Top-rated QB leading Eagles in state title run

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - On a tucked away practice field at a school of less than 800 students K-12 on the west side of Nashville, Jared Curtis is running the Eagles’ offense.

“He’s got a tremendous gift, but he works as hard as anybody ever. You put those two things together and it’s really special,” said Nashville Christian Head Coach Jeff Brothers.

Curtis’ special talent is on display Friday nights.

So far this season, he’s thrown for 29 touchdowns and ran for 12 more and helped Eagles become the favorites in their classification to win a state title.

“It’s very important,” said Curtis, a junior at the school with 81 career TD passes so far. “It’s the main goal since summer. We’re going go out there and handle business.”

Many major college programs want to be in the Jared Curtis' business. The 6′4″, 225-pound junior is one of the top-rated quarterbacks in the 2026 class.

He has a prototypical arm and build that coaches covet at the next level. In fact, on many weekends, you’ll find Curtis on recruiting visits to their campuses, and his list of scholarship offers reads like a recent Top 25 national poll.

“Taking each visit each weekend, going up to colleges everywhere, you know, it’s been fun, but I don’t take it for granted,” said Curtis.

Brothers added, “It’s been fun to be alongside him and the family as they’ve gone through it, but, he’s stayed focused on his teammates, on our season. He’s dialed in on what we’re trying to do on that Friday night and not worrying about what’s in the mail or where he’s going on Saturday.”

It helps that he’s got a head coach like Jeff Brothers. A former Vanderbilt Safety, Brothers took over the Nashville Christian program in 2010.

The Eagles won a state title in 2015 under his guidance, and he’s had a handful of kids go on to play at the Division I level, but, Curtis is at a level all his own.

“He has a very good understanding of football. He has a good I.Q, and he just knows how to get us the ball, how to get us down field and get us touchdowns and win the game,” said sophomore receiver Kaden Grigsby, who’s Curtis’ go-to guy.

“It’s a natural gift. He has a natural release. He is a natural thrower of the football,” said Brothers.

“In the off-season I started working on shorter routes. Things that matter more than deep balls. Just trying to get all that together and tune up my arm, and I’ve still got a lot to do,” said Curtis.

The work continues this week in the TSSAA playoffs, as the Eagles try to win their first state championship in a decade.

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