East Coast Spotlight: Quarterback Storylines To Follow This Spring

There are more commitments each and every week as we move further into the spring and quarterbacks are at the center of it all. Big decisions are coming with plenty of critical storylines to track when it comes to the quarterback position.

Here are the biggest quarterback storylines in the East Region.

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Four-star quarterback Matt Zollers is a week and a half from announcing his commitment and one of his final four contenders is Georgia. The Royersford (Pa.) Spring Ford star visited Missouri last week and has visits to Pittsburgh, Penn State and Georgia lined up between now and his April 4 commitment date.

UGA fans had reason to be confident they’d get Zollers onboard. He really enjoyed his first visit to Athens and they’re getting the last visit before his commitment announcement.

Georgia, however, picked up a commitment from 2026 quarterback Jared Curtis over the weekend. Curtis is one of the top-ranked prospects, regardless of position, in the 2026 class. It will be interesting to hear what, if any, impact on Zollers this has and how Georgia talks through this with him.

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Malik Washington out of Severn (Md.) Archbishop Spalding is one of the highest-ranked uncommitted quarterbacks in the nation. Penn State, Maryland and Virginia Tech have been the main players in his recruitment but he is expected to take a closer look at programs such as Texas A&M, UCLA, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCF in the coming months.

Washington’s recruitment took a little longer to get going than other highly ranked quarterbacks because he was focused on basketball during the last few offseasons, hindering his ability to take visits and throw in front of college coaches. That is no longer the case and Washington is looking forward to getting some face time with many different college coaches.

With Zollers and Washington the last two four-star quarterbacks yet to pick their program, the remaining talent pool of quarterbacks is thin with prospects who could see a jump in their recruitment.

The next man up is likely Cutter Woods. Auburn has been heavily involved in his recruitment but the Tigers are also pursuing Julian Lewis (USC commit), KJ Lacey (Texas commit) and Husan Longstreet (No. 79 in the Rivals250). Woods is high on Auburn but it is not the only program he is looking at. He just visited Virginia and Wake Forest. Syracuse and Virginia Tech have been involved as well.

AJ Brand and Jack Moran are two more quarterbacks in the East to monitor. Brand has been a frequent visitor at South Carolina and the uber productive Palmetto State native has plenty of physical ability that should be attractive to teams around the country still looking for a quarterback late in the cycle. Moran saw lots of time last season despite backing up 2024 Rivals250 Texas A&M signee Miles O’Neill. He’s shown potential and could be just what a quarterback-needy team wants.

There are plenty of big-time quarterbacks around the country in the 2026 recruiting cycle but very few have emerged in the East region so far. Faizon Brandon is the most high-profile and is currently the only Rivals250 quarterback in the region. The Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley standout has the tools to excel against high-end defenses but this coming season will be a big one for him because he’ll be without 2024 four-star receivers Terrell Anderson and Alex Taylor.

After Brandon, the two most intriguing names are three-stars Semaj Beals and Zaid Lott. Beals has a lengthy offer sheet and threw for more than 2,800 yards and nearly 30 touchdowns last season at Philadelphia (Pa.) Roman Catholic. He is a consistent high-end performer on the 7-on-7 circuits as well.

Lott is entering his first season as a starter after backing up 2024 Rivals250 Michigan signee Jadyn Davis. Lott possesses impressive physical abilities and he’ll have the eyes of college teams around the country tracking his development this fall.