Pennsylvania junior quarterback Stone Saunders verbally committed to UK over Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska and Miami. He had almost 30 scholarship offers. (ABC-TV 27 Photo)
Recent Kentucky quarterback commit Stone Saunders says he does not worry about statistics even though he’s already compiled see amazing numbers going into his junior season at McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pa. He threw for 3,583 yards and 54 touchdowns while completing 195 of 284 passes with only five interceptions during a state championship season in 2022.
As a freshman in 2021, he completed 146 of 230 passes for 3,037 yards and 46 touchdowns. He has thrown for 100 touchdowns and 6,620 yards with only nine interceptions on 514 pass attempts.
“I do not worry about stats. I just keep working,” the 6-2, 215-pound Saunders said. “Records will probably come. I think I am about 50 away from the all-time Pennsylvania (career) touchdown (passing) record but I just worry about getting better every day.”
The all-time record in Kentucky is 144 by Elijah Singular of Caldwell County from 2011-14. Former UK quarterback Tim Couch, the No. 1 pick in the 1999 NFL draft, had 133 at Leslie County from 1992-95. Only 25 players in state history have ever thrown 100 TD passes — and Saunders has that going into his junior year.
“Tim is a great dude. The last time I was down (to Lexington) I talked to him a little bit,” Saunders said.
Saunders is the No. 20 quarterback in the 2025 recruiting class according to the 247 Sports Composite. Rivals and ESPN both have him as a four-star recruit. One of his teammates this year will be receiver Rico Scott, an Alabama commit. Another receiver, tight end Nick Slogik, is committed to East Carolina. Last year he played with seniors who will play at South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Minnesota this season.
“I know this sounds arrogant but I worry about him getting bored on some level with two more years of high school,” Steve Saunders, Stone’s father, said. “But we are on Cloud Nine about him committing to Kentucky and just breathing a sigh of relief that he can get ready for the season with no recruiting distractions.”
