The Clemson Tigers ought to have excessive expectations heading into 2025.
On Monday evening, QB Cade Klubnik took to social media and introduced that he’s returning for his senior season as a substitute of declaring for the NFL Draft.
Klubnik’s return places Clemson in a wonderful place within the 2025 season.
In his junior season, Klubnik handed for 3,639 yards, 36 TDs and 6 interceptions. His QBR (79.0) was thirteenth within the nation. According to TeamRankings, Klubnik had 43 whole TDs, trailing Miami QB Cam Ward and Washington State’s John Mateer, who every had 44.
Klubnik has a 19-9 file as Clemson’s quarterback. As spectacular as his efficiency within the ACC title recreation, when he threw a file 4 landing passes, his efficiency towards fifth-seeded Texas within the CFP first spherical ought to have this system eyeing nice issues in 2025.
In that recreation, after Clemson trailed 28-10 on the half, Klubnik introduced the Tigers again to inside one rating with 219 yards within the second half. Per Sports-Reference, Texas is second in workforce protection (13.3 PPG), so Klubnik’s potential to convey his workforce again exhibits what he’s able to.
For comparability, Trevor Lawrence handed for 3,665 yards, 36 TDs and eight interceptions in his finest season at Clemson in 2019. Lawrence put up these numbers in 15 video games, whereas Klubnik did so in 14.
If Klubnik performs at the same stage subsequent season, count on him to be in Heisman consideration and Clemson to be a critical risk for the nationwide title.
