Meet Boerne Champion QB Ryder Flugence, the nation’s No. 1 soccer recruit for 2029
The nation’s high faculty soccer prospect for 2029 resides in Greater San Antonio.
His title is Ryder Flugence, a sophomore quarterback at Boerne Champion.
Flugence is listed No. 1 on the nationwide rankings for the 2029 class, in response to 247Sports, an internet site that tracks faculty soccer recruits.
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The web site has him at 6-foot-5 and 205 kilos. On Flugence’s X bio, he goes 6-6 and 210. In both case, it is spectacular. What’s extra spectacular is versatility, which is why he is held in such excessive regard.
Flugence is listed as an “athlete.” In recruiting parlance, it means he can play a number of positions. In Flugence’s case at Boerne Champion, he’s the beginning quarterback. He has sometimes seen motion on the opposite aspect of the ball within the secondary. He gained worthwhile reps on each side as a freshman final season.
According to 247Sports analyst Gabe Brooks, Flugence is a “multi-positional prospect with wonderful bodily traits and verified athleticism in a number of capacities. (He) flashes dynamic play making capability at quarterback and on protection, together with chase-down juice in pursuit.”
Flugence has thrown for 604 yards on 37-of-57 passing with 11 touchdowns and one interception for the 4-0 Chargers in 2026. Flugence has but to play 4 quarters because the Chargers have recorded 4 blowouts, outscoring opponents by a complete of 236-24.
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Last season, Flugence handed for 570 yards and 9 touchdowns in 10 video games as a backup quarterback. He additionally recorded 36 tackles, two sacks and an interception as a defensive again.
His athleticism extends past the gridiron. He marked 48 ft, 4 ½ inches within the triple leap final season, which was tops for the world and within the high 20 within the state.
Flugence is considered one of eight Texans listed on the 247Sports high 100 nationwide rankings for 2029. Another one contains Johnson’s Braelyn Allen, a large receiver who was the 2025 Express-News Newcomer of the Year, at No. 29. The space has one different high 100 recruit – Roosevelt offensive sort out Kaeden Scott, a Texas A&M pledge listed at No. 91 for the 2027 class.
Both Flugence and Allen had been in attendance as Texas company at Saturday’s Longhorns-UTSA sport in Austin. Flugence holds 15 affords, in response to 247Sports, together with Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia and Texas Tech.
Boerne Champion’s Ryder Flugence carries the ball whereas Cedar Creek’s Noah Martinez defends on the Boerne ISD Stadium in Boerne, Texas on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Katina Zentz/San Antonio Express-News)
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