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Remember him? Consensus #1 player and 5 star QB coming out of high school. One of the highest ratings by 24/7 Composite rankings ever. Never lost a game as a starter in high school, undefeated. Had a crap rookie year at Notre Dame, played better under new coach Weis his Sophomore year and had a really nice junior year stats-wise. Came out early as Weis left to go the NFL. Drafted by the Panthers in the 2nd round in 2010.
Had a shit rookie year. Really bad. So bad that Carolina took the very next year Cam Newton as the #1 pick overall in 2011. Clausen went from starter to 3rd string as they signed Derek Anderson to QB behind Newton. Didn't throw a pass again until 2014, where he bumped around between Chicago and Baltimore and then out of the NFL after the 2015 season never to return. One of the fastest flame-outs of a QB that I can remember. This kid was beyond great in high school, a true phenomenon. One of those Cali QBs that played against tough competition. He was cocky and that didn't help him. SI.com ran a story on him called 'The Golden Arm' before he started at Notre Dame.
You just never know....
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