It’s ironic that Brandon Harris has floundered thus far in his brief LSU football career.

Most of the top quarterbacks that come out of the state of Louisiana are scrappers at lower-tier power conference teams, battling to see the field often as long-term backups. Still others (like Terrance Broadway) have very respectable careers at Group of 5 programs.

Harris, the third-best dual-threat quarterback in the ’14 class, is the rare prospect that’s coveted nationally, and one of the few in-state signal-callers plucked by LSU.

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott, a fringe Heisman Candidate sure to get drafted in ’16, is the best of this bunch so far, though there are a few still-young players on this list.

Here are the Top 10 quarterback recruits from the state of Louisiana since 2009, according to the 247Sports composite rating system.

Player Team 247 Rating Hometown
Brandon Harris LSU .9645 Bossier City, La.
Jason Pellerin Ole Miss .8772 New Iberia, La.
Dak Prescott Mississippi State .8700 Haughton, La.
Dion Ray Louisiana-Lafayette .8640 Harvey, La.
Munchie Legaux Cincinnati .8600 New Orleans, La.
Zack Oliver Northwestern .8435 Baton Rouge, La.
Danny Cameron Indiana .8400 Baton Rouge, La.
Brandon Mitchell Arkansas/North Carolina State .8356 Amite, La.
Donovan Isom Utah .8327 Destrehan, La.
Terrance Broadway Houston/Louisiana-Lafayette .8271 Baton Rouge, La.

Brandon Harris: To this point, Harris has played nothing like by far the highest-rated prep quarterback to emerge from Louisiana since ’09. LSU and its fan base still are waiting for him to seize the starting quarterback job from the less-talented, more consistent Anthony Jennings.

Jason Pellerin: He just arrived in Oxford, Miss., this week and is unlikely to heave himself into the topsy-turvy Rebels quarterback competition this fall. Also, Pellerin is in a tough spot with five-star quarterback Shea Patterson due to sign with Ole Miss in February. But one Ole Miss writer compared his high school tape to Dak Prescott, and Pellerin was rated higher by the recruiting sites.

Dak Prescott: Boy, do the home-state Tigers wish they had offered Prescott a scholarship a little earlier in the process. Instead he went to Mississippi State and led the Bulldogs to a No. 1 national ranking for several weeks during the middle of last season, getting Heisman Trophy talk for much of the year in the process. Now Prescott returns as a senior trying to convince NFL scouts he’s worth selecting in the first three rounds or so.

Dion Ray: A three-star do-it-all prospect, Ray is a terrific fit within the Louisiana-Lafayette offense. But, after arriving on campus as an early enrollee in January, Ray will have to wait his turn behind junior Brooks Haack.

Munchie Legaux: After ascending to a starter’s role, Legaux suffered a terrible knee injury, and returned to Cincinnati find that high-profile former Notre Dame quarterback Gunner Kiel had taken his spot. A fifth-year senior in ’14, it looks like Legaux’s football career has ended.

Zack Oliver: After spending the last three seasons as a backup, the redshirt senior may be fighting a losing battle to replace Trevor Siemian as Northwestern’s starting quarterback. He’ll compete with redshirt freshman Clayton Thorson this fall.

Danny Cameron: After redshirting in ’14, he’s aiming to become Indiana’s starter in ’16. He’ll spend this fall competing for the backup role behind Nate Sudfeld.

Brandon Mitchell: After three seasons of very limited time at Arkansas, Mitchell transferred to N.C. State. As a senior in ’13, he threw 151 passes and ran another 91 times, accounting for nine touchdowns.

Donovan Isom: The redshirt freshmen has displayed some talent at Utah, but appears ticketed to sit and learn for another season. If he can refine his physical tools and play with greater consistency, he could be a factor for the Utes in 2016.

Terrance Broadway: After transferring to Louisiana-Lafayette following his first season at the University of Houston, Broadway started for the better part of three years, leading the Ragin’ Cajuns to three of the team’s four consecutive New Orleans Bowl wins. An entertaining dual-threat quarterback, he broke Jake Delhomme’s school record for total yards.