Three college football sophomore quarterbacks to keep an eye on in 2024: Nico Iamaleava.
In 2024, college football fans should keep an eye on these four sophomore quarterbacks.
Several quarterbacks will have their first opportunity to start every game for their respective clubs in 2024. In this instance, we’re examining four particular sophomores who appear to be their programs’ future greats. Nico Iamaleava of Tennessee, Avery Johnson of Kansas State, Jackson Arnold of Oklahoma, and Aidan Chiles of Michigan State are these four.
Assuming you’ve been anyplace around Knoxville or the Tennessee football program over the course of the past year or more, you’ve probably heard the boisterous thunders of “Nico” surface all through grounds and at games. For the class of 2023, Iamaleava came to the Vols as perhaps of the greatest positioned enlist throughout the entire existence of the program. He was evaluated as an agreement five-star, the No. 2 positioned player in the nation, No. 2 quarterback, and negative. 1 in the province of California, per 247sports. Vols fans got only a little example of Iamaleava during his green bean season the year before. He got playing time in five games, finishing 25-of-45 pass endeavors for 314 yards, two scores, and no capture attempts. Be that as it may, with Iamaleava, you can’t disregard his double danger capacities, as he additionally scrambled for 71 yards on 20 endeavors yet no scores. The greater part of Iamaleava’s playing opportunity arrived in the Vols’ bowl game against Iowa instead of Joe Milton III, who quit. The previous five-star went 12-for-19 for 151 yards and one score, with one more 27 yards on the ground and three additional scores, not to referencing winning the Citrus MVP grant. Nobody in the country, particularly a sophomore school football quarterback, will have more promotion on him than Iamaleava in 2024.
There was an explanation Will Howard moved to Ohio State, and that reason was Avery Johnson. Johnson was pretty much nipping at Howard’s heels the vast majority of last season, getting genuinely significant playing time. Yet, like Nico Iamaleava, Johnson didn’t accept his initial beginning at quarterback for the Wildcats until the bowl game. Johnson had the option to assist with covering off a fruitful 9-4 season for K-State with a success over NC State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. He won the game’s MVP award primarily for leading the Wildcats on a 15-play, 72-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter that won the game. The long-haired quarterback went 14-for-31 for 178 yards passing and two scores however scrambled for one more 71 yards and one more score during that game. Generally, Johnson completed his green bean season going 37-for-66 for 479 yards passing, 73 yards hurrying, and six absolute scores without any capture attempts. Throughout the season in Manhattan, Johnson kept convincing a lot of people. He will have a chance to demonstrate it in every game in 2024.
