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Dylan Raiola, top player in 2024 recruiting class, picks college destination

One of the most highly-rated high school quarterbacks has confirmed where his future lies after officially committing to Georgia.

Dylan Raiola is seen as one of the best high school quarterbacks in years, being the number one rated recruit joining the collegiate ranks next year. And despite offers from a number of big schools, he has chosen to join the two-time defending NCAA champions - where he could become a starter in his first season.

At just 18 years old, Raiola stands at 6'3 and weighs 220 lbs - having an extremely rare combination of size, strength and throwing accuracy.

Raiola has been around the game since his childhood, with his father, Dominic Raiola, being the long-time starting center for the Detroit Lions, while his godfather is Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback Matt Stafford.

The 18-year-old has shown off of all his outstanding traits while at high school in Arizona - throwing for 54 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions in his last two seasons.

Raiola has been described as the ideal pocket-passing quarterback, already being compared to both Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

It's a huge statement to the rest of the collegiate teams from Georgia. Although they have dominated college football in recent years, have struggled to land the best prospects - usually going to the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan or Texas.

Quarterback Dylan Raiola has committed to Georgia University (Aubrey Lao /Getty Images)

Raiola will be Georgia's highest-ranked recruit since they had Justin Fields, who left the programme after just one year when they chose to start Jake Fromm over him - with Fields moving on to Ohio State and being a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Raiola is seen as the best high school prospect in decades, along with Arch Manning - who has joined Texas this season.

The nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning, Arch is expected to compete for a starting spot this season - but will going up against Quinn Ewers, who many see as a top five prospect in next year's NFL Draft.

As well as Manning and Raiola, another son of an NFL legend will also be starring at quarterback at the collegiate level, with Shedeur Sanders, son of Deion Sanders, set to start for the Colorado Buffaloes.

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