Elite 11 Finals
The Elite 11 Finals took place this past weekend in California with 25 finalists competing for 12 spots at Nike's The Opening in Oregon. 2018 QB Tyler Shough earned one of the twelve spots. Unfortunately, Joe Milton missed the cut.
The rest of the group consists of:
Trevor Lawrence - Clemson
Justin Fields - Penn State
Tanner McKee - Mormon Mission (LINK)
Jack Tuttle - Utah
Devin Leary - NC State
Cammon Cooper - Washington State
Quincy Patterson - Virginia Tech
Jarren Williams - Kentucky
Matt Corral - USC
Justin Rogers - Undecided
DTR - UCLA
The 2017 @Elite11 class is set! pic.twitter.com/TL6coHFrx9
— Bleacher Report CFB (@BR_CFB) June 5, 2017
This is good news. None of the OSU recruits made it either. Crabs in a barrel.
At least Emory Jones didn't make it either
Noticed that too. 247 ranks him #1 after the first day, but he doesn't make the final 11? That seems odd...
They left out Shough who I saw listed at #5 at one point
Yeah, their evaluation guys must be saying "Awww, Shoughs" over missing on this one badly...
247 was off in ranking him 1st or he really struggled in the "classroom" portion which was done after day 1.
logged in to upvote, well done
I hope he got to the classroom portion, failed miserably, and then said, "It was MY understanding that there would be no math!"
but it's still early
how the voting ends up
Most of the reports I read said that Emory Jones was the top performer on Day 1, but came out in Day 2 and 3 looking progessively tired and inaccurate.
Part of it might be due Jones' injury (AC joint separation) that cost him his junior season of football, and not quite being 100%/in football shape yet.
Thought I read something that he was the most impressive QB at the event last week too... Big surprise that he was left off.
Was tough to see DTR on there though :(
Who gives a crap? Elite 11 is BS as it is, nothing more than a ratings grab at this point. I'll take a high-upside but raw guy with some years of Harbaugh coaching over someone who's peaked now.
Yeah I mean I don't really care, but it'd definitely be nice to land Shough as well in this class. Looks like he's severely underrated and only improving.
Fo' Shough
is 2020 or more likely 2021 given the talent ahead of them in the 2016 and 2017 classes. So basically, we are seeing a version of these guys before they have 3 - 4 years in a college S&C / Development program.
In other worse, for better or worse - this don't mean shite.
Let me guess, his name is Cameron but he has an adorable younger sibling who couldn't pronounce "Cameron" as a young child, so now everybody calls him Cammon.
It worked for Bo.
and Dabo
I was thinking more along the lines of Cooper "Kuppah" Manning, the third Manning brother.
BTW, I was right, Cammon is not a name. At least according to this website:
https://www.behindthename.com/names/search.php?terms=cammon&x=0&y=0&typ…
Name Search Home » Names Cammon was not found.
Shough is good. Anyone who thinks Milton would be the automatic heir apparent to the QB throne may be a little too quick to judgement. Of course, that's assuming that Shough ends up in the class.
Milton has the lower floor than Shough, but he has a higher celing. Milton has a Matt Stafford arm with some athleticism.
It would be a great battle between the two. Hopefully, Shough ends up in the class.
precisely
With less father selling son to highest bidding college kind of stuff.
Tyler Shough looked great. And he's all of 6'5 and then some if you include his hair. Seems like a great kid, hope he chooses Michigan...
I was shocked watching his film--he is criminally underrated at 3* and I really hope he goes blue.
yep, and he seemed to have the same presence at the event yesterday that Dylan McCaffrey had last year. Some kids just have that leadership quality that others gravitate to and both these kids seem to have it.
Were you at the event?
Want to know who else competed at Elite 11 but wasn't given Elite 11 status? Guys like:
Sam Bradford
Colin Kaepernick
Andy Dalton
Cam Newton
Kellen Moore
Kirk Cousins
Blake Bortles
Elite 11 invites 20 some QBs a year to the finals where from that group, the Elite 11 titles are given out. The group that I mentioned were at the Elite 11 finals, but didn't get named into the Elite 11.
