Entering the 2025 season, Cade Klubnik is considered one of the best players in college football.
The senior quarterback came to Clemson as a scrawny 175-pound five-star with an Elite 11 Finals MVP under his belt and expectations through the roof. It didn't take him long for his "welcome to college football" moment as he began his first season as QB1 with a 4-4 record and heard from just about everyone how he wasn't good enough to lead the program.
Klubnik went on to bounce back, lead Clemson to five straight wins to end the 2023 season and then he carried that momentum into 2024 where he accounted for over 4,000 total yards as well as 36 passing touchdowns to only six interceptions.