Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an Americancollege footballquarterback for theClemson Tigers.

Klubnik attendedWestlake High School inAustin, Texas.^[1] During his high school career he passed for 7,426 yards with 86touchdowns 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 quarterbacksDrew Brees,Nick Foles andSam Ehlinger.^[5][6] In summer 2021 before his senior year, he was named the MVP of theElite 11.^[7] As a senior he was named theAll-American Bowl Player of the Year, MaxPreps Player of the Year and was theGatorade 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 toClemson University to play college football.^[11][12]

Klubnik enrolled early at Clemson in January 2022.^[13]

Throughout Klubnik's freshman season, he was used primarily as a backup toDJ Uiagalelei.^[14] During Clemson's opening game againstGeorgia Tech in 2022, Klubnik passed for 49 yards and a touchdown.^[15] He saw significant action in relief of a benched Uiagalelei againstSyracuse, a game which Clemson won narrowly in a 27–21 comeback.^[16]

In theACC Championship Game, he entered the game after Uiagalelei was benched following the second series.^[17] He passed for 279 yards and a touchdown in the39–10 win overNorth Carolina.^[18] He was their starter in the2022 Orange Bowl againstTennessee due to Uiagalelei entering the transfer portal.^[19][20] Klubnik had to deal with constant pressure from Tennessee's defense. 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 the2022 Orange Bowl 31–14.^[22]

Klubnik is aChristian. He has said, “Nothing in my life will ever compare to how important and how, just, incredible God is in my life. I’ve been thankful to have just great experiences in the game of football throughout my life so far, but not one of those have come close to the amazing things that God has done in my life.”^[24]

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• Players of American football from Austin, Texas

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