Playing quarterback can be a tough adjustment for a first-year starter, but there are some New Orleans area prep football players that have adapted to the position quickly.

Some talented area quarterbacks that graduated after last season, which has seen newcomers at the position step up and make an impact in their first season as full-time starting quarterbacks at the varsity level.

Top-notch New Orleans prep football programs such as John Curtis, Newman and Shaw all had to replace senior quarterbacks but are having success with new starters under center.

Listed below are five first-year starting quarterbacks that are performing well so far through the first seven weeks of the 2025 prep football season in New Orleans.

Dorrien Dunham, Kennedy (Jr.)

Kennedy’s first-team All-Distric

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