These selections are weighed on on-field production, recruiting ranking, team success, and even a little projection.

With that in mind, here are the top QB/WR duos for Class 6A and 5A.

6A

5. Sheldon C.E. King QB Khylan Davis and WR Dillon Mitchell

Sheldon C.E. King could be No.1 on this list by year’s end. We just aren’t putting them there because we haven’t seen Khylan Davis and Dillon Mitchell play together yet. But judging off their breakout 2025 seasons, these two should be a scary combination for the rest of the state.

Davis, a UTSA commit, earned District Overall MVP as a junior at Fort Bend Hightower for his dual-threat prowess. The 6-foot, 203-pound signal caller threw for 2,428 yards and 27 touchdowns, while adding 1,218 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground. 

Mitchell was already a rising star after compiling 1,800 all-purpose yards as a sophomore on Sheldon C.E. King’s first state championship appearance. But he morphed into a full-blown celebrity during track season. Mitchell won a Class 6A Gold Medal in the 100m dash with a blazing 9.92 time, adding more hardware to his trophy case weeks after setting the Under-18 world record with a 6.61 60M sprint.

4. The Woodlands College Park QB Camden Hughes and WR Julian Cromartie

In the last two years, The Woodlands College Park won their second playoff game in program history (2024) and then its first undisputed district championship and regional semifinal appearance (2025). The Cavaliers will be a popular pick to defend the district title, even after losing firebrand head coach Kyle Coats. That confidence starts with the passing combination of Camden Hughes and Julian Cromartie.

Hughes, a three-year starter and team captain, earned District Offensive MVP accolades last season. The Cincinnati commit 2,636 yards and 36 touchdowns and used his 6-foot-1, 200-pound frame to rack up 432 yards and nine touchdowns. DCTX Director of Recruiting Greg Powers said Hughes has elite pocket presence and footwork. 

Cromartie, the son of former First Round NFL Draft pick and San Diego Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie, has the bloodlines and the body type for the NFL. The senior is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds with a 4.50 40-yard dash. A Clemson commit, Cromartie showed elite playmaking ability with 42 catches for 824 yards and 13 touchdowns. 

3. Killeen Harker Heights QB Hudson Humble and WR Ryan Taylor

Mark Humble takes immense pride in winning a share of four consecutive district championships at Killeen Harker Heights. For starters, he’s bringing a winning tradition back to his hometown. Humble was a member of Killeen’s 1991 state championship team. The Kangaroos completed a Cinderella run - still the district’s only state football championship - at the perfect moment in Killeen’s history, two months after a shooting at the Luby’s Cafeteria. For Humble, the only win that could be more meaningful would be raising a title with his senior son, Hudson. And, based on Hudson’s first three years as Harker Heights’s starting quarterback, they’ve got a chance for a deep playoff run. 

Humble was the District Overall MVP as a junior with 3,478 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions on an efficient 76% completion rate. Entering his senior year, he’s already won 27 games. But he remains one of the state’s most slept-on quarterback prospects, with offers from Lamar, Jackson State, and Missouri Western State. 

Humble headlines one of the state’s top offensive skill groups. WR Ryan Taylor will be his main target. Taylor exploded for 85 catches, 1,344 yards, and 16 touchdowns as a junior. The UTSA commit earned Unanimous First Team All-District honors and an Honorable Mention TSWA All-State nod. DCTX Director of Recruiting Greg Powers said he did not see Taylor lose a single rep at the Under Armour Camp in Dallas, calling him one of the state’s best-kept secrets. Harker Heights also has two dynamic athletes who’ll play both wide receiver and defensive back in Arshawn Spann and Eric Young. Spann is dangerous on offense (43 receptions, 533 yards, 4 TD), defense (18 tackles, 2 INT), and special teams (2 kickoff return TDs). Coach Humble says Young, meanwhile, is the type of player you wish you had four more of on the team.

2. San Antonio Johnson QB Elvis Estrada and WRs Bryson Thompson and Braelyn Allen

Every year, DCTX picks one team from each classification we believe is most likely to win its first state championship. San Antonio Johnson was the pick for 2026, in large part because of the Jaguars’ explosive passing game.

