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Caleb Williams Named Elite 11 MVP

Oklahoma's top priority in the 2021 class established himself as the nation's top high school quarterback

John E. Hoover

Caleb Williams and an Elite 11 fan.
Caleb Williams and an Elite 11 fan / Photo: Spencer Forsyth

Caleb Williams went into the Elite 11 Finals in Nashville widely regarded as the nation’s top-ranked quarterback prospect.

His performance at the three-day camp this week only solidified that image.

Williams was named MVP of the 2020 Elite 11 Finals on Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of the camp. Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer presented him with a trophy as the top high school quarterback in the country among the 20 who were invited.

Trent Dilfer presents Caleb Williams with the 2020 Elite 11 MVP award.
Trent Dilfer presents Caleb Williams with the 2020 Elite 11 MVP award / Photo: Spencer Forsyth

Rankings were made by the Elite 11 coaching staff, who formed 75 percent of their opinion from prospects’ junior season film and 25 percent from camp evaluation and traits, Dilfer said.

Williams, a 5-star prospect from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., will announce his college choice at 8 p.m. CT on Saturday. He has narrowed the final field down to Oklahoma, LSU and Maryland.

Nearly. every recruiting service has forecast Oklahoma as Williams' destination. 

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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