Cade Klubnik
| Clemson Tigers – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Marketing |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 10, 2003 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| 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 college football quarterback for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life
[edit]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] Klubnik set the school's record for career passing yards and touchdowns, surpassing the totals of NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees, Nick Foles and Sam Ehlinger.[5][6] In summer 2021 before his senior year, he was named the MVP of the Elite 11.[7] 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.[8][9][10]
A five-star recruit, Klubnik was rated as the top quarterback in his class and committed to Clemson University to play college football.[11][12]
College career
[edit]Klubnik enrolled early at Clemson in January 2022.[13]
Throughout Klubnik's freshman season, he was used primarily as a backup to DJ Uiagalelei.[14] During Clemson's opening game against Georgia Tech in 2022, Klubnik passed for 49 yards and a touchdown.[15] He saw significant action in relief of a benched Uiagalelei against Syracuse, a game which Clemson won narrowly in a 27–21 comeback.[16]
In the ACC Championship Game, he entered the game after Uiagalelei was benched following the second series.[17] He passed for 279 yards and a touchdown in the 39–10 win over North Carolina.[18] He was their starter in the 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee due to Uiagalelei entering the transfer portal.[19][20] 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.[21] He got sacked four times and threw two interceptions to go along with 320 passing yards. Tennessee won the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14.[22]
Statistics
[edit]| 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 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 9−3 | 258 | 402 | 64.2 | 3,041 | 7.6 | 29 | 5 | 149.0 | 92 | 437 | 4.8 | 7 | |
| Career[23] | 35 | 26 | 18–8 | 609 | 956 | 63.7 | 6,582 | 6.9 | 50 | 17 | 135.2 | 259 | 758 | 2.9 | 13 | |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Recek, Travis (December 28, 2021). "Westlake QB Cade Klubnik's high school football career is one to remember". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (August 1, 2022). "Former Westlake quarterback Cade Klubnik wins national honor". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.