Ohio State quarterback commit Air Noland was among the standouts at the Elite 11 Finals at Redondo Union High School in Southern California this week.
Noland consistently performed in the top third of the 20 quarterbacks in the competition that began Wednesday and concluded Friday. He was officially named as one of this year’s Elite 11 quarterbacks on Saturday.
— Elite11 (@Elite11) June 17, 2023
Listed alphabetically. pic.twitter.com/dg6phXgpGf
The Elite 11 did not reveal its final rankings for the top 11 aside from Alabama commit Julian Sayin winning MVP honors, but multiple media outlets who covered the event ranked Noland as a top-five performer. 247Sports ranked Noland as the third-best quarterback at the event while On3 ranked Noland fifth.
Ohio State QB commit Air Noland with the throw during the routes-on-air portion of the Elite 11 Finals Day 1 workouts
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 15, 2023
Live Updates: https://t.co/aN97gAzYRM pic.twitter.com/RhRSCEwiv8
#OhioState commit Air Noland caps an impressive #Elite11 Accuracy Challenge with a big-time throw on the downfield post. Second-best score so far. https://t.co/rZlUmIpR02 pic.twitter.com/Aq0LjqPm43
— Blair Angulo (@BlairAngulo) June 16, 2023
Making it stick2024 QB @AirNoland_
— QBHitList.com (@QBHitList) June 16, 2023
@OhioStateFB commit
@Elite11 Finals pic.twitter.com/IOqTVtPZR0
Who lived up to their ranking at the Elite 11 Finals?@Andrew_Ivins and @cpetagna247 both agree that 4 QB and Ohio State commit Air Noland did
— 247Sports (@247Sports) June 17, 2023
WATCH: https://t.co/WOPRe1kqNY pic.twitter.com/vTrcSGIzJi
Noland, considered the 37th-best prospect and the fifth-ranked quarterback in 2024 per 247Sports' composite rankings, showed his passing accuracy on all three days of the competition, coming in third on Day One and Day Two of the competition's rankings.
Ohio State QB commit Air Noland (@AirNoland_) drops a dime in the corner of the endzone at the Elite 11 Finals
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 16, 2023
( @JeremyO_Johnson)
Live Updates: https://t.co/atTnj17T47 pic.twitter.com/OZ8JUEOFhI
Air Noland at Elite 11 Finals pic.twitter.com/7V7Cx4kRcM
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) June 15, 2023
The Georgia prospect completed 17 of 20 passes in the competition's pro day on Thursday. He also finished eighth in the ball score event with a score of 80, a number that was generated through a combination of a quarterback's average velocity (MPH) and average release time (seconds) from 12 throws made at the BreakAway station.
Ohio State QB commit Air Noland with his first deep ball of his @Elite11 Pro Day workout https://t.co/jX1HRDYg7d pic.twitter.com/7rKEl1lKBa
— Pete Nakos (@Pete_Nakos96) June 16, 2023
The @breakawaydata Ball Score combines a QBs average velocity (MPH) and average release time (seconds) from 12 throws made at the BreakAway station. The higher the score, the faster and quicker the ball is delivered. Top 10 #Elite11 Finals B/A Ball Scores from Wednesday are here! pic.twitter.com/UVxshGR07G
— Elite11 (@Elite11) June 16, 2023
On Friday, he finished eighth in the accuracy challenge with a score of 37 and reportedly completed 10 of 15 passing attempts with two touchdowns in the 7-on-7 competition.
@PaniniAmerica winner: @DanielKaelin5 pic.twitter.com/Jt7ninMdGW
— Elite11 (@Elite11) June 17, 2023
Ohio State commit @AirNoland_ was strong in the accuracy challenge with 37 points. pic.twitter.com/KEdfJ3oVfw
— ChadSimmons (@ChadSimmons_) June 16, 2023
Ohio State QB commit Air Noland finished the 7v7 portion of the Elite 11 Finals 10/15 with 2 TDs, per@CharlesPower
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 16, 2023
Live Updates: https://t.co/r5O2e6atyG pic.twitter.com/OFxtu55pqq
Noland immediately made his way to Columbus from California, as the future OSU signal-caller is taking his official visit to Columbus this weekend, where he’ll put on his biggest peer recruiting hat.
