Cade Klubnik is a graduate and former MVP of the Elite 11 Finals and the former five-star has decided to return to the event every year as a counselor. This is a cool gesture that has become tradition and Klubnik loves football so much that it's not even a question that he'll be there.
The returning senior is one of the best quarterbacks in the country and a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft but he's still hungrier than ever to improve.
To say he's not content with where his game currently is would be an understatement. He's starving for improvement and anyone who's at the Elite 11 Finals this week has taken notice. While he's just a counselor and not competing, he's still turning heads with his insane work ethic.
Recruiting expert and self-proclaimed football lover Brooks Austin raved about what he's seen from Klubnik this week.
Was blown away by Cade Klubnik last night.
— Brooks Austin (@BrooksAustinBA) June 18, 2025
Challenged. pic.twitter.com/PsJDyjsL3R
Klubnik may just be a counselor, but he's spending time before, during, and after the Elite 11 Finals every day to work on his game or get a workout in.
Austin said he watched Klubnik for maybe an hour working on one movement over and over just to get a better feel for it while rolling out. He said that he told Klubnik that watching him work during that session made him want to get up and love football even more. He questioned just how much he loved football just by watching Cade work out for an hour, or so.
Talk about high praise.
Austin isn't the only one who has been singing Klubnik's praises at the event. People are still talking about him going through drills on his own.
Clemson star QB Cade Klubnik putting on an accuracy clinic @Elite11 Finals 🎯
— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) June 19, 2025
He was the MVP of the event back in 2021 🏆 pic.twitter.com/mdtKN7qKnI
Sure, he's dominating some passing drills for fun, but he's also putting in some work after the event while he thinks no one is looking.
The first night of the Elite 11 finals is over, but Clemson QB and counselor Cade Klubnik is running sprints by himself to end the night. pic.twitter.com/CKO69psJPD
— Connor Morrissette (@C_Morrissette) June 18, 2025
Folks, put in those Heisman bets not before the odds swing drastically.