Since 2013, the Elite 11 has been held at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon in conjunction with The Opening.
[clarification needed] The top 11 or 12 quarterbacks are split into teams from a pool of 162 players of different positions in a flag football tournament and other events, such as who can throw the farthest.
The lead coach of the Elite 11 is Trent Dilfer, assisted by Jordan Palmer, George Whitfield Jr., Adam Tafralis, and Charlie Frye.
Notable Elite 11 Finals alumni include Andrew Luck, Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, Matthew Stafford, Jameis Winston, Teddy Bridgewater, Matt Leinart, Geno Smith, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Justin Fields, Troy Smith, and Jayden Daniels.
[3] Kansas City ChiefsChicago BearsWashington Redskins[21]St. Louis Rams[22] Cleveland Browns Tampa Bay Buccaneers AFL Single Game Record for touchdown passes (12 in 2012) Los Angeles Chargers Houston TexansNew York GiantsNew York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay BuccaneersJacksonville JaguarsNew York Giants Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Houston Texans Philadelphia Eagles New England Patriots Los Angeles Rams 2015 Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year New Orleans Saints Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Cowboys Atlanta Falcons Source:[124] Seattle Seahawks DJ Uiagalelei was selected to the 2019 Elite 11 finals but he could not participate because of overlapping obligations to his high school team (St. John Bosco High School) so they selected C. J. Stroud instead, who ended up as the 2019 Elite 11 MVP.