As a result of his performance in last weekend’s Elite 11 event in California, Virginia Tech quarterback commit Quincy Patterson earned an event to Nike’s The Opening. The Nike event features the top-12 performers from the Elite 11 event, which began with 25 of the nation’s top quarterback prospects in the class of 2018.
Patterson entered the weekend a mystery to some analysts and left as one of the more surprising prospects in attendance. Most people knew Patterson was a terrific athlete just watching his highlights. However, his arm strength, poise and accuracy impressed many.
SB Nation’s Bud Elliot had this to say about Patterson in his piece while covering the event:
This was my first time seeing QB Quincy Patterson, the Virginia Tech commit from Chicago.