Elite-11 Quarterbacks are no guarantee of success but, they do have the potential to either kick-start a program or, keep the train moving...provided development and coaching exists.

From 1999-2011, Elite-11 QB Camp has seen a lot of big-time and not so big-time players rotate through it's camp. What school has recruited the most Elite-11 players since 2011:

[SIZE="6"]Florida- 8[/SIZE]
2000- Ingle Martin
2001- Gavin Dickey
2002- Chris Leak
2002- Justin Midget
2003- Cornelius Ingram
2005- Tim Tebow
2006- John Brantley
2010- Jeff Driskel

[SIZE="6"]U$C- 8[/SIZE]
1999- Matt Cassel
2000- Matt Leinert
2000- Billy Hart
2003- John David Booty
2004- Mark Sanchez
2006- Aaron Corp
2009- Jesse Scroggins
2010- Cody Kessler

With 7-commitments:
California* (1999 Penn St recruit Zac Wasserman transferred to Cal but, never made the team)
Georgia
Oklahoma

With 5-commitments:
Alabama
Florida St.
Washington

Interesting how many of those for $C and Florida don't really pan out.

Tree Cutter;841959914 said:

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Elite-11 Quarterbacks are no guarantee of success but, they do have the potential to either kick-start a program or, keep the train moving...provided development and coaching exists.

From 1999-2011, Elite-11 QB Camp has seen a lot of big-time and not so big-time players rotate through it's camp. What school has recruited the most Elite-11 players since 2011:

[SIZE=6]Florida- 8[/SIZE]
2000- Ingle Martin
2001- Gavin Dickey
2002- Chris Leak
2002- Justin Midget
2003- Cornelius Ingram
2005- Tim Tebow
2006- John Brantley
2010- Jeff Driskel

[SIZE=6]U$C- 8[/SIZE]
1999- Matt Cassel
2000- Matt Leinert
2000- Billy Hart
2003- John David Booty
2004- Mark Sanchez
2006- Aaron Corp
2009- Jesse Scroggins
2010- Cody Kessler

With 7-commitments:
California* (1999 Penn St recruit Zac Wasserman transferred to Cal but, never made the team)
Georgia
Oklahoma

With 5-commitments:
Alabama
Florida St.
Washington

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1. Nate Longhore
2. Kyle Reed
3. Kevin Riley
4. Brock Mansion
5. Allan Bridgford
6. Austin Hinder
7. Zach Kline


And 8 (though not official): Jared Goff

That's 8 of the last 10 Elite 11 classes with a Cal QB.

Elite 11 selection means relatively little. While it varies by year, overall about 50% produce very little or not at all in college and our guys have done a lot to bring the average down. OTOH, 2 of UW's better QBs in recent years, Cody Pickett and Keith Price, came in free of the burden of high expectations.

Barkley wasn't in elite 11? I recall he was the top HS QB his year.

Not according to the list in Wikipedia. Probably didn't think it would do anything for him.

okaydo;841960083 said:

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1. Nate Longhore
2. Kyle Reed
3. Kevin Riley
4. Brock Mansion
5. Allan Bridgford
6. Austin Hinder
7. Zach Kline


And 8 (though not official): Jared Goff

That's 8 of the last 10 Elite 11 classes with a Cal QB.

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Austin Hinder wasn't Elite 11 if I remember correctly. I remember another QB competition being held in Hawaii that Hinder was a part of.

Also, Barkleywas tutored by the same QB coach that put together that Competition and didn't want him going to the Elite 11.

Bornbear;841960202 said:

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Austin Hinder was an Elite 11 QB

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I should have looked it up.

okaydo;841960083 said:

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1. [COLOR="Red"]2003[/COLOR]- Nate Longhore
2. [COLOR="Red"]2004[/COLOR]- Kyle Reed
3. [COLOR="Red"]2005[/COLOR]- Kevin Riley
4. [COLOR="Red"]2006[/COLOR]- Brock Mansion
5. [COLOR="Red"]2008[/COLOR]- Allan Bridgford
6. [COLOR="Red"]2009[/COLOR]- Austin Hinder
7. [COLOR="Red"]2011[/COLOR]- Zach Kline


And 8 (though not official): Jared Goff

That's 8 of the last 10 Elite 11 classes with a Cal QB.

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Nailed it. That's a lot of talent recruited by JT..whether it's pan'd out or, not is another issue.

calbearo;841960029 said:

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Interesting how many of those for $C and Florida don't really pan out.

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They sure have had a lot more success than our QBs with pre ankle injury NL being arguably our best QB... so far.

According to Wikipedia ... of the 88 Elite 11s from 1999 to 2006, 39 played in the NFL (44%). That's not a perfect proxy for excellence in college but it's hard to argue that those guys weren't terrific college QBs.

Right now we're 0-4 over that period ... unless Bridgford or Hinder start getting playing time ASAP and excelling then we'll likely be 0-6. NL certainly had talent and looked like a future NFLer in 2006 and early 2007 before his injury... KR had potential but was frustratingly inconsistent. Mansion? Reed?

Unfortunately we don't seem to be getting what we could be from our E11s. I'd love to see Bridgford or Hinder really succeed in our system but don't see it happening. Kline?

Speaking of which, the best Elite 11 class is probably the 2005 one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_RISE_Elite_11#2005


It has the most high-profile names.

It has our Kevin Riley, Juice Williams, Cody Hawkins, Mitch Mustain and Jevean Snead.

It also has:

Tim Tebow: New York Jets.

Jake Locker: Tennessee Titans.

Matthew Stafford: Detroit Lions.

Josh Freeman: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pat Devlin: Miami Dolphins. (If you watched HBO's Hard Knocks, he's the No. 3 QB and the Dolphins head coach -- Aaron Rodgers' former OC -- really, really likes him.)

Hinder was in the 2009 Elite 11.