We can’t help falling in love with quarterback Elvis Estrada’s game. The senior was a First Team All-District and TSWA Honorable Mention All-State selection after throwing for 3,130 yards and 39 touchdowns. He’s also crafty in the pocket, evidenced by his 479 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. 

San Antonio Johnson is so loaded on the perimeter that you could take away either Bryson Thompson or Braelyn Allen, and the other guy would still qualify the Jaguars as one of the state’s top five QB/WR combos. We’ll talk about Thompson first, given that he is the senior. Thompson earned First Team All-District Utility player honors, but he’s committed to Iowa State for his receiving ability. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound athlete carves defenses up with his elusiveness, creating separation on the low-to-mid-route concepts. He had 71 receptions for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2025.

DCTX named Allen one of the top ten breakout stars of the 2025 season after he posted 63 receptions for 1,280 yards and 20 touchdowns as a freshman. Already 5-foot-11, 188 pounds, Allen displayed excellent physicality, power, and balance with the ball in his hands, traits that will only improve as he matures. That’s a scary thought for opposing defenses.

1. Humble Summer Creek QB Noah Spinks and WR Benny Easter Jr.

Every year, DCTX compiles the TXHSFB program rankings, a snapshot of each team’s performance over the last six football seasons. After unveiling the rankings, I predicted that Humble Summer Creek would make the biggest leap of any Class 6A program after the 2026 season. I partially picked the Bulldogs because their 3-6 campaign in 2020 is set to drop from the calculus. But with the QB/WR combo of Noah Spinks and Benny Easter Jr. headlining seven returning starters on offense from a 12-2 team, I also believe they’ll be really freakin’ good.

Spinks dazzled in his first year as Summer Creek’s starter after moving from Flower Mound. The 2027 prospect threw for 3,690 yards, 43 touchdowns, and just 5 interceptions. Coach Kenny Harrison describes Spinks as a pocket passer who isn’t easily rattled, evidenced by his 71% completion rate. Spinks earned Third Team TSWA All-State accolades and recently committed to North Carolina. 

Nineteen of Spinks’s touchdown passes went to his favorite target: Texas Tech commit Benny Easter Jr, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound wideout. Easter can bend and change direction like a much smaller player, but  He’s physically overpowering to most high school defenders. He hauled in 89 passes for 1,509 yards. Easter also feasts on special teams, where he had two kickoff return touchdowns. The scariest part of opposing defenses – Easter isn’t Spinks’s only option. Fellow wide receiver Larry “Tre” Brown is a four-year starter with 19 offers himself.

5A

5. Armarillo Palo Duro QB Julian Reese and WR Kyron Brown

Julian Reese and Kyron Brown were instrumental in leading Amarillo Palo Duro to a 10-2 record, the Dons’ first double-digit win season since 2001. 

Reese (6-foot-3, 195) earned unanimous District Overall MVP after throwing for 3,053 yards and 31 touchdowns to just three interceptions. He was also dynamic on the ground with 449 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. He has always been a standout athlete, but DCTX Director of Recruiting Greg Powers says that the offseason camp circuit has proven Reese is a legitimate college football quarterback prospect. He has 11 offers from schools such as Houston and Wake Forest.

Brown (6-foot-2, 185) is one of the state’s most versatile athletes. He was a First Team All-District wide receiver with 637 yards and seven touchdowns, a Second Team All-District defensive end with six sacks, two forced fumbles, and a defensive touchdown, and even earned the district’s Special Teams MVP. Brown has 24 total offers and is set to commit on June 23. 

4. Argyle QB Hayes Hackney and WR Julian Caldwell

We might not have seen Hackney complete a pass to Caldwell in a varsity game yet, but both have proven themselves on the varsity stage.

Hackney, a move-in from Prosper Walnut Grove, has started at quarterback since his freshman year. Last fall, he earned First Team All-District honors as a sophomore with 3,139 passing yards and 37 passing touchdowns on a 68 percent completion rate. He also added 257 yards and three touchdowns on the ground despite fighting through nagging injuries most of the year. Hackney enters a great situation flanked by two First Team All-District wide receivers (more on this soon) and two First Team All-District Offensive linemen in Cole Jackman and Braxton Firestone. 

