2026 4-star QB Landon Duckworth throws for five TDs, leads Jackson to Alabama 4A State Title

Plenty of the AHSAA state championship games delivered drama over the weekend. The 4A clash between Jackson and Cherokee County did not.

Jackson rolled to a state title on Friday afternoon, stomping Cherokee County for a 69-6 victory. Leading the way was junior quarterback Landon Duckworth, who delivered a record-setting performance for the Aggies.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder completed 14 of 17 passes for a whopping 325 yards and five touchdowns. Duckworth set the record for passing yards in a 4A title game — and he didn’t even need to throw 20 passes.

69-6 team victory in our State Championship game. Went 14-17, 325 passing yards, 5 passing tds! @JacksonFootball @QBCountry! Junior SZ HL dropping soon

-Set the most Passing yards record in 4A state game✅
-Tied for most passing tds in state game pic.twitter.com/e1sdgYj9Vr

— Landon “DUCK🦆” Duckworth (@LandonDuckworth) December 11, 2024

Duckworth’s junior campaign finished with 3,109 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions through the air. He also ran for 631 yards and 12 TDs in 14 games. He’s now accumulated over 6,400 total yards and 80 TDs across 30 games in three seasons for Jackson.

Duckworth is the No. 129 overall prospect and No. 11 QB in the 2026 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 9 junior in Alabama.

He decommitted from South Carolina on June 25 and is currently the third highest-ranked uncommitted signal-caller in the 2026 cycle. He owns 16 Division I offers, including from the likes of UCF, Auburn, Florida, Oregon, Texas A&M and Nebraska.

Jackson finished the season with a 13-1 record. The Aggies finished as the No. 28 team in the state of Alabama, according to the On3 Composite Rankings.

Other Alabama state champions can be found here.

The On3 Composite High School Football Team Ranking is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings listed in the public domain by respected High School media and data companies. It includes Massey, Max Preps, Cal Preps, ESPN and SI, creating the industry’s most comprehensive and geographically balanced High School Team Ranking.