Cade Klubnik
Clemson
Scouting Report

Klubnik is a rhythm-based touch passer with a legitimately elite release — the ball comes out quick, clean, and catchable at all three levels when the offense is operating on schedule. He's at his best off play-action and RPO concepts where the reads are simplified and he can attack the voids created by play fakes, but the moment he's asked to process post-snap rotations or stand in against interior pressure, the panic moments emerge and the decision-making goes sideways. The 2024 tape is tantalizing — 36 touchdowns, a CFP berth, ACC Championship MVP — but the 2025 regression was real and confirmed every scout's lingering concern about his ceiling. He's a quality backup with starting upside in the right system, but the gap between his best and worst games is wider than most NFL rosters can afford to gamble on.

Strengths
Weaknesses
Pro ComparisonRyan Tannehill (smaller version)

Daniel Jeremiah's primary comp. Both are athletic former high school stars with touch-based passing games, good mobility, and accuracy that fluctuates based on how clean the pocket is. Like early-career Tannehill, Klubnik needs a system that simplifies reads and lets his athleticism supplement the passing game. The size difference (Tannehill was 6-4, 221) is meaningful and caps Klubnik's ceiling lower.

Trait Grades
💪 Arm Strength
66
🎯 Accuracy
76
🧊 Pocket Presence
64
🏃 Mobility
77
🧠 Decision Making
58
👑 Leadership
80
🔮 Pre-Snap Diagnosis
85
College Production (2025)
Passing
2,943 yds, 16 TD, 6 INT
Efficiency
65.6% comp, 7.51 YPA, 78.64% DOM
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