Cade Klubnik
American football player (born 2003)
| Clemson Tigers – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | junior |
| Major | Marketing |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2003-10-10) October 10, 2003 (age 20) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
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Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers.
High school career
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]
College career
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]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
References
- ^ Clark, Douglas (September 7, 2021). "USA TODAY High School Sports Awards Offensive Football Player of the Year Cade Klubnik embraces team-first mindset". USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (December 23, 2021). "Clemson coaches thrilled with what 5-star quarterback Cade Klubnik adds to the program". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (August 1, 2022). "Former Westlake quarterback Cade Klubnik wins national honor". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Gates, Billy (December 4, 2022). "Former Westlake QB Cade Klubnik wins ACC championship game MVP, leads Clemson to big victory". KXAN Austin. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (July 4, 2021). "Cade Klubnik wins Elite 11 Finals MVP, makes Texas and Clemson history". Longhorns Wire. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Hinojosa, David (January 6, 2022). "Westlake star wrapping up high school career in All-American Bowl". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (January 4, 2022). "Clemson 5-star quarterback signee Cade Klubnik wins National Player of the Year honor". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (December 7, 2021). "Westlake's Cade Klubnik wins Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year award". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Four-star quarterback Cade Klubnik commits to Clemson". The Athletic. March 2, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Priester, J. P. (March 2, 2021). "2022 QB Cade Klubnik Commits to Clemson". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Nakos, Pete (January 10, 2022). "Tigers Today: Clemson early enrollees arriving on campus". On3. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Capurso, Tim (August 17, 2022). "Dabo Swinney Names DJ Uiagalelei As Clemson Football Starting QB Over Cade Klubnik, But There's A Catch". ClutchPoints. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson at Georgia Tech Box Score, September 5, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Al-Khateeb, Zac (October 22, 2022). "Clemson's Dabo Swinney explains decision to bench DJ Uiagalelei for Cade Klubnik in comeback win vs. Syracuse". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Shanesey, Todd (December 3, 2022). "How Cade Klubnik led Clemson football to ACC Championship after quarterback switch". Greenville News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson vs. North Carolina – College Football Game Summary – December 3, 2022". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom (December 24, 2022). "Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei transferring to Oregon State as five-star prospect attempts to reset career". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Smarr, Emilee (December 27, 2022). "Clemson's Cade Klubnik recalls last talk with D.J. Uiagalelei before 1st start in Orange Bowl". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Ragan, Zach (December 31, 2022). "Clemson QB Cade Klubnik learned one thing about Tennessee the hard way in the Orange Bowl". A to Z Sports. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Orange Bowl - Tennessee vs Clemson Box Score, December 30, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cade Klubnik Stats". ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
External links
- Clemson Tigers bio
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Clemson Tigers starting quarterbacks
- Jeff Maxwell (1896)
- W. T. Brock (1897)
- A. F. Riggs (1898–99)
- Gus Lewis (1900–01)
- John Maxwell (1902–03)
- Rick McIver (1904–05)
- Doc McFadden (1906)
- Bun Lee (1907)
- Doc McFadden (1908)
- Bill Connelly (1909–10)
- Paul Bissell (1911)
- Jimmie James (1912–13)
- Red McMillan (1914)
- L. G. Hardin (1915)
- F. L. Witsell (1916–17)
- W. L. Frew (1918)
- Stumpy Banks (1919)
- Belton O'Neal (1920)
- E. H. Emanuel (1921)
- Rhett Turnipseed (1922)
- E. G. Dotterer (1923)
- Jonnie Walker (1924)
- Tick Hendee (1925)
- Bud Eskew (1926)
- A. D. Mouledous (1927)
- O. D. Padgett (1928–29)
- Grady D. Salley (1930)
- Buck Priester (1931)
- Alex Stevens (1932)
- Joe Cathcart (1933)
- Bill Dillard (1934)
- Mac Folger (1935)
- Don Willis (1936)
- Ben Pearson (1937–38)
- Joe Payne (1939)
- Hawk Craig (1940–42)
- Billy Rutledge (1943)
- Alton Cumbie (1944–45)
- Bob Martin (1946)
- John M. Moorer (1947)
- Bob Martin (1948)
- Dick Hendley (1949–50)
- George Rodgers (1951–52)
- Don King (1953–55)
- Charlie Bussey (1956)
- Bill Barbary (1957)
- Harvey White (1958–59)
- Lowndes Shingler (1960)
- Joe Anderson (1961–62)
- Jim Parker (1963)
- Jimmy Bell (1964)
- Thomas Ray (1965–66)
- Jimmy Addison (1967)
- Billy Ammons (1968)
- Rick Gilstrap (1969–70)
- Tommy Kendrick (1969–71)
- Ken Pengitore (1972–73)
- Mark Fellers (1974)
- Willie Jordan (1975)
- Steve Fuller (1976–78)
- Billy Lott (1979)
- Homer Jordan (1980–82)
- Mike Eppley (1983–84)
- Rodney Williams (1985–88)
- Chris Morocco (1989)
- DeChane Cameron (1990–91)
- Richard Moncrief (1992)
- Louis Solomon (1992)
- Patrick Sapp (1992–94)
- Nealon Greene (1994–97)
- Brandon Streeter (1998–99)
- Woodrow Dantzler (1999–2001)
- Willie Simmons (2002)
- Charlie Whitehurst (2002–05)
- Will Proctor (2005–2006)
- Cullen Harper (2007–08)
- Willy Korn (2008)
- Kyle Parker (2009–10)
- Tajh Boyd (2011–2013)
- Cole Stoudt (2014)
- Deshaun Watson (2014–2016)
- Kelly Bryant (2017–2018)
- Trevor Lawrence (2018–2020)
- DJ Uiagalelei (2020–2022)
- Cade Klubnik (2022–2023)
