Football: Let the debate begin over class of 2017 QBs vs. class of 2018 QBs

It’s time to begin a sneak peek at the players to watch for the 2016 high school football season.

The most intriguing position this season will be quarterback, and there’s going to be a fascinating debate whether the top quarterbacks from the class of 2017 are better than the top quarterbacks from the class of 2018.

You have seniors coming off terrific junior seasons _ Jack Sears (San Clemente, Duke commit); Chase Garbers (Corona del Mar, Cal commit); Tristan Gebbia (Calabasas, Nebraska commit).

You have juniors coming off terrific sophomore seasons _ Matt Corral (Oaks Christian, USC commit); Cameron Rising (Newbury Park); Brevin White (Chaminade); Steve Comstock (Northview). Rising committed to Oklahoma on Sunday.

Then you have the rising juniors who have waited for the chance to start and could explode onto the scene _ Tanner McKee (Corona Centennial); Re-al Mitchell (St. John Bosco); Matthew Robinson (JSerra); Griffin O’Connor (Edison); Jalen Chatman (Narbonne).

There’s the talented seniors who are coming back from injuries _ Tyler Lytle (Servite, Colorado commit); Nick Moore (Hart); Matthew McDonald (Mission Viejo).

There’s the seniors who have proven they can produce big results _ Tyger Goslin (Moorpark, Navy commit); Niko Harris (Sierra Canyon, UC Davis commit); Kaymen Cureton (Leuzinger); Andrew Tovar (Cathedral); George Krantz (St. Margaret’s); Armando Herrera (Redlands East Valley).

And there’s the sophomores already making an impact _ J.T. Daniels (Mater Dei); Hank Bachmeier (Murrieta Valley); Sean Harlston (Dominguez); David Baldwin (Upland).

The Times will begin its annual nine-part series on Wednesday, Aug. 17, previewing players to watch in Southern California.

Tomorrow, I’ll take a peek at running backs.

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