At 5-foot-9, Logan Yang knows he isn’t going to be the biggest quarterback standing on the field.
He knows some people will notice his size before they notice his arm. Some may look at him and already have an idea of what a quarterback is supposed to look like.
Logan can’t control that.
What he can control is what happens when the ball is in his hands.
The Class of 2029 quarterback from Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois, is coming off his first season of high school football, one that gave him an early opportunity to show what he can do while also showing him how much work is still ahead.
Playing primarily at the JV level as a freshman, Logan completed 62 passes for 854 yards and 10 touchdowns over nine games. He also received varsity opportunities, getting an early taste of the speed and physicality that comes with playing at the next level.
For Logan, it was a starting point.
He considers himself a dual-threat quarterback, but his first instinct isn’t always to tuck the football and run. He wants to stay in the pocket, keep his eyes downfield and let the play develop.
There were moments during his freshman season when that approach started to show.
He threw for 195 yards against Marian Catholic and another 136 against DePaul College Prep. Against Montini Catholic, Logan completed 7 of 11 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown without throwing an interception as Carmel came away with a 29-7 victory.
Those aren’t numbers that define what Logan will eventually become.
They’re simply the first numbers of his high school career.
And that’s what makes his story worth following.
More Than Throwing a Football
Quarterbacks are often judged by passing yards and touchdowns, but Logan understands there is another side to playing the position.
Leadership.
He has talked about getting teammates together outside of normal practices and building chemistry with the players around him. For Logan, being a quarterback means understanding that the offense isn’t about one player.
Eleven players have to do their jobs.
That also means taking responsibility when things don’t go right.
A bad throw can’t become two bad throws. A mistake can’t follow him into the next possession. Like every young quarterback, Logan is learning how to move on to the next play.
Those lessons may eventually matter more than anything that appears in a freshman stat line.
Turning Doubt Into Motivation
Logan also understands that his path may look different from someone else’s.
He has spoken about facing skepticism because of his size and ethnicity, something that may feel familiar to other young Hmong athletes who have walked onto a field, court, or mat and felt like they had to prove themselves before anyone really knew what they could do.
Logan isn’t trying to run away from that.
He’s using it.
His off season has included more strength training, conditioning and flexibility work as he prepares his body for the demands of high school football.
At 5-foot-9, he may never win the measurement contest.
And that’s okay.
Football isn’t played with a measuring tape.
For a quarterback, being able to read a defense, make the right decision, deliver an accurate football, escape pressure, and lead an offense matters too.
Those are areas Logan can continue developing.
And he has time.
The Story Is Just Starting
Logan is only entering his sophomore year.
There are still stronger opponents ahead of him. There will be competition for playing time. There will be interceptions, difficult losses, and games when things don’t go the way he wants.
That’s part of being a quarterback.
It’s also what will make the next few years interesting because Logan Yang isn’t a finished product and nobody should expect him to be.
He’s a young quarterback trying to become a better one.
For the Hmong community, there’s also something meaningful about seeing another young Hmong athlete step into a position built around leadership and responsibility. Every snap puts Logan in charge of an offense. Every possession asks him to make decisions under pressure.
And every season gives him another opportunity to prove himself.
Maybe his size will always be one of the first things people mention.
But Logan’s goal is to make sure it isn’t the thing they remember.