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Years active | 1999–present |
Founders | Andy Bark |
Website | Elite11.com |
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. [1] The quarterbacks submit videos of themselves playing and there are regional events to choose the finalists. [2] 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. [2]
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.[ clarification needed ] 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. [3]
Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Mike Affleck | Arizona State BYU Dixie State Utah State [29] | Undrafted | None | None |
Dennis Dixon | Oregon | 2008 Rd. 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills Arizona Cardinals | 2007 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year Super Bowl XLIII Champion |
Tommy Grady | Oklahoma Utah | Undrafted | Miami Dolphins | First-Team All-Arena QB (2012) AFL Offensive Player of the Year (2012) National Guard MVP of the Year (2012) AFL Single Season Record for touchdown passes (142 in 2012) AFL Single Season Record for passing yards (5,863 in 2102) AFL Single Season Record for passing completions (508 in 2012) AFL Single Game Record for touchdown passes (12 in 2012) |
Robert Lane | Ole Miss | Undrafted | None | None |
Chris Leak | Florida [30] | Undrafted | Chicago Bears [30] | 2000 ESPN RISE National High School Sophomore Player of the Year 2001 ESPN RISE National High School Junior Player of the Year 2002 Hall Trophy 2002 USA Today National Offensive High School Player of the Year 2006 All-SEC Second Team by Coaches 2006 National Champion 2007 BCS National Championship Game MVP |
Justin Midgett | Florida Eastern Illinois | Undrafted | None | None |
Blake Mitchell | South Carolina | Undrafted | None | None |
T. C. Ostrander | Stanford | Undrafted | New Orleans Saints [31] | None |
Clayton Richard | Michigan | Undrafted | None | Pitcher for Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres |
JaMarcus Russell | LSU | 2007 Rd. 1 | Oakland Raiders [32] | 2003 National Champion 2006 All-SEC First Team by Coaches and AP 2006 Manning Award 2007 NFL draft Number One Overall Selection |
Andre' Woodson | Kentucky | 2008 Rd. 6 | New York Giants Washington Redskins [33] | 2x Music City Bowl MVP (2006, 2007) 2006 All-SEC Second Team by Coaches and AP 2007 All-SEC Second Team by Coaches and AP |
Kyle Wright | Miami (FL) [34] | Undrafted | Minnesota Vikings San Francisco 49ers [34] | Elite 11 MVP 2003 Gatorade National Player of the Year |
Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Max Browne | USC Pittsburgh | Undrafted | None | None |
Shane Cockerille | Maryland | Undrafted | None | None |
Luke Del Rio | Alabama Oregon State Florida [112] | Undrafted | None | None |
Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | 2017 Rd. 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers Jacksonville Jaguars Arizona Cardinals | 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl MVP |
Jared Goff | California | 2016 Rd. 1 | Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions | 2017 Pro Bowl 2018 Pro Bowl 2015 Armed Forces Bowl (December) MVP 2022 Pro Bowl |
Zack Greenlee | Fresno State UTEP | Undrafted | None | None |
Christian Hackenberg | Penn State | 2016 Rd. 2 | New York Jets | 2013 Big Ten Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year |
Kevin Olsen | Miami (FL) Towson Garden City CC Riverside City Charlotte [113] | Undrafted | None | None |
Johnny Stanton | Nebraska Saddleback UNLV [114] | Undrafted | Minnesota Vikings Cleveland Browns | None |
Asiantii Woulard | UCLA South Florida Clarion (PA) [115] | Undrafted | None | Elite 11 MVP |
Malik Zaire | Notre Dame Florida [116] | Undrafted | None | None |
Source: [124]
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 |
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.
Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Tyler Buchner | Notre Dame Alabama | In School | None | None |
Kyron Drones | Baylor Virginia Tech | In School | None | None |
Tyler Macon | Missouri Alcorn State | In School | None | None |
Drake Maye | North Carolina | 2024 Rd. 1 | New England Patriots | 2022 ACC Player of the Year |
J. J. McCarthy | Michigan | 2024 Rd. 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 2023 Heisman Trophy Finalist |
Kyle McCord | Ohio State Syracuse | In School | None | None |
Miller Moss | USC | In School | None | None |
Garrett Nussmeier | LSU | In School | None | None |
Kaidon Salter | Tennessee Liberty | In School | None | None |
Ty Thompson | Oregon Tulane | In School | None | None |
Brock Vandagriff | Georgia Kentucky | In School | None | None |
Caleb Williams | Oklahoma USC | 2024 Rd. 1 | Chicago Bears | Elite 11 MVP Second team All-Big 12 (2021) USA Today High School All-American (2019) 2022 Heisman Trophy Winner |
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 |
Name | Colleges Attended | NFL Draft | NFL Teams | Awards/Accomplishments |
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Jackson Arnold | Oklahoma | In School | None | Elite 11 MVP |
Pierce Clarkson | Louisville | In School | None | None |
Eli Holstein | Alabama Pittsburgh | In School | None | None |
Avery Johnson | Kansas State | In School | None | 2022–2023 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year All-American Bowl (2023) Under Armour All-America Game (2023) 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl (MVP) |
J. J. Kohl | Iowa State | In School | None | None |
Kenny Minchey | Notre Dame | In School | None | None |
Dante Moore | UCLA Oregon | In School | None | None |
Malachi Nelson | USC Boise State | In School | None | None |
Austin Novosad | Oregon | In School | None | None |
Chris Parson | Mississippi State | In School | None | None |
Malachi Singleton | Arkansas | In School | None | None |
Jaxon Smolik* | Penn State | In School | None | None |
Christopher Vizzina | Clemson | In School | None | None |
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 | 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 | None |
Luke Kromenhoek | Florida 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 |
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 |
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