This week, College Station will host the most TXHSFB athletes competing on one group of fields at any time of the year.

Most of the names fans and media members are familiar with will ball out, but so will some that might not be known. Take Jacksboro's Cannon Valenzuela from the 2024 tournament, a Colorado State commit who earned DCTX three-star status after a dominant display.

This year, DCTX is attempting to call its shot on the next Valenzuela. Here are five quarterbacks who could experience the same meteoric rise in recruiting circles. The names are presented in alphabetical order.

Kaden Arnot (Cedar Park Vista Ridge, 2026)

Want an insight into how Arnot is mentally wired? He’s an area finalist in the 110-meter Hurdles and 300 Hurdles - real gut-check races. That toughness translates to the field, where he threw for 1,880 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, earning Second Team All-District 25-6A honors.

Coach Chad Scott says Arnot was good as a junior, but the growth he’s shown this offseason should be scary for CenTex defenses. The 6-4, 180-pound quarterback has great accuracy when throwing on the run. He has one offer to Southeastern Oklahoma State.

Jaxon Blancett (Lorena, 2027)

Blancett (6-4, 195) began his sophomore season as Lorena’s WR1. But three games into the season, he took over as the Leopards’ starting quarterback and earned District 12-4A DII Offensive Newcomer of the Year.

Blancett is a Division I caliber athlete who scored 15 rushing touchdowns in Lorena’s heavy package. 7-on-7 will provide a glimpse into Lorena’s quick-passing game, which they Leopards will rely on more in 2025. They feel great about their skill position players around Blancett, having played the entire 2024 season as a run-first squad because they were short handed on the edge (2025 tight end Brock Kuhl was injured). 

Marcus Flowers (Princeton, 2026)

Flowers led Princeton to its first State 7-on-7 Tournament in 10 years. In his junior season, the first as a full-time starter, he ranked second in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 3,201 passing yards and 31 touchdowns, earning First Team All-District 6-6A honors. Coach Ervin Chandler describes the 6-2, 175-pound quarterback as a coach on the field, saying he has Division I-level football IQ and intelligence. 

Chandler says Flowers is up at the Princeton facility after hours working on his speed and in the weight room, in addition to the various college camps he attends. He currently does not have any offers.

Malik Gee (Tyler Chapel Hill, 2026)

Tyler Chapel Hill head coach Jeff Riordan tells people he went from Lamar Jackson to Cam Newton at quarterback. 

Baylor signee Demetrius Brisbon torched TXHSFB defenses in his Tyler Chapel Hill career with 5,500 passing yards and 4,866 rushing yards. But when he went down with an injury in Week 7 of the 2024 season, Malik Gee led the Bulldogs to three playoff victories.

Gee (6-3, 210) has caught college recruiters attention this spring with his size, and Riordan thinks more offers will come with additional tape. As a junior, he threw for 1,228 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 520 yards and seven touchdowns in just seven games as a starter. While Brisbon will play safety in college, Gee’s future is at quarterback.

Heston Jobe (De Leon, 2026)

The last six quarterbacks new De Leon head coach Brennan Whitaker has mentored have all gone to Division I football. He says Jobe can spin it with the best of them.

There are certain throws at the 2A level (like an out to the field side) that defensive coordinators say, ‘If they can make that throw, we’ll just tip our cap to them.’ The problem is Jobe actually does it over and over. The 6-1, 185-pound gunslinger was the District 5-2A DI MVP with 2,841 passing yards, 1,126 rushing yards and 45 total touchdowns.

Whitaker says Jobe is a top-3 fastest kid on the team (4.6 40-yard dash) and is also the strongest pound-for-pound. He maxed out around 300 pounds on the bench press and was well over 400 pounds on the squat before Whitaker stopped him.