Live updates from day 1

Day one of the Elite 11 Finals, featuring 20 of the nation’s top 2024 quarterback recruits, begins Tuesday night in Los Angeles.

There are few higher honors for high school quarterbacks than being invited to the event, which celebrates its 26th anniversary in 2024. It brings together the nation’s elite signal callers for three days of competition, skills work and training, culminating in a 7-on-7 skills showcase on Thursday evening.

Each of the candidates was selected after delivering a top performance at one of the event’s eight regional feeder camps.

This year’s group includes 14 of the top 20 quarterbacks in the On3 Industry Ranking and nine of the top 10 passers in the country. On3’s national recruiting team of Chad Simmons, Steve Wiltfong and Charles Power will be on hand for the first throwing session on Tuesday evening and will report live throughout.

Live updates from Elite 11 Finals Day 1

8:47 PM PT: “Deuce Knight and Keelon Russell looked good throwing 8 routes and speedouts. Both showed living arms. KaMario Taylor was up and down, but had a really nice throw over the middle when it all came together. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:35 PM PT: “Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has shown one of the stronger arms to date.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:34 PM PT: “Iowa State commit Alex Manske has a jaunty move. Missouri commit Matt Zollers I had some nice throws, but also a few misses.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:19 PM PT: “Tavien St. Clair is by far one of the best to come through my station so far. Accurate accuracy of Ohio State’s pledge. USC commit Julian Lewis has had some hits and misses. UNC commit Bryce Baker continues to show a strong arm. Oregon is committed Akili Smith has a longer movement that leads to some erratic throws, but has had some solid passes when everything lines up. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:10 PM PT: “I just watched Luke Nickel, Tramell Jones, TJ Lateef and Ty Hawkins – Jones was the most consistent at that station. Nickel was also good and technically in order.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

8:07 PM PT: “Notre Dame got Deuce Knight in rhythm and hitting WRs the right way.” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

8:02 PM PT: “The state of Florida is committed Tramel Jones has a tight throwing motion and hits the bang 8 route. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:57 PM PT: “Just finished watching Husan Longstreet, Kevin Sperry, KJ Lacey And Ryan Montgomery. Longstreet’s arm stands out enormously within the group. Sperry and Lacey were running well for the most part. Montgomery tends to drop his elbow during the movement, which can create a longer release time. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:54 PM PT: “Iowa State QB commitment Alex Manske has been a precise rollout and play action. — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

7:49 PM PT: “Oklahoma commit Kevin Sperry has a quick stroke that is evident in making comebacks. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:38 PM PT: “Texas A&M commit Husan Longstreet has lived up to his reputation as one of the strongest arms in the cycle. Palpable RPMs from him so far. Mississippi State commit KaMario Taylor also has a big arm. Taylor has some of the biggest hands here and doesn’t always throw the laces, but can turn much better when he does.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:26 PM PT: “Longstreet talks to On300 WR Kelshaun Johnson every day. The family is okay with him being an Aggie. They think Texas A&M has taken a big step with 5-stars Kaliq Lockett also.” – Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

7:23 PM PT: “Husan Langstraat I just tore a few dimes in the field. The future Aggie is in great shape.” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

7:22 PM PT: “TCU commitment Ty Hawkins and Alabama commit Keelon Russel have shown resilient feet during exercises. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:18 PM PT: “Mississippi State QB commit KaMario Taylor looks the real deal here. Fluid thrower, bounce to him while doing drills, already physically mature. — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

7:13 PM PT: “North Carolina obliges Bryce Baker showed easy arm strength on the long hash, stationary throws. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

7:10 PM PT: “A strong buzz around Michigan entering On300 TE Andrew Olesh’s visit this weekend. “If they blow me out of the water, it’s going to be a tough decision.” I would put the Wolverines in pole position on his journey. He’s out here trying to catch passes.” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

7:02 PM PT: “Similar to the way the ball comes out of Miami, Luke commits Nickel’s hand during warm-ups. He looks consistent and can get it out with ease. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:57 PM PT: “Julian Lewis goes straight to Colorado from here on Thursday evening. His father TC says he expects a final decision before the start of the season. I did think there was a chance he would attend some games and see some teams play and attend some games.” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:55 PM PT: “Julian Lewis my prediction to win it. I think his consistency in these types of circumstances gives him the edge and he is just poised to lead Carrollton to 7v7 wins at the Auburn and Georgia team camps. — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:52 PM PT: “Lucas Nickel I’m playing this week with a minor ankle injury.” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:43 PM PT: “E11 coach and former LSU QB Craig Nall holds Notre Dame in high regard Deuce Knight come into the competition. ‘That guy is a monster.’” — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:37 PM PT: “Jaime Ffrench commits at the end of August. He’s in Texas this weekend. He will go somewhere at the end of July. This one beats Texas and LSU and Miami also paid him a good visit. — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:34 PM PT: “College quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel (Oregon), Cade Klubnik (Clemson) and Kaidon Salter (Liberty) are here as counselors.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:33 PM PT: “Pete Caroll is here.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:32 PM PT: “The quarterbacks just arrived. In a cool way, they wear gear in the colors of their respective high school programs. I’ll just walk in, the state of Mississippi promises Ka Mario Taylor immediately passes the eye test. He physically looks like a college player.” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:31 PM PT: “Elite WRs Vernell Brown And Jaime Ffrench just came in.” Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:28 PM PT: “Just spoke Tavien St. Clair’s parents. The family will travel from the E11 Finals to Ohio State for the official visit. Same weekend as David Sanders Jr. and they are ready to help recruit the Five Star Plus+ prospect. I feel like the Buckeyes are in the lead group with Tennessee and Georgia, while there are clearly a few others in play. — Steve Wiltfong, On3 vice president of recruiting

6:18 PM PT: “This is a talented group of quarterbacks with some intriguing prospects. We look forward to seeing them all in person. Tonight’s training gives us the opportunity to grow the group, while the pro day on Wednesday and the 7on7 on Thursday are more of an individual competitive environment. — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings

6:16 PM PT: “The quarterbacks should arrive at Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach fairly quickly. Today’s session consists mainly of drill work – they split into groups and move through different stations. The workout ends with an elimination ‘Rail Shot Challenge.’” — Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings