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Marco Lainez is the best quarterback in New Jersey in the class of 2023 with a national offer list to match.
A four-star quarterback out of the Hun School in Princeton, N.J., Lainez is ranked the tenth-best pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 3 player in the state for the 2023 class according to Rivals.com. And while he is considered a pocket passer, he said that he has spent the past offseason improving his speed and quickness as he’s gotten “down to sub 4.6 so at 225 pounds I’m going to be fine running if I have to.”
The No. 218 player in the Rivals 250 holds a very solid lost of offers from Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State, and Pittsburgh among others. There is no offer extended yet from head coach Greg Schiano but Lainez said he is hopeful that one is coming.
“An offer from my home state university would be awesome. I’ve followed them and coach Schiano since I was in Pop Warner,” Lainez told USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s ‘Rutgers Wire.’
“I do think I fit what they are doing. I’m listed as a pocket passer but my legs are a huge asset. I buy time with my legs when I have to and I’m accurate on the run.”
Throwing sessions with my guys! @Tonyrazz03 @Red_Zone75 pic.twitter.com/iSWOqQCwbv
— Marco (@MarcoLainez5) May 29, 2021
Two weeks ago, Lainez attended Rutgers season opener, a 61-14 win over Temple.
“I liked it a lot and loved the atmosphere,” Lainez said.
One of Lainez’s teammates at Hun is Jacob Allen. The offensive lineman is the top-ranked player in New Jersey according to Rivals.com and committed to Rutgers in May.
The Hun opens the season at home on September 18 against the Brunswick School (Greenwich, CT).