Cade Klubnik
Buzz vs Tape
Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Cade Klubnik is gonna have a helluva game. No doubt. I feel he’s prepped and he’s gotten better as the game goes on. Riley is gonna roll him out of the pocket as he throws a deep drive into left, and that’s gonna be a home run, and that’ll…
— Visual_Bluejay9781
Also worth knowing:
Cade Klubnik
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson quarterback room. All-ACC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 385 pass yds, 12 rush yds against Duke — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 10,123 passing yards — drafted at #110 overall by New York.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New York2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2025)
All-ACC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 20–19
at Louisville
187 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 32.6 · -6 rush yds (6 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Surgeon
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Buechele’s 2020 season.
Matches Shane on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Davis Mills’s path through Stanford.
Davis Mills
Zac Thomas
Matches Davis on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Maverick McIvor's senior season at Western Kentucky (2025).
Matches Maverick on
Differs from Maverick on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #18
Peaked at #18 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+322%
Up 322% from first season to most-recent.