Elite 11 updates from Thursday
There seems to be multiple sites handing out their own reviews, but the top 4 above are the ones getting the most attention, Brown & Klubnik probably being the tops.
Other invitees are Ty Simpson (Alabama), Nick Evers (Fla), Nate Johnson (Utah), Jacurri Brown (Miami), Katin Houser (MSU), Zach Pyron (Baylor), Tayven Jackson (Tenn), AJ Duffy (FSU), Holden Geriner (Auburn), AJ Swann (Maryland), Gavin Wimsatt (Rutgers), and uncommitteded Tevin Carter (Memphis, TN) and Luther Richesson (Nashville, TN).
The event is scheduled from June 30-July 3 in LA, California. There are some interesting stats on their website:
12 of the past 13 quarterbacks to have won the Heisman Trophy attended the Elite 11 Finals or an Elite 11 Regional.
15 of the top 20 NFL passers in 2019 attended the Elite 11 Finals or an Elite 11 Regional.
Link:
Good info, but can any of them throw the ball over a mountain?
How does one earn an invite to this?
By finishing high in regional events. I don't mean "weed" high, but in the top tier of the competition high.
Dang, I was thinking I had a shot at it ... still got some eligibility too.
In that case, Sha’Carri can scratch her name from the next regional …
Good to see Michigan represented. ?
Just taking a year off. You will see some Mich commits next year (fingers crossed)
Apparently Michigan has the inside track for 2023 5 Star QB Dante Moore. But I wouldn't be surprised if Texas A&M came swooping in with a bunch of NIL money, because he is the type of QB Jimbo Fisher has a thing for.
How the Joker reacts to NIL:
Of all the schools with NIL money, you go with Texas A&M? Jumbo Fisher type? I'm not even sure how to respond.
I mean... their logo is aTm...
Texas A&M is one of the most profitable college football teams in the NCAA.
Texas and Texas A&M both have lots of money. NIL money isn't really from the school. The reason I say Jimbo Fischer is because he seems to like the type of player Dante Moore is.
So our "QB Whisperer" isn't whispering loud enough to the recruits??? Starting year 7 of harbs and this is what we have :-(
Good lord …
I used to like you but the BPONE is so deep in you that you're just kinda miserable.
While not recruiting on an epic level, most P5 conference schools would love to get a 4-star top 10 QB every year. I don't think the issue is who he is bringing in, it's the development has been poor at best.
Brandon Peters, 2016 (4 star, #6 pro style QB in class)
Dylan McCaffrey, 2017 (4 star, #5 pro style QB in class)
Joe Milton, 2018 (4 star, #9 pro style QB in class)
Cade McNamara, 2019 (4 star, #7 pro style QB in class)
JJ McCarthy, 2021 (5 star, #4 pro style QB in class)
He can't help it. He thinks he is still from East Germany instead of Germany. Any optimism he might ever have had is still irretrievably lodged among the treads of a discarded pair of Soviet boots.
As you said, year 7, longest Jim has lasted at any one location (as a coach). I think we know what we have and what we'll get. As for me... im done, time to turn the page and move on. If he stinks and says finishes with 5 or 6 wins, finally we may see a change.
3 yrs at SanDiego
4 yrs at Stanford
4 yrs at SFran.
So he took a promotion, took another promotion, and then didn’t get along with his boss and returned to his alma mater... I really don’t understand the whole “the longest he’s lasted at one location” narrative people attach to coaches. Coaches move a lot. They get fired, they take promotions, shit happens. A coach getting a better job every 3-4 years is usually a GOOD sign. Now people try to hold it against them.
Alabama doesn't have a QB in the top group? Fire Saban!
Thanks for making me sad
Good news.
Missing that Nate Johnson train.
You mean that exciting slot receiver? .....wait. Ohhh, that QB.
The kid who won the throwing competition at the pro day was 3 star, Luther Richeson, he and Katin Houser both tied for first with 48 out of 50 points, but Richeson won the throw off. Richeson's only power 5 offer was MSU and he's not committed. Really think we should have kicked the tires on Richeson as he seems extremely talented.
Wait, I thought the mullet was the next coming of Jesus the QB. How did he not win everything using his left arm?
Every time I see Katin Houser my brain thinks Kaitlin.
I think of Joey Hauser and get really excited that this kid will be as miserable a failure in the football program as that kid was on the bball court
Every time I see Katin Houser, I read it as Katlin. Every time.
Beat me posting it (my fault for not scrolling down). Also interesting autocorrect turns it into Karen, which is just as bad LOL
The stats you included are a bit self-promotional by the event IMO. There are around 20 QBs included in the finals each year — when you add in regionals I suspect that number approaches or exceeds 50. If would be a pretty bad reflection of their scouting ability if they couldn’t hit those numbers when including close to half of the D1 QBs taken on scholarship each calendar year.
