:Elite 11
{{Short description|American high school quarterback competition}}
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Elite 11 is a quarterback competition for high school quarterbacks. Elite 11 was founded in 1999 by Andy Bark and is run by his company Student Sports.
Rising seniors participate in the contest.[https://highschool.si.com/recruiting/2023/06/16/elite-11-ranking-the-top-7-quarterbacks-from-the-finals "Elite 11: Ranking the top 7 quarterbacks from the 2023 Finals"], Sports Illustrated The quarterbacks submit videos of themselves playing and there are regional events to choose the finalists.[https://theathletic.com/4471010/2023/05/02/elite-11-quarterback-camp-recruiting/ "Brian Stumpf pulls back the curtain on the Elite 11 quarterback camp: Recruiting Q&A"], The Athletic Currently 20 quarterbacks are chosen participate. In the past, from 12 to 24 have been selected to the finals, with 400–500 total quarterbacks participating in regional events.
The Elite 11 Finals were held across various sites in Southern California. Since 2013, the Elite 11 has been held at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon in conjunction with The Opening.{{clarify|date=December 2023}} The top 11 or 12 quarterbacks are split into teams from a pool of 162 players of different positions in a flag football tournament and other events, such as who can throw the farthest. The lead coach of the Elite 11 is Trent Dilfer, assisted by Jordan Palmer, George Whitfield Jr., Adam Tafralis, and Charlie Frye.
Notable Elite 11 Finals alumni include Andrew Luck, Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Matthew Stafford, Jameis Winston, Teddy Bridgewater, Matt Leinart, Geno Smith, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Justin Fields, Troy Smith, and Jayden Daniels. Since 2016, the camp has been covered by NFL Network in a YouTube series.{{Citation|last=NFL Network|title=The Top 24 High School QBs in the Country Compete for a Spot on the 2018 Elite 11 {{!}} NFL Network|date=2018-08-01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzrEZQI2IEM|access-date=2018-08-16}}
History of Elite 11
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Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Zach Calzada | Texas A&M Auburn Incarnate Word | In School | None | None |
Jayden Daniels | Arizona State LSU | 2024 Rd. 1 | Washington Commanders | Heisman Trophy (2023) Walter Camp Award (2023) |
Max Duggan | TCU | 2023 Rd. 7 | Los Angeles Chargers | Davey O'Brien Award (2022) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2022) Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2022) Second-team All-American (2022) First-team All-Big 12 (2022) |
Ty Evans | NC State Texas State | Undrafted | None | None |
Grant Gunnell | Arizona Memphis North Texas Sam Houston | In School | None | USA Today All-American (2018) |
Ryan Hilinski | South Carolina Northwestern | In School | None | None |
Sam Howell | North Carolina | 2022 Rd. 5 | Washington Commanders | Second-team All-ACC (2020) Third-team All-ACC (2019) ACC Rookie of the Year (2019) USA Today Freshman All-American (2019) Military Bowl MVP (2019) |
D'Wan Mathis | Georgia Temple Davenport | In School | None | None |
Brian Maurer | Tennessee Stephen F. Austin | In School | None | None |
Cade McNamara | Michigan Iowa | In School | None | Third-team All-Big Ten (2021) |
Graham Mertz | Wisconsin Florida | In School | None | None |
Dylan Morris | Washington James Madison | In School | None | None |
Bo Nix | Auburn Oregon | 2024 Rd. 1 | Denver Broncos | Alabama Mr. Football (2018) USA Today All-American (2018) SEC Freshman of the Year (2019) |
Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma South Carolina | 2024 Rd. 5 | New Orleans Saints | Elite 11 MVP 2x Big 12 Champion (2019, 2020) Big 12 Championship MVP (2020) First-team All-Big 12 (2020) |
Taulia Tagovailoa | Alabama Maryland | Undrafted | None | None |
Paul Tyson | Alabama Arizona State Clemson | In School | None | 2021 CFP National Champion |
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DJ Uiagalelei was selected to the 2019 Elite 11 finals but he could not participate because of overlapping obligations to his high school team (St. John Bosco High School) so they selected C. J. Stroud instead, who ended up as the 2019 Elite 11 MVP.
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Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Drew Allar | Penn State | In School | None | None |
Devin Brown | Ohio State | In School | None | None |
Nick Evers | Oklahoma Wisconsin UConn | In School | None | None |
Quinn Ewers | Ohio State Texas | In School | None | None |
Katin Houser | Michigan State East Carolina | In School | None | None |
Walker Howard | LSU Ole Miss | In School | None | None |
Cade Klubnik | Clemson | In School | None | Elite 11 MVP U.S. Army Player of the Year Award (2021) |
Maalik Murphy | Texas Duke | In School | None | None |
Zach Pyron | Georgia Tech | In School | None | None |
Luther Richesson | Cincinnati Middle Tennessee | In School | None | None |
Ty Simpson | Alabama | In School | None | None |
Conner Weigman | Texas A&M | In School | None | None |
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Name | Colleges attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Elijah Brown | Stanford | In School | None | None |
Jadyn Davis | Michigan | In School | None | None |
Dylan Raiola | Nebraska | In School | None | None |
Julian Sayin | Alabama Ohio State | In School | None | Elite 11 MVP |
C.J. Carr | Notre Dame | In School | None | None |
Daniel Kaelin | Nebraska | In School | None | None |
Air Noland | Ohio State South Carolina | In School | None | None |
Demond Williams | Arizona | In School | None | None |
Colin Hurley | LSU | In School | None | None |
Trever Jackson | Florida State | In School | None | None |
DJ Lagway | Florida | In School | None | Gatorade Football Player of the Year (2024) |
Luke Kromenhoek | Florida State Mississippi State | In School | None | None |
Ethan Grunkemeyer | Penn State | In School | None | None |
Hauss Hejny | TCU | In School | None | None |
Ryan Puglisi | Georgia | In School | None | None |
Isaac Wilson | Utah | In School | None | None |
Dante Reno | South Carolina | In School | None | None |
Michael Hawkins Jr. | Oklahoma | In School | None | None |
Will Hammond | Texas Tech | In School | None | None |
Danny O'Neil | San Diego State | In School | None | None |
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|+ align="bottom" style="caption-side: bottom; text-align: left;" | Source:{{Cite web|title=2024 Elite 11 Finals Roster|url=https://www.elite11.com/2024-elite-11-finals-roster|access-date=2024-10-01|website=elite-11|language=en}} | ||||
Name | Colleges attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Bryce Baker | North Carolina | In School | None | None |
Ty Hawkins | SMU | In School | None | None |
Tramell Jones Jr. | Florida | In School | None | None |
Deuce Knight | Auburn | In School | None | None |
KJ Lacey | Texas | In School | None | None |
TJ Lateef | Nebraska | In School | None | None |
Julian Lewis | Colorado | In School | None | None |
Husan Longstreet | USC | In School | None | None |
George MacIntyre | Tennessee | In School | None | None |
Alex Manske | Iowa State | In School | None | None |
Ryan Montgomery | Georgia | In School | None | None |
Luke Nickel | Miami (FL) | In School | None | None |
Keelon Russell | Alabama | In School | None | Elite 11 MVP |
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele | Oregon | In School | None | None |
Akili Smith Jr. | Oregon | In School | None | None |
Kevin Sperry | Florida State | In School | None | None |
Tavien St. Clair | Ohio State | In School | None | None |
Kamario Taylor | Mississippi State | In School | None | None |
Malik Washington | Maryland | In School | None | None |
Matt Zollers | Missouri | In School | None | None |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.elite11.com}}
{{Elite 11 MVPs}}{{High school football award navbox}}
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