Gorney Awards: Elite 11 Finals


MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – The Elite 11 is now within the books then 3 days of pageant from 20 of the most efficient quarterbacks within the 2025 elegance. It’s now hour at hand out some Gorney Awards from the development.

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STEADY AS SHE GOES AWARD – Julian Lewis

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The Deny. 1 participant within the 2025 elegance perhaps didn’t have the highlight-reel throws each unmarried hour or trauma us together with his efficiency however the USC devote was once like a fantastic wine – sly and subtle and indubitably decent of honour.

Particularly throughout the Elite 11 professional occasion, the Carrollton, Ga., standout didn’t want to zip each ball 100 miles in line with moment however Lewis went via each drill, neglected just one go and saved throwing to his receivers in stride. There shall be a debate about who finishes Deny. 1 within the elegance however there’s a cloudless argument which may be made for Lewis.

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FIVE-STAR WATCH AWARD – Keelon Russell

Russell has shot up the scores the entire approach to Deny. 47 nationally nevertheless it may not be plethora. The untouched Alabama devote (then flipping from SMU) throws the ball so easily. It pops off his hand, his accuracy was once elite and he threw at the run extremely smartly.

I made the comparability to Jayden Daniels and he’s no longer so long as incline as Daniels was once however he’s extra complex on the identical degree. Russell will indubitably be within the five-star dialogue quickly.

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FIVE-STAR SHOWING AWARD – Tramell Jones

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Jones’ ascendency up the scores has taken the similar trail as Nvidia accumulation – instantly up – going from 157 to 90 within the terminating few cycles. The Florida Surrounding devote made a plenty remark on the Elite 11 – that he must be thought to be within the five-star dialogue.

Nobody threw it higher over 3 days than the Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin standout. Most likely there are larger, extra athletic quarterbacks within the elegance however perhaps no person extra constant.

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FLIP WATCH AWARD – Ty Hawkins

There was once a dozen of recruiting dialogue throughout the Elite 11, however one of the most largest buzz was once round Hawkins, who has been dedicated to TCU for almost a future. On the other hand, SMU has transform an overly critical contender.

Hawkins is visiting the Horned Frogs this weekend and issues must be settled quickly, a method or any other.

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HUGE UPSIDE AWARD – Kamario Taylor

Taylor has superior dimension at 6-foot-4 and 200 kilos. He has the entire bodily gear and an improbable arm. If the Macon (Leave out.) Noxubee County places the entire items in combination upcoming the Mississippi Surrounding devote might be truly particular indisposed the street.

There have been occasions when Taylor utterly flashed throughout the Elite 11 and gave the impression of an elite quarterback. However there have been additionally some throws that the four-star would need again. There may be enough quantity to like about his recreation and if Taylor rounds out the ones tough edges, he has superior possible.

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MICHAEL PENIX CLONE AWARD – Deuce Knight

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Knight is taller than Penix by way of about two inches and he’s far more stuffed out than Penix was once on the identical degree however the way in which they throw the ball and play games the location, it’s virtually uncanny. Penix is a lefty; Knight is a lefty. Each have an overly alike throwing movement.

Penix was once a first-round draft pick out (even though it was once a significant miracle) and Knight is the Deny. 1 dual-threat QB within the elegance.

The place they vary, regardless that, is that Penix was once no longer a superior passer outdoor of the area. Knight can take a seat in there and ship, however on the Elite 11 he was once additionally superior rolling proper and left and hitting receivers in stride.

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UNDERRECRUITED & UNDERRANKED AWARD – Jaron Sagapolutele

Possibly it’s as a result of he’s from Hawaii and he’s no longer as uncovered nationally as alternative quarterbacks. Possibly some techniques are taking a go on a lefty. Possibly it’s as a result of Sagapolutele hasn’t finished the camp and 7on7 scene for years.

However the Ewa Seashore (Hawaii) Campbell three-star cannot simplest cling with the most efficient quarterbacks within the elegance however he may well be considered one of them. Sagapolutele was once superior the primary evening and had a robust appearing throughout the professional occasion portion.

If Cal, Boise Surrounding, Oregon Surrounding and Utah Surrounding are the frontrunners, some crew is getting a scouse borrow.

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RICKY VAUGHN AWARD – Husan Longstreet

This award is going to the quarterback who zipped the ball the quickest like Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn within the well-known film Primary League and Longstreet is obviously the winner. If ball velocity and spin have been leisurely at this tournament it might be attention-grabbing to look what the Texas A&M devote clocked as a result of that soccer is gliding off his hand.

The query coming in was once would the four-star from Corona (Calif.) Centennial have the ability to whisk some generation off the contact throws on the professional occasion and he indubitably did that as smartly. Longstreet had a superior appearing on the Elite 11.

