Clemson football: QB commit Cade Klubnik picks up deserved fifth-star

Westlake Chaparrals (6) Cade Klubnik looks to pass against Bowie Bulldogs Kyle Knudson at Burger Stadium in South Austin on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Rbb Westlake Vs Chaparrals

Clemson football QB commit Cade Klubnik has surged up the recruiting rankings more so than any other prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.

Klubnik was once an afterthought by many national recruiting analysts as he was ranked outside the top-100 players and not even inside the top-15 quarterbacks by many recruiting services, but that all has changed over the course of the last few months.

Klubnik’s rise up recruiting rankings really started earlier this past winter when he led Westlake to a state championship at the…