judd | Benson | 5-11 | 175 | Sr. | 2A2 | 93 | 167 | 1261 | 5 | 17 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 63 | 351 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bodhi Sanford | Sabino | 6-2 | 180 | So. | 3A2 | 86 | 189 | 1223 | 13 | 8 |
| Chad Johnson | Thatcher | 6-0 | 164 | Sr. | 3A1 | 76 | 135 | 1135 | 1 | 10 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 95 | 323 | 4 | ||||||||
| Rayce Alvarez | Salpointe | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. | 6AH | 76 | 130 | 1114 | 7 | 9 |
| Rasheed Martin | Sahuarita | 6-0 | 180 | Jr. | 4A2 | 47 | 90 | 960 | 2 | 17 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 39 | 242 | 3 | ||||||||
| Kason Garcia | Baboquivari | -- | -- | Sr. | 1AH | 55 | 150 | 941 | 6 | 11 |
| Matthew Avelar | Salpointe | 6-2 | 190 | Jr. | 6AH | 54 | 93 | 917 | 4 | 6 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 38 | 292 | 5 | ||||||||
| Raymond Duarte | Sunnyside | 5-9 | 170 | Sr. | 5AH | 56 | 110 | 901 | 6 | 5 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 80 | 460 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jevyn Elliott | Safford | 6-4 | 220 | Sr. | 3AH | 39 | 52 | 788 | 3 | 8 |
| Damian Estrella | Cholla | 5-10 | 175 | Jr. | 4AH | 37 | 69 | 697 | 4 | 4 |
| Manzo Blackwell | Sahuaro | 5-11 | 150 | Sr. | 4AH | 42 | 119 | 592 | 3 | 5 |
| Sebastian Castro | Rio Rico | 5-9 | 152 | Jr. | 4AH | 45 | 76 | 562 | 12 | 4 |
| RUSHING | Car | Yds | TD | |||||||
| 47 | 283 | 6 | ||||||||
| Peyton Strang | CDO | 5-10 | 185 | Jr. | 5AH | 30 | 48 | 493 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacob Jackson | Rincon/UHS | 5-8 | 165 | Sr. | 4AH | 35 | 90 | 449 | 9 | 4 |
| Cohen Barney | Benson | 5-7 | 155 | So. | 2AH | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Brody Fletcher | San Manuel | 5-7 | 130 | Jr. | 1AH | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Victor Rojo | Cholla | 5-10 | 159 | Jr. | 4AH | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Jackson Tyson | Palo Verde | 6-0 | 190 | Jr. | 2AH | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Marcos Vasavilbaso | Desert View | 6-1 | 156 | Sr. | 5AH | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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