2025 OH QB Tavien St. Clair is a Buckeye!!!

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https://n.rivals.com/news/elite-quarterbacks-were-the-talk-of-ot7-orlando

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ST. CLAIR

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6/21/2023
OHIO STATE
6'4" | 228 LBS | PRO QB | 2025
BELLEFONTAINE
BELLEFONTAINE, OH
6.0


The future Ohio State passer was working in his first-ever club 7-on-7 event thanks to an archaic rule getting overturned in his native state of Ohio. It led to some expected troubles at times, as Fast Houston went 0-4 in the tournament, something St. Clair admits has to do with the lack of experience in the setting. It did not take away from the elite passer showing off the goods at different points, from possessing arguably the cleanest motion and release to that natural arm talent on display even when his feet were not quite set. There's a smoothness to St. Clair that makes it easy to see why he has ascended and became so coveted before picking the Buckeyes last summer.
The best elements we saw over the weekend came when he was balanced and on time. St. Clair also showed the ability to take something off of the ball and layer it in between levels, working the middle of the field like a mature passer. Of course, the deep shots were on display, too, with easy velocity to push it wherever he wanted. St. Clair also grew more comfortable as the event wore on, snapping through reads faster and delivering with great timing to all three levels. The strong mechanics and easy-to-see physical traits are to the level that his lack of experience and small-school background aren't cutting off his shot at pushing for a top spot in the class.

 

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How mobile is he?

 

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How mobile is he?

He can move the chains if he is forced out of the pocket, moves great when he's trying to find a receiver. But he's definitely a pocket passer, his mobility is used mostly to extend plays and I really like it.

 

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Skull Session: Michael V. Drake Didn't Want to Fire Urban Meyer in 2018, Tavien St. Clair Could Become the No. 1 Prospect in 2025 and J.K. Dobbins is “100 Percent Now”

Michael V. Drake didn't want to fire Urban Meyer in 2018, Tavien St. Clair continues to climb the recruiting ranks and J.K. Dobbins is “100 percent now” after his Achilles tear.

www.elevenwarriors.com

“There’s some chatter starting about a potential change at the top with Tavien St. Clair. This is a kid that we really, really like. He’s got a prototypical frame. He is all of 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, and he’s got a really loose stroke and can touch all the different corners of the field. I loved him at that Elite 11 regional, and then we see him at this OT7 tournament, I thought there were some encouraging things. He did throw some interceptions, but you have to remember that Tavien St. Clair – because of those Ohio High School Athletic Association rules – he’s never really played 7-on-7 football. He told me this was his first-ever club tournament. He’s only played a few with his high school and those were normally at Ohio State. There were some peaks and some valleys. But overall, it was an encouraging performance. He made some high-level throws.

“He’s gonna be at the Elite 11 finals this summer. Hopefully, we’re gonna see him and Bryce Underwood go at it there. But yes, I do think that there is potentially room for change at the top. Tavien St. Clair is sitting in the top 10 of the rankings. We are way higher on him than the rest of the industry, and I would not be surprised if other people corrected him and he moved up their board. But in Tavien St. Clair, Ohio State is getting a really, really good quarterback.”

 

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