The early spring season for high school football players is made mostly up of camps, qualifying to make the next round, ultimately ending in the 7-on-7 The Opening Finals at Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. This weekend Notre Dame QB commit Tyler Buchner competed and impressed enough to earn an invite to their final competition.
2020 #Elite11 Finals Invite No. 3
Tyler Buchner (@tylerbuchner) pic.twitter.com/pMuGsghkKX— Elite11 (@Elite11) March 8, 2020
Current Irish QB Brendon Clark made the finals in ’18 and potential number one pick and 2020 Notre Dame opponent Trevor Lawrence of Clemson are some former participants at the prestigious event.
The latest QBs invited to the @Elite11 Finals — @millermoss7 and @tylerbuchner — following the Elite 11 LA pic.twitter.com/oYVF42Lx4V
— SI All-American (@SIAllAmerican) March 8, 2020
Buchner was more than impressive throwing as he was the winner of the Golden Gun Accuracy Challenge, putting up the best score at the camp along with two other competitors.
Golden Gun Accuracy Challenge winners from today’s Los Angeles #Elite11 regional:
🥇’21 – Tyler Buchner & Jake Garcia – 20
🥇’22 – Maalik Murphy – 20
🥇Academy – (‘24) Anthony Wolter – 17 pic.twitter.com/YSTXROhiBn— Elite11 (@Elite11) March 8, 2020
At the current moment, Buchner, the 6’2” and 200-pound signal caller, is the highest rated commit in the 2021 Irish class. 247Sports composite rankings have him as the 33rd best overall player in the country while being the 3rd best dual-threat QB in the nation. The California star will most likely arrive in South Bend with an opportunity to compete to start as a true freshman as senior Ian Book graduates after this year.