Elite 11 2021: Day 1 Live Blog and Updates
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- Under the lights near the beaches of Los Angeles, 20 of the nation's finest quarterbacks are gathered to compete in the annual Elite 11 Finals.
After impressing the Elite 11 scouting staff at regional events across the country, the field is set as follows: Medina (Ohio) High's Drew Allar, Draper (Utah) Corner Canyon's Devin Brown, Valdosta (Ga.) Lowndes' Jacurri Brown, Memphis (Tenn.) PURE Academy's Tevin Carter, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy's AJ Duffy, Flower Mound (Texas) High's Nick Evers, Southlake (Texas) Carroll's Quinn Ewers, Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military's Holden Geriner, Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco's Katin Houser, Lafayette (La.) St. Thomas More Catholic's Walker Howard, Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove's Tayven Jackson, Clovis (Calif.) High's Nate Johnson, Austin (Texas) Westlake's Cade Klubnik, Gardena (Calif.) Serra's Maalik Murphy, Pinson (Ala.) Pinson Valley's Zach Pyron, Nashville (Tenn.) Lipscomb Academy's Luther Richesson, Martin (Tenn.) Westview's Ty Simpson, Canton (Ga.) Cherokee's AJ Swann, Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland's Conner Weigman, and Owensboro (Ky.) High's Gavin Wimsatt.
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The Sports Illustrated All-American team is reporting live from Mira Costa High School, where the competition is taking place. The live blog below will serve as the hub for all of our content throughout the first workout.
Live Blog
- To wrap up day one, Weigman outlasts Howard to win the “rail shot” knock out competition.
- Ewers has an effortless delivery and plenty of power when he puts maximum effort into a throw.
- Evers has had a top five type of evening workout to kick off the event. Velocity, poise, mobility and easy reach to all three levels.
- Murphy has appeared to have the most fun in the group. He’s running routes, playing defense, and messing with the Elite 11 film crew as well. Hard not to like.
- Auburn pledge Geriner has a whip about his throwing motion while on the move and it results in power and accuracy more times than not. He’s had one of the best day’s in the field.
- Jackson has had a rock-solid day, especially when velocity is paramount in the drill.
- Simpson is spinning it as well as any passer through the first two rotations in the camp drill circuit. Howell is the counselor working with that group.
- Pyron has looked good since being the last to show up, showing some off-speed stuff near the goal line.
- Murphy and Malik Willis have the strongest arms of anyone so far. Murphy is easily the tallest player here and Willis' physical build is incredibly imposing for a quarterback. Has clearly put on good weight of late.
- The group of receivers is small and comprised of local talent. The more-coveted pass catchers will be in action later this week.
- In an end zone fade drill, Texas commit Maalik Murphy had the best touch on his pass in a group alongside Ewers and Wimsatt.
- Florida commit Nick Evers is one of many representatives of the SEC present
- Alabama commit Ty Simpson is settling in nicely, the ball comes off his hands very cleanly
- Ewers showing off the side-arm delivery on the intermediate routes in the end zone, similar to the passes that went viral earlier this summer.
- In a group of ideal-looking passers, Texas pledge Maalik Murphy may be the most physically impressive from frame to motion.
- Early on the most eyes are on Ohio State QB commitment Quinn Ewers, and it’s not jus the media.
- This year's group of quarterbacks looks incredibly impressive physically on the hoof--each appears well over 6-foot
- Elite 11 college counselors on scene: Sam Howell (North Carolina), Spencer Rattler (Oklahoma), Dorian Thompson-Robinson (UCLA), Malik Willis (Liberty)
- Baylor commit Zach Pyron from Alabama was the 20th quarterback to arrive after a flight delay in Dallas
- Quarterbacks arrive at day one of the Elite 11.