The Pro Day Script is an essential activity within the Elite 11 Digital Combine and is the part of the combine where quarterbacks get to show what they can really do. It is every quarterback's free opportunity to wow the Elite 11 coaches and earn their ticket to an Elite 11 Regional.
In the Introduce Yourself and Athleticism activities in the Digital Combine, coaches are able to see the type of person you are and what amazing plays you are capable of, but the Pro Day is what separates the All-State teams from the All-Americans.
If you haven't submitted your Pro Day Script yet, you're in the right place because we are going to walk through each required throw and show you exactly what is expected.
The Pro Day Script is one of the activities in the Elite 11 Digital Combine, which is an open tryout for the "Premier Quarterback Camp in the Country".
The Pro Day Script is a workout that is very similar to the Pro Day that college football quarterbacks complete before the NFL Draft. Within it, there are 21 different throws that quarterbacks will complete.
Before you begin recording your Pro Day, remember a few things that Elite 11 lines out in the activity:
- The workout will last between 10 and 15 minutes and should be performed on a regulation football field or open space (i.e. an area at least 40 yards wide)
- You will need between two and four wide receivers to run routes and catch passes
- You will need to record and submit your entire Pro Day Script in one continuous clip
- Have a person film your workout by standing behind the QB, filming with iPhone/iPad & holding the device HORIZONTALLY
- Keep your Pro Day Script video submission to 15 minutes or less
Now that you know the basic ground rules for submitting a Pro Day Script to the Elite 11 Digital Combine on GMTM, here is a description and instructions for each throw you will complete.
For more information and a video of how the Pro Day Script should look, check out the instructional video on the Activity page.
Throw #1: Quick Slant to Left
- Description: This is a short, quick pass to the left side of the field. The receiver will run a slant route, cutting inside towards the middle of the field.
- Instructions: Get under center and take a 3-step drop. Look to your left and find the receiver running the quick slant route. As soon as the receiver makes his cut, throw the ball to his chest.
Throw #2: Backside 3-Progression of Slant-Spacing w/ 8-Yard Stop to Right
- Description: This is a medium-range pass to the right side of the field. The receiver will run a series of routes, with the final route being an 8-yard stop
- Instructions: Get under center and take a 3-step drop. Look to your right and find the receiver running the backside slant route. If the slant route is not open, move on to the next progression and look for the spacing route. If the spacing route is not open, move on to the final progression and look for the 8-yard stop route. When you find the open receiver, throw the ball to his chest.
QB Noah Vellathaimbi completed his 21 throws at his high school field in Hurricane, West Virginia.
Throw #3: Quick Slant to Right off RPO Action
- Description: This is a quick pass to the right side of the field, with the option to hand the ball off to a running back.
- Instructions: Get into the gun formation. Begin the RPO action and fake the handoff to the running back. Look to your right and find the receiver running the quick slant route. As soon as the receiver makes his cut, throw the ball to his chest.
Throw #4: 10-12 Yard Speed Out to Right
- Description: This is a medium-range pass to the right side of the field. The receiver will run a speed out route, cutting toward the sideline.
- Instructions: Get under center and take a 5-step drop without resetting. Look to your right and find the receiver running the speed out route. As soon as the receiver makes his cut, throw the ball to his chest.
Throw #5: Skinny Post/Bang 8 to Right
- Description: This is a long pass down the middle of the field to the right side. The receiver will run a skinny post or bang 8 route, which involves cutting towards the middle of the field and then breaking towards the sideline.
- Instructions: Get into the gun formation. Take a 3-step drop without resetting. Look to your right and find the receiver running the skinny post or bang 8 route. Use a driven throw with no air to get the ball to the receiver's chest.
Throw #6: Skinny Post/Bang 8 to Left
- Description: This is a long pass down the middle of the field to the left side. The receiver will run a skinny post or bang 8 route, which involves cutting toward the middle of the field and then breaking toward the sideline.
- Instructions: Get into the gun formation. Begin the RPO action and flip your hips to face the left side of the field. Look to your left and find the receiver running the skinny post or bang 8 route. Use a driven throw with no air to get the ball to the receiver's chest.
Throw #7 - Deep Cross WR Build to 22 Yards
- Description: This is a deep pass to a receiver who runs a cross route at a depth of 22 yards downfield. The play begins with a play-action fake to the left, and the quarterback throws to the receiver as he reaches the other side of the field.
- Instructions: The quarterback lines up under center and fakes a handoff to the left before looking downfield for the receiver running the deep cross. The throw should be made as the receiver reaches the other side of the field, ideally hitting him in stride.
Throw #8 - Slot-Seam (Inside WR on 4-Verts) to Right
- Description: This is a quick pass to a slot receiver who runs a seam route down the middle of the field. The quarterback takes a quick three-step drop and throws to the receiver as he breaks open to the right side of the field.
- Instructions: The quarterback lines up in the shotgun formation and takes a quick three-step drop before throwing to the slot receiver running the seam route. The throw should be made as the receiver breaks open to the right side of the field.