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SURPRISE, SURPRISE AWARD – Robert McDaniel

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The one reason why McDaniel even got here to the Elite 11 was once as a result of Tennessee devote George MacIntyre had a past due trauma that sidelined him however the three-star quarterback from Hughson, Calif., no longer simplest made probably the most of his alternative however proved he belonged on the tournament.

Next a kind of nameless first evening, McDaniel completely shined within the professional occasion portion of the development (probably the most remarkable phase on Wednesday evening), was once in rhythm with all his throws and ended up some of the summit handful of performers.

Arizona is getting a competitor then his constancy to Cal didn’t determine.

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LOOKS LIKE AN NFL PLAYER AWARD – Tavien St. Clair

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Already 6-foot-4 and 228 kilos, the five-star quarterback is ready the similar dimension as Drake Maye or Jameis Winston and he seems like a grown guy at the grassland. St. Clair is not just truly important bodily however he was once one of the vital easiest quarterbacks at all of the tournament, throwing with superior accuracy, throwing to receivers in stride and appearing various occasions and in lots of ways in which he might be an elite quarterback at Ohio Surrounding.

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CLIMBING THE LADDER AWARD – Ryan Sir Bernard Law

When the 2025 elegance scores began greater than a future in the past, Sir Bernard Law was once a perimeter top-100 participant. Over the terminating three hundred and sixty five days, the four-star Georgia devote has slid a minute bit as others moved up, as he sits Deny. 163 total.

However then the Findlay, Ohio, standout inspired on evening one with a ton of dad on his passes and accuracy, upcoming adopted with a cast appearing within the professional occasion. Now, Sir Bernard Law might be creating a progress again up. A quantity pro-style quarterbacks higher than him on this elegance? Deny approach.

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Fact Or Fiction: Julian Lewis Will Win The Elite 11 Finals


The official visit season meets elite camp season at this time of the year, with commitments and decommitments mixed all into it of course. Rivals national analyst John Garcia Jr. looks at the mesh of those check-points with help from Rivals national recruiting analysts Marshall Levenson and Greg Smith as well as OUInsider.com’s Parker Thune in the latest Fact or Fiction.

1. Julian Lewis, the nation’s No. 1 player, should be considered the favorite to win the Elite 11 Finals.

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Levenson: FACT. Heading into the event, Lewis is the smart choice as the favorite. After all, he is the No. 1 prospect in the country. The participants will go through a gauntlet of drills and tests, and Lewis, who has shown to be the most smooth and polished to this point in his development, should have no problem crushing each and every drill. There are certainly guys who I am excited to see how they fare such as Keelon Russel, Tramell Jones and Tavien St. Clair, who all have had very big offseasons. But just as Lewis has continued to reprise his No. 1 national ranking, nothing suggests he will show any difference this week in Los Angeles.

Garcia: FICTION. Let’s lean on precedent for the most heated quarterback competition gauntlet out there, shall we? While Lewis is the top-ranked QB recruit coming into the event, and has the type of point guard game that typically holds up in this setting, the top-rated talent doesn’t often walk away with the Elite 11 MVP honors. The most recent was three cycles ago as Cade Klubnik went in as the favorite and held up. Spencer Rattler, in the class of 2019, was the most recent No. 1 to win before that. Shea Patterson, in the 2016 cycle, before that. So it happens every few years, at best, and this field feels loaded so give me ‘the field’ versus Lewis this time around.

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2. After his official visit to Norman, Oklahoma is the top threat to Clemson for Rivals100 WR Cortez Mills.

Thune: FACT. The Sooners made a phenomenal impression on the four-star wideout over the weekend, which is a regular occurrence any time Oklahoma wide receivers coach Emmett Jones gets one of his targets in the film room. Mills is intrigued by the developmental potential that Jones and OU can offer, and the program culture in Norman definitely appeals to him as well. Somewhat surprisingly, there haven’t been a ton of OU/Clemson battles on the recruiting trail in recent years, save for a few recruits that Brent Venables pursued at both schools (Sammy Brown and Drew Woodaz come to mind). But unless Miami can surge back into the picture on Mills’ upcoming OV to South Beach, this feels like it’ll come down to the Tigers and the Sooners.

Garcia: FACT. With a small caveat – Miami is a real wildcard here. Clemson has been hot and cold with some top targets in the class and Mills has since backed off of his stance of having the Tigers atop his list. As recruiting often does, the momentum could revert back home to the longtime favorite Miami Hurricanes before all is said and done. There’s no doubt Oklahoma, hosting him twice in the last few months, has captured the attention of Mills enough to be considered the top threat to an ACC favorite. I’m just not sure it’s Clemson that should be placed atop that mantle this time around. Either way, it should be a fun battle over the next few weeks, as Mills isn’t expected to hold off a pledge very long.

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