Some comments from SB Nation, 247 and Bleacher Report on both Milton and Shough.
Joe Milton - SB Nation Comments
Day One
Michigan QB Joe Milton has the strongest arm at the event. It's one of the biggest I've seen in covering this event since 2012. The next step for him is shortening his delivery, and dialing up the appropriate amount of touch and speed on each throw. Not every pitch is a fastball. Not dropping the ball so low will allow him to become more consistent.
Day Two
Michigan commit Joe Milton has the strongest arm at the event. He had a couple nice throws today. He had some slight issues with touch and accuracy, as expected, since he's continuing to revise his technique.
Day Three
Michigan commit Joe Milton team scored a touchdown on two of his four drives, and he was 10-of-18. He only completed two passes that were over 10 yards in the air, but he certainly finished better than how he started.
Joe Milton - 247 Comments
Day One
Michigan commit Joe Milton struggles with his drops. Great arm talent though. Milton might be fighting Emory for top 2 early on. Michigan commit Milton throwing with great velocity.
247 ranked Milton #8 after the first day. Michigan commit Joe Milton can drive the ball down the field with the best of them in this camp, and he came out on firing darts all over the field. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound prospect did struggle with his drops, but there is no denying his elite arm talent.
Day Two
Joe Milton hits a nice corner route. Milton up and down round early. Milton on drills cover 2 hole shot to excite the coaches. Accurate on intermediate throws. Rip post.
Day Three
Joe Milton next HS QB up. 1 of 6 to start. Pair of drops from his WR. Milton final line: 8 of 16 for 2 TD.
Joe Milton - Bleacher Report Comments
Joe Milton worked some great eye discipline. The key for him is to bounce back from a tough throw & not let it impact his next 2 throws. Joe Milton's task is cleaning it up. Got a mega arm & is a good athlete but he's got to focus on staying clean so it all happens together.
Tyler Shough - SB Nation Comments
Day One
This was my first time seeing Arizona QB Tyler Shough in person, and he looked good. Shough is 6'5 with room to add probably 20 pounds in a college strength program. He has easy velocity and a clean stroke. Michigan, North Carolina are among his top offers. Tyler Shough from Arizona is the real deal. Tall but stays compact.
Day Two
SB Nation's top group from Day one: Devin Leary, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Carter Bradley, Trevor Lawrence, Tyler McKee, Matt Corral, Emory Jones, Justin Rogers, Quincy Patterson, Justin Fields, Tyler Shough, Jarren Williams, Blake Stenstrom, Joey Gatewood, Jack Tuttle, and Jacob Sirmon.
Tyler Shough found the right guy to throw to generally, but sometimes he was late in doing so. Overall, he threw some nice passes, but he wasn't as good as he was yesterday.
Tyler Shough - 247 Comments
Day One
Shough has been solid. I wouldn't have him the mix for top 11 yet. Shough was probably in that group that would rank around 12-15 as well. It's not that he performed poorly, just didn't jump out like others.
Day Two
Tyler Shough solid early. Has been accurate with his throws. Jack West and Shough are on the cusp of 11, depending on what others behind them do.
Day Three
Tyler Shough has started well. 2 early TDs. 4 TD for Shough. Shough going off. 5th TD. Shough 14 of 19 for 5 TD and 2 INT.
Tyler Shough - Bleacher Report Comments
Tyler Shough: threw some deep ball dimes that were beautiful. Smooth when he trusts, has to keep trusting what he sees to avoid pump resets.
Tyler Shough: good arm & accuracy but what was great was his eye discipline, not cheating the drill to make sure he saw & got thru each progression.
Elite 11 Rankings after Day Two:
1. Lawrence
2. Fields
3. McKee
4. Tuttle
5. Shough
6. Corral
7. Leary
8. DTR
9. Rogers
10. Williams
11. Jones
Clearly I've missed a pronunciation guide. "shuff" like "laugh", or "sho" like...
It's pronounced "shuck" like to shuck oysters.
But Aw Shough does?
"I'm one of 12 Elite 11 QBs."
Who the hell taught Nike how to count!