I agree. Some notable finalists by year include:
2019 - Harrison Bailey, CJ Stroud (MVP), Bryce Young, Hudson Card
2018 - Cade McNamara, Sam Howell, Spencer Rattler (MVP), Graham Mertz
2017 - Justin Fields (MVP), Trevor Lawrence, Jack Tuttle, Tyler Shough
2016 - Sean Clifford, Sam Ehlinger, Dylan MacCaffrey, Tua Tagovailoa (MVP)-
2015 - Dwayne Haskins, Shae Patterson (MVP), Brandon Peters, Jalen Hurts
2014 - Blake Barnett (MVP), Kyler Murray, Brandon Wimbush, Josh Rosen
2013 - Will Grier, Brad Kaaya, Deshaun Watson, Sean White (MVP)
2012 - Jared Goff, Christian Hackenberg, Asiantii Woulard (MVP), Malik Zaire
2011 - Neal Burcham (Co-MVP), Chad Kelly, Jameis Winston (Co-MVP), Tanner Mangum (Co-MVP)
2010 - Teddy Bridgewater, Jeff Driskell (MVP), Everett Golson, Cody Kessler
4 - Overall #1 NFL draft picks
10 - 1st rounder draft picks
10 - 2nd round or later draft picks
13 - BCS/CFP appearances
2020: JJ!
“12–24 of the nation's top quarterbacks have been selected to attend the Elite 11 Finals from 6 to 8 regional competitions held across the country, where over 400 quarterbacks compete and are evaluated.“
Seems to be well over 50. Pretty much anyone with D1 aspirations (many won’t play D1) has the opportunity to go to an Elite 11 regional. So the only players they “missed” in their stats either chose not to go or were injured and didn’t attend. Not a very impressive stat.
When is the last time we had an Elite 11 an work out for us on the field? I think I’m ok at this point with maybe taking a year off and seeing what the ones on our roster can do.
Hopefully JJ ends the bad streak.
never?
We seem to have an elite 11 finalist on our roster every year and can't get good QB play. I'm 100% convinced it's the coaching
Well, Peters is at Illinois (and not exactly lighting the world on fire). Shea was a good Big Ten QB if you look at his performance objectively. We’ll see how McCaffrey and Milton do at their respective schools (were I to guess, McCaffrey is good for FCS, Milton doesn’t play). McNamara looked good when he was healthy, and he’ll get a chance to prove himself this year.
I went to pick up my son from marching band practice last night and stumbled right into this event. My first thought was, “Wow, Mira Costa is going to have an AWESOME football team this season.” Then I saw the “ELITE 11” banner hanging in the end zone.
I watched probably 5 of the last 10 of these as I lived down the street from the event. These rankings are 100% subjective and mostly silly. Everyone there is quite talented.
a lot of area WRs come to run routes which is pretty cool. One year a few of the USC WRs were there including Smith-Schuester (sp?).
Yeah people take the event/rankings way too seriously. You’ll have QBs show out in the ranking and then never hear from them again in college, and you’ll have guys who didn’t even get invited that turn into stars.
Ultimately it’s a fun event that gets some additional scouting for these guys. But the rankings don’t mean much and the actual competition borders on silly at times.
Who won the egg and spoon race?
Doesn't the Elite 11 regionals include kind of a lot of quarterbacks overall? Not trying to be a dick or take anything away from the kids or heisman winners or anything, but if the Elite 11 (which is actually 20) is supposed to be identifying the best of the best, and the regionals act as a bottleneck to weed out the invitees for the finals, isn't it kind of not at all surprising that a bunch of the most recent heisman winning quarterbacks were at this camp (either the regionals or the finals)? Seems like that is basically saying that a bunch of the most recent heisman QBs were among the top 60 or so QBs in their classes at the time...Not exactly mind blowing or surprising I don't think?
“12–24 of the nation's top quarterbacks have been selected to attend the Elite 11 Finals from 6 to 8 regional competitions held across the country, where over 400 quarterbacks compete and are evaluated.”
So yeah, basically the only way you play D1 football at all and DON’T attend at least an Elite 11 regional, is by choice/injury. So those are definitely some empty stats.
I should be terrified of Quinn Ewers but I’m not. There’s nothing he can do to Michigan that hasn’t already been done countless times over from Troy Smith on to Justin Fields.
Do your worst, punk. Nothing can hurt me anymore.
Here’s the final elite 11. Ewers, Allar, and Houser were named to the Elite 11 all from the Big Ten East. Clemsons commit was named the MVP.
Luther Richeson is an uncommitted 3 star and made the list, he was the lowest ranked kid competing. He’s a stud and we definitely should have looked at him.
https://twitter.com/elite11/status/1411518719658893313?s=21