Trae Taylor Named First Team Elite All-American
Elite 11 MVP and Nebraska Commit Headlines One of the Nation's Premier Quarterback Classes
Elite All-American First Team Selection
Elite All-American recognizes only twenty-two First Team selections nationwide following a comprehensive evaluation of the country's premier high school football players.
Selection is based upon on-field production, performance against elite competition, football character, leadership, positional excellence, and long-term projection.
Being named First Team Elite All-American represents one of the highest honors awarded annually by Elite All-American.
The nation's best quarterbacks combine elite talent with command.
Few quarterbacks in America embody those qualities more completely than Trae Taylor.
Following a remarkable junior season, dominant national showcase performances, and an Elite 11 MVP performance against the country's best quarterbacks, Taylor earned First Team Elite All-American recognition.
Why Elite All-American Selected Him
Elite All-American looks beyond arm strength and statistics.
Taylor excelled through anticipation, accuracy, leadership, mechanics, football intelligence, and competitive confidence. His complete body of work made him one of the clearest First Team selections during the inaugural evaluation process.
Friday Night Football
Taylor starred at Carmel Catholic before transferring to Millard South.
2025 Junior Season
- 3,571 passing yards
- 38 passing touchdowns
- 3 interceptions
- 633 rushing yards
- 12 rushing touchdowns
2024 Sophomore Season
- 3,061 passing yards
- 20 passing touchdowns
- 342 rushing yards
- 4 rushing touchdowns
Taylor consistently demonstrated the ability to attack defenses from the pocket while extending plays with his athleticism.
National Evaluation
Taylor earned Elite 11 MVP honors after excelling against the nation's top quarterbacks.
Earlier in the offseason he was also recognized as the Alpha Dog at the Elite 11 Dallas Regional.
Throughout the Elite All-American evaluation process he consistently displayed elite anticipation, advanced mechanics, outstanding accuracy, and complete command of the quarterback position.
Recruiting Journey
Taylor received 38 scholarship offers including Nebraska, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, and Colorado.
He committed to Nebraska on May 1, 2025, becoming the centerpiece of the Cornhuskers' future recruiting class.
Looking Ahead
Taylor possesses every quality necessary to become one of the country's next great quarterbacks.
Elite All-American proudly recognizes Trae Taylor as a First Team Elite All-American, honoring both his accomplishments and the exceptional standard he has established among the nation's premier high school football players.
Player Snapshot
- Position: Quarterback
- Team: First Team
- High School: Millard South High School
- City: Omaha, Nebraska
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 195 lbs
- Class: 2027
- National Competition: Elite 11 Finals · Elite 11 Regional
- College Commitment: Nebraska
Elite All-American Evaluation
Trae Taylor earned First Team Elite All-American recognition because he consistently demonstrated every characteristic Elite All-American values in an elite quarterback. His leadership, elite arm talent, production, consistency, and MVP-level performances against the nation's best established him as one of only three quarterbacks selected to the inaugural First Team.
