To no one's surprise, Cade Klubnik has topped another list.
The Clemson star has been widely considered the top quarterback in college football heading into the 2025 season and Matt Miller has even projected him to go No. 1 overall in his way-too-early 2026 NFL Mock Draft on ESPN.
Mel Kiper Jr. has even gushed over Klubnik, calling him the best quarterback in the 2026 NFL Draft class, and other media members have agreed that the Clemson star is the nation's top passer.
Not only is he the consensus top quarterback in the country and a legitimate dual-threat, but he is also the top-rated gunslinger in the new EA Sports College Football 26 video game that's being released in a week. And yet he was still somehow disrespected.
Cade Klubnik is listed as the top rated QB in @EASPORTSCollege video game! pic.twitter.com/FxhzLQRnF3
— #ClemsonNFL (@ClemsonPros) July 1, 2025
How is this disrespectful?
Well, for starters, Klubnik is tied with Garrett Nussmeier and Drew Allar with a 92 overall rating. Does this even make sense? Let's look at the numbers.
Klubnik: 4,102 total yards, 43 total TDs, 6 INTs, 63.4% completions
Nussmeier: 4,014 total yards, 32 total TDs, 12 INTs, 64.2% completions
Allar: 3,629 total yards, 30 total TDs, 8 INTs, 66.5% completions
If you're going to accurately rate the quarterbacks, Cade should be the clear No. 1-rated passer in the College Football 26 video game. Nussmeier should be 1-2 points behind, and Allar should be 2-3 points back. Cade had a similar completion rate to Nussmeier with 11 more total touchdowns and half the interceptions. The only thing Allar has on him is completion rate.
The other disrespectful aspect of this rating is the fact that he's only a 92 overall when the best quarterback in the country should get at least a 95. Shedeur Sanders was the top-rated quarterback in last year's game and was a 95, Cam Ward was a 93, and Dillon Gabriel was also a 93.
Last year, Klubnik was a 90 overall and only got better. How does that justify only two points?
Let the disprespect continue.