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Texas Commit KJ Lacey Posts Another Stellar Day at Elite 11 Finals

Texas Longhorns QB commit KJ Lacey followed up his excellent Day 1 at the Elite 11 Finals with another impressive performance on Day 2.

Matt Galatzan

KJ Lacey at the Elite 11 Finals
KJ Lacey at the Elite 11 Finals / Photo Credit: Brooks Austin
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LOS ANGELES, CA - After the first day of the Elite 11 Finals, Texas Longhorns quarterback commit KJ Lacey turned heads, logging a top-five performance amongst a group of 20 top-level signal-callers.

And on Day 2, he followed that showing up with another impressive outing.

As is the case every year at the competition, the second day of the Elite 11 Finals is under a particularly intense microscope, with the day highlighted by the Pro Day and accuracy challenge events - both challenges that play a major factor in deciding the camp MVP.

Fortunately for Lacey, they were also two challenges that he was built to thrive in.

Lacey got off to a bit of a slow start on Wednesday but ultimately ended up placing well in his first run at the accuracy challenge. However, once he got warmed up and into a rhythm, his second run was even better, logging a final score of 56, which was good for the fourth-best grade of the camp.

The accuracy challenge in particular fit to Lacey's strengths as a distributor, and doesn't emphasize a good deal of arm strength for many of the throws.

However, he also had arguably the best throw of the day of any QB in the camp during the drill on a longball across the width of the field.

Lacey then took that momentum into the Pro Day portion of the event, where he once again put up an impressive showing.

During the drill, Lacey was accurate and his footwork was on full display, throwing easy-to-catch and well-timed balls throughout the duration. Lacey ended with a score of 44, placing him just outside the top five of the group.

USC commit Julian Lewis would go on to win the Pro Day Challenge with a score of 50.

Now, with two impressive days behind him, Lacey will go into Day 3 hoping to make a real impression and make a push for the Elite 11 Finals MVP award.

And while that may be a tough hill to climb given the other talent ahead of him in the rankings as it stands, Lacey has proven thus far that he is fully capable of making some noise and making a push for the title in the very least.

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Matt Galatzan

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration.  Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys.  You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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