Ranking the quarterbacks from All-American Bowl Week

Saturday saw dozens of the nation’s top prospects play in the nationally-televised All-American Bowl inside the Alamodome. The game was the culmination of a week of action which included four practices.

On3 was on hand all week to take in the action. Here are our quarterback rankings from the week, which combines what we saw in the practices and in Sunday’s game.

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Three quarterbacks stood out all week

Drew Allar was the top performing quarterback during All-American Bowl practices, showcasing his advanced passing talent and skill. The 6-foot-5, 230-pounder has the best arm talent in the 2022 cycle. He has plus arm strength with the ability to easily drive the ball to all levels. Allar delivers from multiple arm slots and can layer the football, resulting in easily catchable passes. There were multiple occasions throughout the week where Allar would throw prior to a receiver showing himself to be open. While he didn’t stuff the stat sheet in the game, we saw Allar make some high-level throws over the course of the afternoon. Foot quickness is the primary area where Allar will need to show improvement to hit his ceiling. The Cleveland area standout has shown the field vision and ability to make second-reaction plays at the high school level. Increased quickness will go a long way in seeing those skills transfer over to the college level. – Charles Power

Cade Klubnik received the most in-game reps of all quarterbacks and took advantage of the opportunity. The Clemson signee didn’t have trouble adjusting to the increased speed of live game action. That shouldn’t come as a surprise given his experience playing top competition in the state of Texas. Klubnik showed off his mobility and accuracy, hitting a few nice passes while moving to his right. While he doesn’t have the natural arm talent of Allar or Brown and entered the game running third in our quarterback pecking order, Klubnik was on the same page with his receivers and had by far the most productive game of the bunch. The Clemson signee is a high-floor prospect who has received plaudits for his intangibles and positive attitude. Klubnik is expected by many to push DJ Uiagalelei for Clemson’s starting quarterback job next year. He’ll need to spend some time in the weight room and at the training table between now and then, after checking in at 180 pounds this week. With that said, we would not be surprised to see Klubnik make some noise at Clemson.- Charles Power  

Along with Allar, Devin Brown looked like one of the top physical talents at quarterback in the 2022 cycle throughout the week. The 6-foot-2. 5, 195-pounder excelled as a downfield passer, showing the ability to rip the ball to the second and third levels at All-American Bowl practices. Brown showed easily projectable arm talent and movement ability.  You don’t have to squint to see Brown excelling in Ryan Day’s scheme at Ohio State. We didn’t get to see the Ohio State signee take a bunch of reps in the game, but there were a few occasions where you could see his physical talent on display. Brown hasn’t played as much high quality football as some of his peers. He transferred to Utah powerhouse Corner Canyon for his senior year and saw continued improvement while playing in a potent scheme. There are times where Brown’s aggressive tendencies can cause some lapses in decision-making. He should benefit from more live reps. With that said, there’s no denying the natural talent and upward trajectory as a prospect.- Charles Power

Plenty of upside with the remaining signal callers

Similar to Klubnik, we saw Gunner Stockton fare a little better in the game than in practices. Stockton was able to use his mobility and power run element to help in leading a touchdown drive for the East. The Georgia signee is a tough, physical player who is not shy about taking on contact. He also showed a strong arm throughout All-American Bowl practices. Stockton was probably a tick behind the top three in terms of feel for the passing game throughout the week. He loves to rip fastballs and will need to continue to add some nuance to his repertoire. – Charles Power

Justyn Martin was the third signal caller on the West Team. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder displayed the arm strength that has been talked about over the last year. He possesses a quick release, but more of a three quarter release. In the setting with Allar and Klubnik, it was easy to see that the UCLA signee has the farthest to go in terms of quick feet in the pocket and processing. Martin was at his best during the week in the quick game, or timing vertical routes. – Gerry Hamilton 

The late addition to the East Team roster was On3 Consensus 3-star Jayden Denegal. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound Michigan signee certainly has the arm talent to play at the Power 5 level, but also the furthest to go technically. Denegal will be at his best when forced to get the ball out quickly in the short passing game. He had the longest release and slowest arm action of the quarterbacks in the game, and thus nearly three split seconds late releasing the ball as to what he was seeing with the eyes. That led to a few throws late and behind in the intermediate game. The ability to shorten the release and get the ball out will be paramount in Senegal’s development at the next level. – Gerry Hamilton