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Video: 2015 Elite 11 quarterback finalists at The Opening

July 3, 2015 by MaxPreps, AZPreps365


{EMBED_VIDEO_13a397a1-930c-4dc7-828e-a1aae4e69fb8}Video: Elite 11 quarterback finalists at The Opening
See some of the best high school quarterbacks in the country.

The premier position in football — and perhaps all of sports — is the quarterback.

Malik Henry was at Westlake last season. Where he'll end up in 2015 is uncertain.

Among high school football signal-callers, the premier showcase for that position is the Elite 11 Quarterback Competition.

For the third straight year, the finals of the camp will be featured at arguably the nation's top high school football showcase, The Opening, which takes place July 5-10 at Nike's world headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.

The final Elite 11 stop — there are 13 regional competitions — will feature the top 18 quarterbacks, and that list will be narrowed to 11 at midweek before an overall winner is decided.

Of the last 11 college quarterbacks who won the Heisman Trophy, 10 have participated in the Elite 11 camp.

As far as who will win the 2015 top prize, much will be decided during the 7-on-7 competition next week.

Here is a list of the final 18 with their schools and college commitments — all but two have committed to college.

Perhaps the most interesting of the 18 is Malik Henry, a Florida State commit, who attended Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) last season and transferred to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) in January. He's since left the school and where, or if, he'll play his senior year is in question. He is scheduled to be in Oregon next week.

2015 Elite 11 Finalists
*Click on a player's name to see video, photos and stats.

Shane Buechele (6-1, 183)

Lamar (Arlington, Texas)
Verbal - Texas

K.J. Costello (6-4, 216)
Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Verbal - Stanford

Messiah deWeaver (6-3, 215)
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio)
Verbal - Michigan State

Jett Duffey (6-0, 175)

Lake Ridge (Mansfield, Texas)
Verbal - Texas Tech

Jacob Eason (6-5.5, 215)

Lake Stevens (Wash.)
Verbal - Georgia

Feleipe Franks (6-6, 211)
Wakulla (Crawfordville, Fla.)
Verbal - LSU

Jarrett Guarantano (6-3.5, 191)

Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.)
Verbal - Tennessee

Dwayne Haskins Jr. (6-3, 203)

Bullis (Potomac, Md.)
Verbal - Maryland

Malik Henry (6-2, 184)

No high school
Verbal - Florida State

Brandon McIlwain (6-0, 187)
Council Rock North (Newtown, Pa.)
Verbal - South Carolina

Patrick O'Brien (6-4, 233)
San Juan Hills (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Verbal - Nebraska

Jawon Pass (6-4.5, 211)

Carver (Columbus, Ga.)
Uncommitted

Shea Patterson (6-2, 195)

Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Verbal - Ole Miss

Brandon Peters (6-4, 209)

Avon (Ind.)
Verbal - Michigan

Anthony Russo (6-2.5, 229)
Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Verbal - Rutgers

Nick Starkel (6-3.5, 186)

Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas)
Verbal - Oklahoma State

Dillon Sterling-Cole (6-2.5, 183)

Westfield (Houston)
Uncommitted

Jake Zembiec (6-3.5, 211)
Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.)
Verbal - Penn State

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