Klubnik unshaken by fall in draft: 'I'm a winner'
Key takeaways
- FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- His sprained right ankle was barking, his play was suffering and the fan base was groaning, but New York Jets rookie Cade Klubnik persevered through a difficult final season at Clemson.
- "In my mind, I'm a winner," he said Saturday at Jets rookie minicamp.
- Klubnik won two ACC championships at Clemson, not to mention three state high school titles in Texas, but his performance slipped last season.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- His sprained right ankle was barking, his play was suffering and the fan base was groaning, but New York Jets rookie Cade Klubnik persevered through a difficult final season at Clemson. It damaged his draft stock, but not his confidence.
"In my mind, I'm a winner," he said Saturday at Jets rookie minicamp. "I don't mean that in a boastful way. I think that's the mentality you have to have as a quarterback, and I think that my resume has kind of showed that as well."
Klubnik won two ACC championships at Clemson, not to mention three state high school titles in Texas, but his performance slipped last season. He threw only 16 touchdowns after 36 in 2024, and Clemson stumbled to 7-6.