It's Elite 11 Finals week and, of course, Clemson football has a representative at the event.
The Tigers have been well-represented over the years with the likes of Trevor Lawrence and, more recently, Cade Klubnik. DJ Uiagalelei chose to skip the event when he was a prospect, but we all saw how that one ended up.
Klubnik was the last Tiger to win the MVP at the event and it's since translated to the collegiate level. The former five-star is now considered the best quarterback in college football and he's now spending time at the Elite 11 Finals every year as a counselor -- including this year.
As a counselor, he's gotten to witness a future Tiger excel and turn some heads at the event as dual-sport athlete Tait Reynolds is impressing recruiting experts in attendance.
Tait Reynolds has captured a national audience with his performance at the Elite 11 finals.
— Grayson Mann (@gray_mann21) June 19, 2025
Turning on his junior season tape, his progression as a quarterback shows you what makes Clemson excited.
It seems like that excitement is trickling out to the rest of the country.
We've seen people singing the praises of Reynolds all week and he was at the top of the leaderboard during accuracy drills, completing 17-of-20 passes, per On3.
One attendee at the event said that he went in blind so he doesn't know the star ratings of any of the quarterbacks participating, but he pointed out that Tait Reynolds is standing out because he's a "manchild" who looks like he could play Ohio State tomorrow.
I go into Elite 11 blind on purpose, so I don’t know the star ratings for these guys.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) June 19, 2025
There’s a prospect here, Tait Reynolds. I think he’s going to Clemson.
Manchild. Most high school prospects look like kids, because they are. He looks like he could play Ohio State tomorrow.
This is the type of praise we heard about Klubnik when he was participating in the Elite 11 Finals four years ago. While Reynolds isn't Cade, he should be rising in the ranks like the former five-star.
Currently, Reynolds is ranked the No. 283 overall prospect and No. 22 quarterback in the class, but considering he's being fawned over by recruiting experts and football reporters, he should be in for a hefty rankings bump in the near future.
Reynolds is looking like a top-200 talent.