The Athletic recently ranked every five-star quarterback of the modern recruiting era (subscription required), with the 2026 cycle being the 25th of the modern era.
A couple of former Clemson signal-callers are ranked in the top 15 of the list, which The Athletic limited only to players who have already finished their college careers and who were five-star prospects coming out of high school.
Trevor Lawrence cracked the top five, coming in at No. 5 behind Florida’s Tim Tebow at No. 1, Texas’s Vince Young at No. 2, Florida’s Cam Newton at No.