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Luke Nickel, Milton

Every year since 1985, the AJC highlights a group of high school football player superstars – follow along as we road tripped to meet this year’s Super 11.
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Aug 9, 2024

Luke Nickel, Milton

Position: Quarterback

Height, weight: 6-foot-2, 205 pounds

Class: Senior

College choice: Committed to Miami

2024 AJC Super 11 Milton quarterback Luke Nickel at Milton high school, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Milton, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz/AJC

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Credit: Jason Getz/AJC

2023 season wrap-up: Nickel was named the AJC’s Class 7A offensive player of the year after leading Milton to the state championship. He was 258-of-394 passing for 3,914 yards and 38 touchdowns with four interceptions. He passed for 14 touchdowns in the Eagles’ five playoff victories and threw for 434 yards in a semifinals victory over Grayson. Nickel is a consensus top-250 national prospect.

School’s first Super 11 player since: Paul Tchio in 2019.

2024 AJC Super 11 Milton quarterback Luke Nickel poses with an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 football at Milton high school, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Milton, Ga. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

About the Author

Chip Saye is a former writer and editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and remains a regular contributor to the AJC. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

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