QB Magazine Athlete Feature
“If no one wants to play for you, you have nothing as a QB.”
Jace Huesser says this plainly, and it explains how he sees the position. The Class of 2028 quarterback at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas believes leadership comes first, and everything else builds on it. He also wants to be the kind of player teammates follow.
The rest of his list is just as direct. Next is competitiveness. “Why even try if you aren’t striving to be the best and win,” he said. Then comes work ethic, which Jace describes in terms of habits. Lazy habits hold a player back. Good habits turn a player into a great one. “Your habits shape the player you are,” he said.
His own habits started early, and they started at home. Almost every day after school, Jace and his dad went outside and threw the football. He has been playing organized football since fourth grade, but those backyard reps were where his love for the game began. He still gets the same feeling from the process of improving, from the control a quarterback has over the game, and from what he calls his “pure competitive passion” for football.
That control is a big reason he loves quarterback. He likes leading his team and using his influence to make everyone around him better. For Jace, being a quarterback means more than making throws. It means shaping how the team plays.
His two favorite quarterbacks show both sides of his mindset. He admires Tom Brady as a competitor who separated himself through work ethic more than natural talent. He also relates to Baker Mayfield in a more personal way. “He’s undersized like me,” Jace said, “and was underlooked for most of his career yet has major confidence and a cutthroat competitive attitude.”
Jace knows how that feels. His biggest challenge has been proving people wrong about his size and whether he can compete at a high level. He hasn’t responded by arguing. He has responded by working. He sharpens his skills with his coaches, lifts, runs, and keeps building himself into a stronger athlete, all to prove to himself that he can do it.
He has coaching help with that work. Jace trains with Coach Philyaw at RPQB Academy and with Yale Vannoy of YVQB Academy. The results show on his résumé. He has competed at the UA National Championship, played in the state Pop Warner championship game, and was named a top performer at QBU Dallas.
The person most responsible for his mindset is still the one who threw with him after school. “My dad has been my greatest mentor,” Jace said. “He has encouraged me no matter what to keep on pushing and to trust the process. He gets me right mentally to face whatever challenges may come up along the way.”
His goals are specific. In the short term, he wants to run a 4.6 40-yard dash and add muscle to reach 180 pounds so he’s physically ready for the season. Long term, he wants to win district, earn all-district honors, and sign with the highest-level football program he can. For a player who has been underestimated because of his size, reaching those goals would be the best response he could give.
Follow Jace: @jace_huesser on Instagram and X
Senior Season, Start to Finish
Jace has a clear goal: to sign with the highest-level program he can. His senior year is when that goal starts to become real, and an upgraded QB Magazine membership gives him a steady way to show how he’s getting there.
The feature articles are the core of it. Practice Squad includes one article a year, and Starter includes two. For Jace, that could mean one story during the district race and another as he gets closer to deciding where he’ll play next. Each article can show what a highlight reel can’t. It can explain why he thinks leadership comes first, how Baker Mayfield’s path helps him deal with doubts about his size, and why the habits his dad built with him after school still drive him today.
The monthly custom graphic keeps his progress visible between articles. Jace has set measurable goals, including a 4.6 40 and 180 pounds of muscle. When he hits a new time, reaches a new weight, or has a big game on Friday night, that moment can become a graphic built around him and his accomplishments.
Reposts help bring that content to more people. Practice Squad includes two monthly story reposts on X or Instagram. Starter includes four weekly story reposts across both platforms, plus a monthly wall collab that appears on Jace’s page and QB Magazine’s together. Since he uses @jace_huesser on both platforms, every repost points people back to the same account.
Starter also adds benefits that connect directly to Jace’s goal of signing. Social media consulting helps him turn his account into a clear picture of who he is as a competitor and teammate. Top 50 QB Mag Watchlist consideration gives a UA National Championship participant and QBU Dallas top performer a chance to be featured among the quarterbacks QB Magazine is watching. Priority for the QB Mag College Bus + Camps TOUR lets him visit college campuses in person during the year he’s deciding where he wants to play. Both tiers also include camp access, giving him more chances to compete alongside the training he already does at RPQB Academy and YVQB Academy.
Everything works together. A graphic after a win, a repost during the week, a collab in the middle of the month, and an article when it matters most all help build a clear picture of Jace. By the time his recruiting decisions arrive, people will already have seen him work, compete, and lead throughout his senior season.
Jace believes habits shape who a player becomes. His started years ago with daily throws after school with his dad, and a membership lets people follow how those habits carry him through his final high school season and into whatever comes next.
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