Argyle is confident Hackney can hit the ground running, not only because of his experience, but also the return of Julian Caldwell. The Texas Tech commit is the second-ranked receiver in the state, per DCTX, after hauling in 94 passes for 1,737 yards and 20 touchdowns. The Under Armour All-American can hurt defenses on short, intermediate, or deep routes. And the craziest part – there’s another First Team All-District wide receiver opposite him in Ake O’Neal. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound prospect had 335 yards and a touchdown as a junior, but his impact goes far beyond the stat sheet. His presence makes it so that you cannot hyper-fixate on Caldwell.

3. Fort Bend Crawford QB Braylen Fisher and WR Alvin Mosley

Fort Bend Crawford is jumping from Class 4A to 5A this offseason, but expectations are still high after returning Braylen Fisher and Alvin Mosley from a 12-2 team. 

Fisher (6-foot, 185) was the District Offensive MVP with 3,300 passing yards, 39 passing touchdowns, 315 rushing yards, and five rushing touchdowns. His leadership helped the Chargers improve from 5-6 as a first-year varsity program to 12-2 in 2025. 

You cannot tell the story of Crawford’s rapid rise without Mosley, either. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect is one of the best dual-sport athletes in the state. He won District Overall MVP as a junior with 1,720 all-purpose yards and 31 touchdowns as a wide receiver and kick returner on the gridiron. Then, he averaged 13.4 points per game as a combo guard on Fort Bend Crawford’s basketball team, leading the Chargers to a state championship appearance.

2. Frisco Lone Star QB Trey Wright and WR Zach Forbish

Hear me loud and clear: Trey Wright could be considered the best quarterback in the country by the end of 2026. In his first year as a starter, the sophomore led the nation in total yards with 4,062 passing yards, 1,801 rushing yards, and 59 total touchdowns. He took Frisco Lone Star to its second state championship game in program history. And, somehow, amid all that success, Wright will have a revenge plot as a junior. He was injured near the end of the first half of the state championship loss against Smithson Valley and played the entire second half on a bum ankle. That’s not to say Frisco Lone Star would’ve beaten Smithson Valley. Coach Larry Hill’s Rangers put on a defensive masterclass. It’s just to say that Wright didn’t finish the season on his own terms.

If Wright is to somehow top his 2025 output, he’ll rely on senior wide receiver Zach Forbish. The Michigan State commit was a First Team All-District selection, compiling 43 catches for 927 yards and 12 touchdowns despite sharing targets with Florida signee Davian Groce. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound prospect is a playmaker. More than a fourth of his catches went for a touchdown.

1. Pflugerville Weiss QB Jaxon Schad and WRs Tre Moore and Jordan Anderson

Pflugerville Weiss’s passing game is so dynamic that the duo of either QB Jaxon Schad and WR Tre Moore, or QB Jaxon Schad and WR Jordan Anderson, would rank among the top five in the state. The fact that all three return from the deepest playoff run in program history has Class 5A on notice. 

Back in the days before the Transfer Portal, there were guys in college basketball who felt like they were on their team forever. Think of Christian Laettner at Duke or Perry Ellis at Kansas. I’m putting Schad in this category for Pflugerville Weiss. He may be entering his junior year, but he’s already embarking on his third year as a starter. Schad set school records as a sophomore with 3,627 passing yards and 51 passing touchdowns, both of which also ranked first nationally for the Class of 2028. 

He has an embarrassment of riches at the wide receiver position. Moore, a Washington commit, is the No.1-ranked wide receiver in the state, per DCTX. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound wideout is a matchup nightmare who hauled in 85 passes for 1,443 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, earning District Offensive MVP. Fellow wide receiver Jordan Anderson, a rising junior, would make 99 percent of other TXHSFB teams happy as a WR1. He earned District Offensive Newcomer of the Year accolades with 74 catches for 1,268 yards and 17 touchdowns. He’s hauled in offers just as fast as touchdown catches, with 20 total.