Clemson Tigers – No. 2 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | junior |
Major | Marketing |
Personal information | |
Born: | Austin, Texas, U.S. | October 10, 2003
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school |
Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers.
Klubnik attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. [1] During his high school career he passed for 7,426 yards with 86 touchdowns and seven interceptions and won three state championships. [2] [3] [4] In summer 2021 before his senior year, he was named the MVP of the Elite 11. [5] As a senior he was named the All-American Bowl Player of the Year, MaxPreps Player of the Year and was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Texas. [6] [7] [8]
A five-star recruit, Klubnik was rated as the top quarterback in his class and committed to Clemson University to play college football. [9] [10]
Klubnik enrolled early at Clemson in January 2022. [11]
Throughout Klubnik's freshman season, he was used primarily as a backup to DJ Uiagalelei. [12] During Clemson's opening game against Georgia Tech in 2022, Klubnik passed for 49 yards and a touchdown. [13] He saw significant action in relief of a benched Uiagalelei against Syracuse, a game which Clemson won narrowly in a 27–21 comeback. [14]
In the ACC Championship Game, he entered the game after Uiagalelei was benched following the second series. [15] He passed for 279 yards and a touchdown in the 39–10 win over North Carolina. [16] He was their starter in the 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee due to Uiagalelei entering the transfer portal. [17] [18] Klubnik had to deal with constant pressure from Tennessee. Despite the pressure, he helped lead Clemson to numerous scoring opportunities that did not result in points. [19] He got sacked four times and threw two interceptions to go along with 320 passing yards. Tennessee won the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14. [20]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | 10 | 1 | 0–1 | 61 | 100 | 61.0 | 697 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 120.1 | 42 | 139 | 3.3 | 2 | |
2023 | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 290 | 454 | 63.9 | 2,844 | 6.3 | 19 | 9 | 126.3 | 125 | 182 | 1.5 | 4 | |
Career [21] | 24 | 14 | 9–5 | 351 | 554 | 63.4 | 3,541 | 6.4 | 21 | 12 | 125.2 | 167 | 321 | 1.9 | 6 |
Clemson Tigers – No. 2 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | junior |
Major | Marketing |
Personal information | |
Born: | Austin, Texas, U.S. | October 10, 2003
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
|
Bowl games | |
High school |
Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
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Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers.
Klubnik attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. [1] During his high school career he passed for 7,426 yards with 86 touchdowns and seven interceptions and won three state championships. [2] [3] [4] In summer 2021 before his senior year, he was named the MVP of the Elite 11. [5] As a senior he was named the All-American Bowl Player of the Year, MaxPreps Player of the Year and was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Texas. [6] [7] [8]
A five-star recruit, Klubnik was rated as the top quarterback in his class and committed to Clemson University to play college football. [9] [10]
Klubnik enrolled early at Clemson in January 2022. [11]
Throughout Klubnik's freshman season, he was used primarily as a backup to DJ Uiagalelei. [12] During Clemson's opening game against Georgia Tech in 2022, Klubnik passed for 49 yards and a touchdown. [13] He saw significant action in relief of a benched Uiagalelei against Syracuse, a game which Clemson won narrowly in a 27–21 comeback. [14]
In the ACC Championship Game, he entered the game after Uiagalelei was benched following the second series. [15] He passed for 279 yards and a touchdown in the 39–10 win over North Carolina. [16] He was their starter in the 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee due to Uiagalelei entering the transfer portal. [17] [18] Klubnik had to deal with constant pressure from Tennessee. Despite the pressure, he helped lead Clemson to numerous scoring opportunities that did not result in points. [19] He got sacked four times and threw two interceptions to go along with 320 passing yards. Tennessee won the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14. [20]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | 10 | 1 | 0–1 | 61 | 100 | 61.0 | 697 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 120.1 | 42 | 139 | 3.3 | 2 | |
2023 | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 290 | 454 | 63.9 | 2,844 | 6.3 | 19 | 9 | 126.3 | 125 | 182 | 1.5 | 4 | |
Career [21] | 24 | 14 | 9–5 | 351 | 554 | 63.4 | 3,541 | 6.4 | 21 | 12 | 125.2 | 167 | 321 | 1.9 | 6 |