QB Roundup: How did the top 2023 signal-callers play this week?

The high school football season is in full swing and some of the best quarterbacks in the 2023 class took the field for another week of games. Signal-callers including Los Alamitos (Calif.) Five-Star Plus+ quarterback and USC commit Malachi Nelson and Colorado Springs (Co.) Vista Ridge four-star quarterback and Arizona commit Brayden Dorman had strong outings.

Here’s what to know about this weekend’s performances from the top quarterbacks in the 2023 cycle.

Five-Star Plus+ Malachi Nelson
Los Alamitos (Calif.)
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 3 
Status: USC commit
Result: 52-27 win over Huntington Beach (Calif.) Edison
Stats: 18-of-28 passing, 278 yards, 3 TDs

Five-star Nico Iamaleava
Long Beach (Calif.) Warren
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 9
Status: Tennessee commit
Result: 49-22 win over Downey (Calif.)
Stats: 7-of-16 passing, 243 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, plus 50 rushing yards
Highlights: Iamaleava is one of the top quarterbacks in the 2023 cycle. He demonstrated that by tossing three long touchdowns early in his Friday night win.

Five-star Jackson Arnold
Denton (Texas) Guyer
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 13
Status: Oklahoma commit 
Result: 62-7 win over Little Elm (Texas) Braswell
Stats: 19-of-23 passing, 269 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, plus 65 rushing yards and 1 TD
Highlights: Arnold found the end zone multiple times in Guyer’s eight touchdown win. One of them was on this long throw.

Five-star Christopher Vizzina
Birmingham (Ala.) Briarwood Christian
On3 Consensus: No. 23
Status: Clemson commit
Result: 16-14 loss to Alexander City (Ala.) Benjamin Russell
Stats: 18-of-27 passing, 173 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs

Four-star Jaden Rashada
Pittsburg (Calif.)
On3 Consensus: No. 60
Status: Miami commit
Result: 51-0 win over Antioch (Calif.) Deer Valley
Stats: 12-of-19 passing, 158 yards, 3 TDs, plus 15 rushing yards and 1 TD

Four-star Eli Holstein
Zachary (La.)
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 72
Status: Alabama commit
Result: 53-38 win over Baton Rouge (La.) Scotlandville
Stats: 18-of-27 passing, 186 yards, 4 TDs

Four-star Dylan Lonergan
Snellville (Ga.) Brookwood
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 82
Status: Alabama commit
Result: 31-23 win over Covington (Ga.)
Stats: 12-of-21 passing, 167 yards, 2 TDs, plus 77 rushing yards and 1 TD

Four-star Avery Johnson
Maize (Kan.)
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 105
Status: Kansas State commit 
Result: 41-13 win over Hutchinson (Kan.)
Stats: 16-of-22 passing, 192 yards, 2 TDs, plus 42 rushing yards and 1 TD 

Four-star Austin Novosad
Dripping Springs (Texas)
On3 Consensus: No. 130
Status: Baylor commit
Result: 29-10 loss to Austin (Texas) Westlake
Stats: 13-of-29 passing, 127 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT, plus one fumble

Four-star Rickie Collins
Baton Rouge (La.) Woodlawn
2023 On3 Consensus: No. 192
Status: LSU commit
Result: 38-7 win over Baton Rouge (La.) Liberty Magnet
Stats: 11-of-21 passing, 205 yards, 2 TDs, plus 47 rushing yards

Four-star Brayden Dorman
Colorado Springs (Co.) Vista Ridge
On3 Consensus: No. 327
Status: Arizona commit
Result: 59-7 win over Colorado Springs (Co.) Cheyenne Mountain
Stats: 24-of-30 passing, 508 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT