Elite 11 Finals 2023: Day 1 Live Updates

Day one of the Elite 11 Finals, featuring 20 of the nation’s top 2024 quarterback recruits, is set to start Wednesday evening in Redondo Beach, California.

There are few higher honors for high school quarterbacks than being invited to the Elite 11 Finals. The event, which will celebrate its 25th year in 2023, brings together the country’s elite signal-callers for three days of competition and training in Los Angeles, which culminates with a 7-on-7 skills showcase where quarterbacks will throw to some of the nation’s top wide receivers, running backs and tight ends.

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Elite 11 alumni include Carson Palmer, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, and more recently Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and more. Last year’s Elite 11 Finals featured more than a dozen of the top 20 quarterbacks in the final On3 Industry Rankings, including three of the top five players at the position.

This year’s group features 12 of the top 20 quarterbacks in the On3 Industry Ranking and each of the country’s top seven passers. On3 is on hand for each of the next three days and will be providing live coverage throughout.

Live Updates from Elite 11 Finals Day 1

9:11 p.m. PT: Rail Shot WINNER: Trever Jackson.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

9:11 p.m. PT: “Final 2. Ethan Grunkenmeyer and Trever Jackson.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

9:08 p.m. PT: “Final 3. Ethan Grunkenmeyer, Hauss Hejny and Trever Jackson.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

9:07 p.m. PT: “Caleb Williams among final five in final challenge of the night. And he’s out. Down to three QBs.” — Jeremy Johnson, On3 National Recruiting Writer

“9:07 p.m. PT: “Trever Jackson has been very sharp…. Throwing lasers… will become a hot name.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

9:07 p.m. PT: “Julian Sayin and Jadyn Davis were also highly competitive before second round exits.” — Sam Spiegelman, On3 National Recruiting Analyst

9:07 p.m. PT: “DJ Lagway has had some wow throws during hot shot contest. So has Hauss Hejny the TCU commit tossing dime after dime with hot shots flying .. he’s wowed the staff and the crowd.” — Sam Spiegelman, On3 National Recruiting Analyst

9:06 p.m. PT:”Coming down to the wire during the rail shot challenge. Only 5 competitors remaining. Ethan Grunkenmeyer, DJ Lagway, Will Hammond, Hauss Hejny and Trever Jackson.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

9:04 p.m. PT: “Ethan Grunkemeyer just threw a DOT during the rail shot challenge” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

9:03 p.m. PT: “Ethan Grunkemeyer with a great throw on the rail shot competition with 2025 WR Andrew Marsh making an extended grab.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

9:03 p.m. PT: “Texas Tech commit Will Hammond has been a standout in the rail shot competition thus far with two strong throws.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:38 p.m. PT: “Hauss Hejny, Will Hammond, CJ Carr and Demond Williams showing off some terrific ball placement during the fourth routes-on-air portion of the workout.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

8:27 p.m. PT: “Notre Dame commit CJ Carr has a lot of ‘mmmph’ on his throws. He’s been drilling it all over the field with a lot of authority. Darts. A lot of twitch in his throws. Michael Hawkins has also been really accurate especially on these outside swings throwing in the middle of the field and outside of the numbers.” — Sam Spiegelman, On3 National Recruiting Analyst

8:24 p.m. PT: “Nebraska commit Daniel Kaelin has shown a concise, clean release and solid footwork.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:24 p.m. PT: “DJ Lagway, Dylan Raiola, Julian Sayin and Ryan Puglisi are putting on a clinic during the third routes-on-air portion of the workout.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

8:21 p.m. PT: “I’ll also add that we’re getting to see some blue-chip receivers out here catching passes. 2025 receiver Jaime Ffrench has made some spectacular one-handed grabs. Granted this is on air and there aren’t any defenders present but he’s shown some high-level ball skills needed to make one-handed grabs.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:21 p.m. PT: I’ve watched half of the quarterbacks come through my side of the field. It’s a station where they’re throwing flag routes, routes in the flat and deep-in routes in the end zone so I’ve had a good chance to see a lot come through. A couple standouts, Julian Sayin from a throw-to-throw basis was probably the most consistent. Extremely accurate with arguably the quickest release here and was just putting the ball on receivers consistently. Penn State commit Ethan Grunkemeyer arguably has the most velocity with the ball coming out of his hand that we’ve seen so far come through these stations. He was a stand out. Ohio State commit Air Noland was very solid. In terms of the highly-touted quarterbacks, Dylan Raiola and DJ Lagway have high-end arm talent. They were a little up and down in terms of accuracy but they showed some flashes.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:11 p.m. PT: “Jaime Ffrench has been impressive on the receiver side… back-to-back one handed catches.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

8:09 p.m. PT: “Julian Sayin has been the sharpest so far in this analysts opinion. Just on the money throughout and on various throws .. good mix of spinning it and taking it off with receivers. Also working with priority 2025 we target Jaime Ffrench.” — Sam Spiegelman, On3 National Recruiting Analyst

