Elite 11 Finals: Day 3 Live Updates
The third and final day of the Elite 11 Finals, featuring 20 of the nation’s top 2024 quarterback recruits, kicks off Friday morning in Redondo Beach, California.
After primarily drill work on day one and pro day-style workout on Day 2, the passers will get a chance to show off their skills in a live 7-on-7 setting Friday with some of the top skill players from around the country and the state of California.
Lewis Center (Ohio) Olentangy three-star quarterback and Penn State commit Ethan Grunkemeyer took home On3 MVP honors of Day 1 of the Elite 11 Finals, while Five-Star Plus+ Georgia commit Dylan Raiola wowed on Day 2 while earning the On3 MVP nod.
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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’s scouting and rankings team, as well as national recruiting analysts, will be on hand for the final day of competition.
Live Updates and Notes from Elite 11 Finals Day 3
2:30 p.m. PT: On3 names Alabama QB commit Julian Sayin the MVP of the entire Elite 11 Finals week along with an overall top 11 quarterbacks.
1:55 p.m. PT: “Florida commit DJ Lagway is picked again by the same player. This time the defender jumped on a deep out route.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:51 p.m. PT: “Florida commit DJ Lagway’s pass is picked, the linebacker jumped the route.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:44 p.m. PT: “Florida State QB commit Luke Kromenhoek was on point during the entire 7-on-7 period. Ball was flying out his hands, only missed four passes and threw three TDs.” — Sam Spiegelman, National Recruiting Analyst
1:37 p.m. PT: “Luke Kromenhoek has really settled in after a up and down start. Just threw his 3rd TD on a slant.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:35 p.m. PT: “Florida State QB commit Luke Kromenhoek throws his first two TDs of the day, hitting the TE over the middle, then finding the WR in the back of the end zone. Kromenhoek and Grunkemeyer have shown live arms so far, as they have each day.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:34 p.m. PT: “Penn State commit Ethan Grunkemeyer hits his second touchdown of the session with a really pretty throw and catch to fellow Nittany Lion commit Luke Reynolds down the seam.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:27 p.m. PT: “Penn State commit Ethan Grunkemeyer hits his first TD — finds a WR streaking down the middle for an easy score.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:18 p.m. PT: “Julian Sayin throws his first touchdown of the session, hitting Penn State TE commit Luke Reynolds on a flag route. The play before was a dropped TD on a slant.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:15 p.m. PT: “No touchdowns yet for Alabama QB commit Julian Sayin midway through his 4th drive. There was one close call that should’ve been a TD, in my opinion.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:14 p.m. PT: “Nebraska QB commit Daniel Kaelin throws his first touchdown, on a short route where the WR sat in the zone.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
1:00 p.m. PT: “Continue to be impressed with Penn State TE commit Luke Reynolds. He’s playing with Dante Reno right now and is giving the defense a ton of issues. Reno hits a short pass for his 3rd TD.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:55 p.m. PT:”Dante Reno finds USC On300 TE commit Walter Matthews in the back of the end zone for his second TD.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:53 p.m. PT: “South Carolina commit Dante Reno responds with a meticulous drive that ends with a short TD. Uncommitted four-star Trever Jackson hits his first TD of his session, finding the WR in the zone on a short sit route.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:47 p.m. PT: “South Carolina commit Dante Reno ends his first drive with a INT, not sure he saw the DB sitting in the zone.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:41 p.m. PT: “Two dominant 2026 pass-catchers here today: Chris Henry Jr. and Kendre Harrison. Neither of them can be stopped, constantly making big plays and acrobatic catches.” — Sam Spiegelman, National Recruiting Analyst
12:39 p.m. PT: “Ohio State commit Air Noland has settled in, hitting his second TD on a slant to his left.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:35 p.m. PT: “Air Noland hums a pass in for a score to Jadyn Robinson.” — Jeremy Johnson, National Recruiting Writer
12:34 p.m. PT: “Ohio State commit Air Noland is off to tough start here so far. Not getting in a good rhythm midway through. Texas Tech commit Will Hammond has yet to have an incompletion. He’s taking what the defense is giving him, but working his offense down the field steadily.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:32 p.m. PT: “Will Hammond hits his second TD of the day on a drag route to 2026 TE Kendre Harrison.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:25 p.m. PT: “Texas Tech commit Will Hammond hits a short stick route for his first TD.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:21 p.m. PT: “Dylan Raiola with his fourth touchdown on a pretty deep ball. He probably has the best deep ball here, based on what we’ve seen to this point. Elijah Brown is picked in the end zone on his last attempt.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:18 p.m. PT: “Good session for Dylan Raiola so far. Most of the incompletions have been pretty close and could’ve been caught.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:15 p.m. PT: “Three drives three touchdowns for Dylan Raiola. Has looked assertive this session.” — Jeremy Johnson, National Recruiting Writer
