Cade Klubnik is a Dual-Threat QB for Clemson. Cade's 2024 season ranks in the 25th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 549 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2024 Production
Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Peak game: 0.87 EPA/play in Wk 13 vs The Citadel.
NIL Market Tier· 2024
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsGeorgia | L3-34 | 24.3 | 18/29 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 40.8 | -17 | 0 | -0.16 |
| 2 | vsApp State | W66-20 | -8.1 | 24/26 | 378 | 5 | 0 | 99.6 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 4 | vsNC State | W59-35 | 3.9 | 16/24 | 209 | 3 | 0 | 99.2 | 70 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | vsStanford | W40-14 | -8.2 | 15/31 | 255 | 4 | 1 | 80.2 | 48 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 6 | @Florida State | W29-13 | -3.2 | 19/33 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 89.4 | 62 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 7 | @Wake Forest | W49-14 | -5.7 | 31/41 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 88.1 | 30 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 8 | vsVirginia | W48-31 | -5.1 | 23/35 | 308 | 3 | 1 | 79.2 | 29 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 10 | vsLouisville | L21-33 | 13.6 | 33/56 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 45.2 | 43 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 11 | @Virginia Tech | W24-14 | 10.0 | 16/34 | 211 | 3 | 1 | 62.1 | 30 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 12 | @Pittsburgh | W24-20 | 4.9 | 27/41 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 67.2 | 41 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 13 | vsThe Citadel | W51-14 | — | 12/16 | 198 | 3 | 0 | 95.2 | 34 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 14 | vsSouth Carolina | L14-17 | 16.9 | 24/36 | 280 | 0 | 1 | 89.6 | 62 | 2 | 0.38 |
| 15 | vsSMU | W34-31 | 17.5 | 24/41 | 262 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 1 | @Texas | L24-38 | 24.1 | 26/43 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 81.8 | 5 | 0 | 0.22 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.12
- Passing downs
- 0.63
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.29 / 0.36
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.