MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — The Elite 11 Finals took place over the last three days of May, with 20 of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks competing in a variety of drills and competitions. It was an impressive group — a little better than I heard heading into the event.Here are six takeaways.Note: All rankings are from the 247Sports Composite.1. Nebraska commit Trae Taylor, ranked No. 60 overall and the No 4 QB, stood out. I spoke to five of the Elite 11 coaches toward the end of the event, and almost all of them said Taylor was the most impressive quarterback.Taylor has a ton of juice in his arm, and the 11 staff raved to me about his fastball. He shined in Saturday night’s Pro Day competition and again Sunday morning in the 7-on-7, which also showed how well he sees the field. Still, the young quarterback needs to develop learning how and when to layer the ball. “He throws everything hard,” one of the coaches told me Sunday.This is the second time in four years I’ve come away from the Elite 11 thinking that Nebraska landed the best QB in the country (remember Dylan Raiola?). Hopefully for Matt Rhule’s sake, this time it works out better for the Cornhuskers.
Trae Taylor just dominated the 7-on-7 at the Elite 11 Finals, throwing seven touchdowns. The Nebraska commit is 247’s No. 3 QB in the class.