12:13 p.m. PT: “Elijah Brown intercepted on a short pass. Dylan Raiola hits his third TD of the day on a corner route.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:10 p.m. PT: “Dylan Raiola hits a deep TD on his next throw with a long pass to Jeff Exinor Jr. His best throw so far.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:09 p.m. PT: “Georgia five-star commit Dylan Raiola throws his first TD on a quick slant.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:08 p.m. PT: “Uncommitted four-star QB Elijah Brown hits the easiest TD of the day so far with a long walk in with a busted coverage.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:02 p.m. PT: “Georgia commit Ryan Puglisi with a TD on a slant on what may be his final pass attempt. Hits stud 2026 WR Chris Henry Jr.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
12:00 p.m. PT: “CJ Carr’s completion percentage will look good here, but he’s taken at least 3 timed sacks, which won’t show up in the stats. He’s been accurate when he’s gotten his passes off in time.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:54 a.m. PT: “Some nice plays here early on from four-star cornerback Bryce West, who is down to Michigan and Ohio State. 2025 four-star CB Jontae Gilbert also making his presence felt. SEC schools like Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee staying involved with him.” — Sam Spiegelman, National Recruiting Analyst
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
11:50 a.m. PT: “Notre Dame commit CJ Carr throws a TD, hitting the RB on an angle route. Barely snuck it in there with a defender closing.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:44 a.m. PT: “Georgia commit Ryan Puglisi called for a sack on his first attempt.” — Jeremy Johnson, National Recruiting Writer
11:41 a.m. PT: “Ole Miss commit Demond Williams Jr. hits his first TD on a 3-yard check down.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:40 a.m. PT: “Michigan commit Jadyn Davis with his best throw of the day. A pretty deep TD on a pump and go.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:38 a.m. PT: “Michigan commit Jadyn Davis hits a TD for his second of the session on a 1-yard slant.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:37 a.m. PT: “Ole Miss commit Demond Williams is picked again, throws it right to the waiting arms of four-star LB Kamar Mothudi.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:34 a.m. PT: “2026 TE Kendre Harrison had two big-time TD catches earlier from Danny O’Neil. Definitely a name to watch in that cycle. He’s huge.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:30 a.m. PT: “Ole Miss commit Demond Williams is picked in the end zone. Threw into traffic and a DB came down with the deflection. On the other end, Michigan commit Jadyn Davis hits a deep ball for a TD.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:27 a.m. PT: “Colorado commit Danny O’Neil with his second TD, this time to the TE on a throwback pass.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:23 a.m. PT: “TCU commit Hauss Hejny hits his second TD, this one on a deep ball with the WR getting good separation.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:22 a.m. PT: “TCU commit Hauss Hejny with a TD to Five-Star Plus+ Ohio State WR commit Jeremiah Smith in the back of the end zone. Great contested grab.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:20 a.m. PT: “Colorado commit Danny O’Neil hits his first TD of this session with a throw down the seam to the TE.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:19 a.m. PT: “Notre Dame commit CJ Carr won the first round of the accuracy challenge with 50 points. Georgia commit Ryan Puglisi was sharp too.” — Chad Simmons, On3 Director of Recruiting
11:12 a.m. PT: “Colin Hurley with a fourth TD. Finds Jeff Exinor Jr. in the back of the end zone. Went through his reads in enough time to find the open WR. TCU commit Hauss Hejny and Colorado commit Danny O’Neil are up next. ” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:05 a.m. PT: “Colin Hurley with his 3rd touchdown of 7-on-7 with another pitch and catch a busted coverage.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:04 a.m. PT: “Back to back TD’s. Utah QB commit Isaac Wilson hits a pretty deep ball for a long score and Colin Hurley finds a streaking WR on a busted coverage.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
11:03 a.m. PT: “LSU commit Colin Hurley leads a TD drive after going three and out on his first drive. Hit Penn State TE commit Luke Reynolds on a quick slant after a long pass to Jeff Exinor Jr. down to the 2.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
10:50 a.m. PT: “Looks like we’re about to get started after an extended warmup session.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
10:38 a.m. PT: “I’ve noticed the receivers having trouble handling the velocity on Ethan Grunkemeyer’s passes on each day, including so far in warmups.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
10:34 a.m. PT: “Each quarterback is slotted to have about 15 minutes apiece. The number of attempts will vary depending on drive length.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
10:30 a.m. PT: “Cal TE commit Camden Jones is here and is one of the more physically impressive pass-catchers along with recent USC TE commit Walter Matthews and 2026 receiver, Chris Henry Jr.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings
10:20 a.m. PT: “Five-star Ohio State wide receiver commits Jeremiah Smith and Mylan Graham will both be here catching passes today.” — Sam Speigelman, National Recruiting Analyst
10:12 a.m. PT: “LSU four-star QB commit Colin Hurley firing the ball well early this morning. He’s also said to be competing this afternoon at the OT7 Finals in Huntington Beach with South Florida Express.” — Sam Speigelman, National Recruiting Analyst
10:09 a.m. PT: “Alabama five-star QB commit Julian Sayin, Ohio State Five-Star Plus+ receiver Jeremiah Smith and Florida 4-star QB commit DJ Lagway playing catch here to warm up as we get things started.” — Jeremy Johnson, National Recruiting Writer