Cade Klubnik

Cade Klubnik (born October 10, 2003) is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

Early life Klubnik attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. During his high school career he passed for 7,426 yards with 86 touchdowns and seven interceptions and won three state championships. Klubnik set the school's record for career passing yards and touchdowns, surpassing the totals of NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees, Nick Foles and Sam Ehlinger. In summer 2021 before his senior year, he was named the MVP of the Elite 11. As a senior he was named the All-American Bowl Player of the Year, MaxPreps Player of the Year and was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Texas.

A five-star recruit, Klubnik was rated as the top quarterback in his class and committed to Clemson University to play college football.

College career Klubnik enrolled early at Clemson in January 2022.

Throughout Klubnik's freshman season, he was used primarily as a backup to DJ Uiagalelei. During Clemson's opening game against Georgia Tech in 2022, Klubnik passed for 49 yards and a touchdown. He saw significant action in relief of a benched Uiagalelei against Syracuse, a game which Clemson won narrowly in a 27–21 comeback.

In the ACC Championship Game, he entered the game after Uiagalelei was benched following the second series. He passed for 279 yards and a touchdown in the 39–10 win over North Carolina. He was their starter in the 2022 Orange Bowl against Tennessee due to Uiagalelei entering the transfer portal. Klubnik had to deal with constant pressure from Tennessee's defense. Despite the pressure, he helped lead Clemson to numerous scoring opportunities that did not result in points. He got sacked four times and threw two interceptions to go along with 320 passing yards. Tennessee won the 2022 Orange Bowl 31–14.

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2022 Clemson 10 1 0–1 61 100 61.0 697 7.0 2 3 120.1 42 139 3.3 2 2023 Clemson 13 13 9–4 290 454 63.9 2,844 6.3 19 9 126.3 125 182 1.5 4 2024 Clemson 14 14 10–4 308 486 63.4 3,639 7.5 36 6 148.2 119 463 3.9 7 2025 Clemson 12 12 7–5 257 392 65.6 2,943 7.5 16 6 139.0 83 94 1.1 4 Career 49 40 26–14 916 1,432 64.0 10,132 7.1 73 24 136.8 369 878 2.4 17

Professional career

Klubnik was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2026 NFL draft.

Klubnik made his professional debut on August 14, 2026 during the first preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he completed completed 5 out of 7 passes for 56 yards.

Personal life Klubnik is a Christian. Klubnik is engaged to longtime girlfriend Macey Matthews.