Elite 11 Final Quarterbacks Heading to The Opening
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
The nationwide offseason Elite 11 camp circuit seeking out the top quarterbacks in the 2019 recruiting class came to an exciting close on Sunday. The Elite 11 held their annual three-day competition starting Friday afternoon at Redondo Union High School in Los Angeles taking a group of 24 talents down to 12 with the top field generals advancing to Nike’s The Opening in Dallas. The competitors were put through various drills and events including accuracy challenges, footwork drills, a pro-day, and a 15-minute 7v7 event to close out their tests. The following is a list of the top 12 heading to The Opening in July.
2018 Elite 11 Finalist
Jayden Daniels (6-3, 190) – Cajon High School (CA) – uncommitted
Max Duggan (6-1.5, 190) – Lewis Central High School (IA) – TCU
Ty Evans (6-2, 185) – Palmer Ridge (CO) – Colorado
Ryan Hilinski (6-4, 222) – Orange Lutheran (CA) – South Carolina
Sam Howell (6-1.5, 225) – Sun Valley (NC) – Florida State
Brian Maurer (6-2.5, 180) – West Port (FL) – uncommitted
Cade McNamara (6-1, 202) – Damonte Ranch (NV) – Michigan
Graham Mertz (6-3, 205) – Blue Valley North (KS) – Wisconsin
Dylan Morris (6-0, 192) – Graham Kapowsin (WA) – uncommitted
Bo Nix (6-2, 204) – Pinson Valley (AL) – Auburn
Spencer Rattler (6-1, 173) – Pinnacle (AZ) – Oklahoma
Tauila Tagovailoa (5-11.5, 202) – Thompson (AL) – Alabama
*Click link for RNG interviews with the finalist
Other Related Elite 11 Interview Links
Jacob Conover – Chandler (AZ) – BYU
Grant Gunnell – St. Pius (TX) – uncommitted
Shae Suiaunoa – Clear Lake (TX) – uncommitted
Photo credit: recruitingnewsguru.com; Elite 11 7v7 warm-ups Day 3