8:07 p.m. PT: “Early thoughts from Elite, Dylan Raiola after a slow start has really picked up the pace. He’s been absolutely sharp especially on downfield throws. He’s a really twitchy thrower with great command and accuary all over the field. DJ Lagway had some extreme twitch. Julian Sayin has been really accurate placing the ball wherever he wants on the field. Has a smooth delivery. Jadyn Davis has also been really accurate throwing on the mov and throwing with great acceleration and the ball comes out of his hands really well.” — Sam Spiegelman, On3 National Recruiting Analyst

8:07 p.m. PT: “Ethan Grunkemeyer and Air Noland shined during the second routes-on-air portion of the workout.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

8:04 p.m. PT: “Ethan Grunkemeyer has been one of the most consistent QBs early. Throwing a very catchable ball.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

8:01 p.m. PT: “Andrew Marsh, Chris Henry Jr. and Walter Matthews are all out here.” — Pete Nakos, On3 College Sports Business Reporter

7:55 p.m. PT: “Luke Kromenhoek, Colin Hurley and Trever Jackson stood out during the first routes-on-air portion of the workout.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

7:53 p.m. PT: “Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams actively taking part in drills now.” — Jeremy Johnson, On3 National Recruiting Writer

7:49 p.m. PT: “Jeremiah Smith looks like a DUDE running a few routes and catching balls.” — Pete Nakos, On3 College Sports Business Reporter

7:47 p.m. PT: “Trever Jackson with perfect ball placement during the routes-on-air portion.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

7:42 p.m. PT: “Penn State commit Ethan Grunkenmeyer stood out in his group at the BreakAway station. Impressive arm action and a bunch of velocity. Dylan Raiola has easy arm strength. Thought Air Noland was solid at that station as well. He was swinging his back foot through and saw some more velocity with both feet planted.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:36 p.m. PT: “Through second section of workouts I felt Ethan Grunkenmeyer, Air Noland and Dylan Raiola spun it extremely well.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

7:22 p.m. PT: “Through first section of workouts I felt Trever Jackson, Luke Kromenhoek, Demond Williams and Hauss Hejny have shown some impressive arm talent.” — Cody Bellaire, On3 Scouting and Rankings Assistant

7:19 p.m. PT: “Quarterbacks are going through a regimen of throws at the BreakAway station. Thus far, Trever Jackson has shown the strongest arm. LSU commit Colin Hurley and TCU commit Hauss Hejny showed nice velocity. Hurley can stand to improve his footwork.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:09 p.m. PT: “Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams is out here. He’s not dressed as a counselor so not sure he’s throwing this week.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:59 p.m. PT: “Among the skill players here, new USC TE commit Walter Matthews stands out. He’s the tallest player here by a fair margin. Looks all of 6’7 and moves with some twitch.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:57 p.m. PT: “Ohio State QB commit Air Noland looks to have continued filling out — he looks good physically.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:50 p.m. PT: “Five-Star Plus+ QB and Georgia commit Dylan Raiola is here, looks like he will be mic’d up tonight.” — Joseph Hastings, BamaOnLine recruiting analyst

6:44 p.m. PT: “Four-star Seattle (Wash.) O’Dea running back Jason Brown has an OV to Michigan State next weekend. He was recently at Oregon, likes Washington a lot, too. Arizona is another school in the mix.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

6:42 p.m. PT: “Four-star cornerback Bryce West has cancelled his USC official visit. He says it’s now a battle between Michigan and Ohio State. Planning to commit early in July and has an Ohio State official visit next weekend.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

6:41 p.m. PT: “The quarterbacks have made their way down to the football field. They’re under a tent and getting their cleats laced up right now.” — Joseph Hastings, BamaOnLine recruiting analyst

6:35 p.m. PT: “Coveted 2024 four-star wideout Joshisa Trader is here. He says he is taking a break from his recruitment right now as his mom deals with health issues. Not planning to take any official visits in June. Notes Florida State, Georgia, Miami and Ohio State as schools of interest. Hasn’t locked any dates down yet.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting

6:34 p.m. PT: “College counselors Taulia Tagovailoa, Michael Penix Jr and Jayden Daniels are here.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:33 p.m. PT: “Elite 2025 Ohio State cornerback commit Jontae Gilbert is here as well.” — Joseph Hastings, BamaOnLine recruiting analyst

6:24 p.m. PT: “One of the more impressive skill players checking in is 2026 WR Chris Henry Jr. The NFL legacy looks all of 6’4 as a rising junior. 2025 top-30 WR Andrew Marsh wearing a USC hoodie at check in. 2024 top-100 CB Bryce West is here. Not sure if participating.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:19 p.m. PT: Ohio State Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver commit Jeremiah Smith has arrived with Buckeyes gear on. He will be part of a large contingent of wide receivers, tight ends and running backs catching passes over the next few days. — Joseph Hastings, BamaOnLine recruiting analyst