Elite 11 QB competition begins Saturday

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by Jeff Fisher

18 of the best senior quarterbacks in the nation will be competing at this weekend’s Elite 11 competition at Nike World Headquarters in Oregon. The competition begins on Saturday, July 5th.

This year’s competition will have a distinctive Southern California flare with seven of the QB’s being from the CIF-Southern Section with Michigan and Texas having two signal callers each in the field.

Here is the list of quarterbacks that will be competing under the watchful eye of former NFL QB Trent Dilfer:

Blake Barnett – Corona Santiago HS (California)

Ross Bowers – Bothell HS (Washington)

Ryan Brand – U-D Jesuit (Michigan)

Sam Darnold – San Clemente (California)

Deondre Francois – IMG Academy (Florida)

Ben Hicks – Midway HS (Texas)

De’Andre Johnson – First Coast HS (Florida)

Sheriron Jones – Rancho Verde HS (California)

Brian Lewerke – Pinnacle HS (Arizona)

Drew Lock – Lee’s Summit HS (Missouri)

Alex Malzone – Brother Rice HS (Michigan)

Kyler Murray – Allen HS (Texas)

Josh Rosen – St. John Bosco HS (California)

Jarrett Stidham – Stephenville HS (Texas)

Ricky Town – St. Bonaventure (California)

Travis Waller – Servite HS (California)

Brady White – Hart HS (California)

Brandon Wimbush – St. Peter’s Prep (New Jersey)

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.