Years active 1999–present | ||
Location(s) Nike, Inc. World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. | ||
The Elite 11 is the United States's premier and original quarterback competition for high school quarterbacks across the nation.
Elite 11 was founded in 1999 by Andy Bark and continues to be run by his company, Student Sports Inc.
Over the years, 12-24 of the nation's top quarterbacks have been selected to attend the Elite 11 Finals from 6 to 8 regional competitions held across the country, where over 400 quarterbacks compete and are evaluated.
Since 2013, the Elite 11 has been held at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon in conjunction with The Opening. Prior to 2012 the Elite 11 Finals were held across various sites in Southern California.
The head coach of the Elite 11 is Trent Dilfer, assisted by Jordan Palmer, Dennis Gile, George Whitfield Jr., Kerry Joseph, Adam Tafralis, Charlie Frye, Craig Nall and Matt James. The General Manager and President is Student Sports' Brian Stumpf.
Notable Elite 11 Finals alumni include Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Jameis Winston, Teddy Bridgewater, Matt Leinart, Geno Smith, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Kyle Orton and Troy Smith.