QB Aleks Sitkowski completed his Elite 11 Pro Day Script at his high school field in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
Throw #9 - Slot-Seam (Inside WR on 4-Verts) to Left
- Description: This is a similar play to the previous one, but the receiver runs a seam route to the left side of the field instead. The quarterback takes a three-step drop, looks to the right to move the defense, then resets and throws to the open receiver on the left side.
- Instructions: The quarterback lines up in the shotgun formation and takes a quick three-step drop while looking to the right to move the defense. Then, the quarterback resets and throws to the slot receiver running the seam route on the left side of the field.
Throw #10 - 12-Yard Curl to Right
- Description: This is a mid-range pass to a receiver who runs a curl route to the right side of the field. The quarterback takes a five-step drop and throws to the receiver as he breaks back toward the line of scrimmage.
- Instructions: The quarterback lines up under center and takes a five-step drop while looking downfield. Then, the quarterback throws to the receiver running the curl route on the right side of the field as he breaks back toward the line of scrimmage.
Throw #11 - 14-Yard Curl to Left
- Description: This is a similar play to the previous one, but the receiver runs a curl route to the left side of the field instead. The quarterback takes a five-step drop while looking to the right side of the field, then resets and throws to the open receiver on the left side.
- Instructions: The quarterback lines up under center and takes a five-step drop while looking to the right side of the field to move the defense. Then, the quarterback resets and throws to the receiver running the curl route on the left side of the field.
Throw #12 - 20-yard Run-Back to Right Sideline
- Description: A play-action fake to the left followed by a bootleg to the right, throwing a 20-yard pass to the right sideline on the move.
- Instructions: Take the snap from under center and fake the handoff to the left. Then, bootleg to the right side of the field and throw a 20-yard pass on the run to the right sideline without setting your feet.
Throw #13 - 15-yard Dig to Left off Scramble
- Description: A 15-yard pass to the left sideline thrown while scrambling to the left.
- Instructions: Take the snap from under center and execute a 7-step drop. If the pocket collapses, step up and escape to the left while keeping your eyes downfield. Then, throw a 15-yard pass to the left sideline on the move without setting your feet.
QB Camren Cavalier completed his 21 throws at his high school field in Canadian, Texas.
Throw #14 - 15-yard Dig to Right
- Description: A 15-yard pass to the right sideline thrown after executing a 7-step drop with one reset.
- Instructions: Take the snap from under center and execute a 7-step drop with one reset. Then, throw a 15-yard pass to the right sideline.
Throw #15 - Deep Sail Left to WR, Break out at 12 Build to 22 Yards by Sideline
- Description: A play-action fake to the left followed by a deep 22-yard pass down the left sideline.
- Instructions: Take the snap from under center and fake the handoff to the left. Then, throw a deep sail route down the left sideline to a wide receiver breaking out at the 12-yard mark, building to 22 yards by the sideline.
Throw #16 - Rail-Shot to Right Against Cover 2
- Description: A rail-shot pass to the right side of the field against Cover 2, thrown without loft in the ball.
- Instructions: Take the snap from the gun formation with RPO action, and reset for a driven throw without air. Execute a rail-shot pass to the right side of the field to a wide receiver stuttering outside and then getting vertical against Cover 2.
Throw #17 - Deep Ball to Right off Scramble
- Description: A deep pass to the right sideline thrown while scrambling to the right.
- Instructions: Take the snap from the gun formation and execute a 5-step drop. If the pocket collapses, step up and escape to the right side of the field while keeping your eyes downfield. Then, throw a deep pass to the right sideline while on the move without setting your feet.
Throw #18 - Go/9 Route to Right
- Description: A deep pass down the right sideline thrown after a gun 3-step drop with eyes down the middle on the first two steps.
- Instructions: Take the snap from the gun formation and execute a 3-step drop with eyes down the middle on the first two steps. Then, throw a deep pass down the right sideline on a Go/9 route.
Throw #19 - Red-Zone Post to Right
- Description: A post route thrown to the right side of the field in the red zone, designed to clear the safety with a high-velocity throw.
- Instructions: Take the snap from the gun formation and execute a 5-step drop with a reset. Then, throw a high-velocity post route to the right side of the field in the red zone, designed to clear the safety.
Throw #20 - Red-zone back-shoulder fade to right
- Description: The quarterback throws a back-shoulder fade pass to a receiver positioned on the right side of the end zone in the red zone.
- Instructions: The quarterback will take a one-step drop and then reset before throwing the ball to the outside back ear of the receiver. This throw requires good timing and accuracy to get the ball over the defender while placing it where only the receiver can catch it.
Throw #21 - Red-zone back line dig over defender
- Description: The quarterback throws a pass to a receiver running a back line dig route in the red zone over a defender.
- Instructions: The quarterback will take a three-step drop and reset before delivering the ball over the defender who is placed about two to three yards deep in the end zone. The receiver will run the back line dig route and the quarterback will have to time the throw correctly to get the ball over the defender's outstretched arms and into the receiver's hands.
