Cade Klubnik Rare Breed Scouting Report

Dryden Rare Breed Scouting™
Cade Klubnik | Quarterback | Clemson
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 207 lbs
Class: Senior
Alignment: Spread QB / RPO / Play-Action

Athletic, rhythm-based quarterback with good mobility, quick processing flashes, and the ability to extend plays outside of structure. Klubnik wins with movement, timing, and competitive toughness, projecting as a system-fit starter with developmental upside.

Rare Breed Jungle Impact™
Immediate Role:
Developmental quarterback with mobility-based package value and backup potential.
Structural Effect:
Adds movement ability and off-schedule playmaking to the offense.
Problem Solved:
Provides a quarterback capable of extending plays and operating within a rhythm-based passing system.
Long-Term Value:
Projects as a starting-caliber quarterback in a movement-based offensive scheme.

Rare Breed Grade™: 8.33
Career Outcome Tier™
Quality NFL Starter
(System Elevator™)
Peak Projection™: Movement-Based Starting Quarterback
Stability Projection™: Developmental Starter with Variability
Development Curve™: Year 2–3 Growth Player

Physical Traits
Size / Frame: 8.20
Arm Strength: 8.10
Athletic Ability: 8.60
Pocket Mobility: 8.70

Composite Physical: 8.40

Good overall athletic profile with mobility and functional arm strength to operate within structure.

Functional Traits
Processing Speed: 8.20
Accuracy / Ball Placement: 8.15
Decision Making: 8.10
Progression Work: 8.10
Pocket Presence: 8.25

Composite Functional: 8.16

Rhythm-based passer with flashes of processing and accuracy, but still developing consistency.

Competitive DNA
Motor Consistency: 8.70
Competitive Toughness: 8.60
Poise Under Pressure: 8.30

Composite DNA: 8.53

Competitive quarterback who plays with energy and resilience under pressure.

Value & NFL Translation
System Fit Value: 8.30
Scheme Versatility: 8.20

Composite Value: 8.25

Best suited for movement-based offensive systems that maximize his mobility and rhythm passing.

Overall Evaluation
Cade Klubnik projects as an athletic quarterback with the mobility, toughness, and functional skill set to develop into a starting-caliber player within the right system. His ability to extend plays and operate on the move provides value, but continued growth in processing and consistency will determine his long-term ceiling.
System Elevator™ quarterback with developmental starting upside and system-based value.