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Four-star Quarterback Christopher Vizzina inks with Clemson

December 21, 2022
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★★★★ | Christoper Vizzina 6’4, 205 | Briarwood Christian, Birmingham, Alabama

Christopher Vizzina‍ passed for 5,000 yards in his prep career in Alabama en route to being ranked among the nation’s top prospects.

Rankings: National top-50 player cited as a five-star prospect by many recruiting services … rated by PrepStar as the No. 31 overall player in the nation, sixth-best player in Alabama and sixth-best quarterback in the nation … ranked 35th in Sports Illustrated’s SI99 for 2023 … ranked No. 38 by ESPN.com, which ranked him as the nation’s seventh-best quarterback … ranked No. 54 overall, No. 4 in Alabama and No. 7 among quarterbacks by 247Sports … On3 ranked him No. 60 overall in the nation.

In High School: Completed 561-of-865 passes for 7,220 yards and 59 touchdown passes in his prep career … also scored 29 rushing touchdowns, giving him 88 combined touchdowns rushing and passing for his career … connected on 161-of-251 passes (64.1 percent) as a senior, totaling 1,828 yards and 16 scores … also rushed for 341 yards and 11 scores … had 2,169 yards of total offense in just nine games … ironically had one of his best games of the year against Pelham, Dabo Swinney’s alma mater, when he completed 22-of-27 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns … had 20 carries for a career-high 140 rushing yards vs. Oak Mountain … completed 28-of-42 passes for 327 yards and two scores plus a rushing touchdown against Fairhope in his final high school game … as a junior in 2021, completed 68.4 percent of his passes (134-of-196) for 2,065 yards and 16 touchdowns with just four interceptions … also rushed for 600 yards and 15 touchdowns to finish with 2,665 yards of total offense in 11 games … helped team to 10-2 record with a trip to state semifinals … completed 13-of-17 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns vs. Woodlawn … completed 8-of-11 passes for 230 yards and five touchdowns against Huffman … connected on 17-of-19 passes for 232 yards vs. Shades Valley … contributed to the team’s 12-2 season as a freshman in 2019, completing 93-of-159 passes for 1,176 yards and 11 scores …  wore No. 17 for coach Matthew Forester at Briarwood Christian … competed in the Elite 11 Camp in summer of 2022 … invited to the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas … played in Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star game and led Alabama team to victory with a late touchdown pass, going 8-for-13 for 80 yards in the game.

Personal: Committed to Clemson on April 12, 2022 … born April 27, 2005 … expected to enroll at Clemson in January 2023 … name pronounced “VIZZ-ee-nuh.”

Our Take:

Luke Winstel

Vizzina is a borderline five-star quarterback with an impressive mental makeup and maturity level. He picked up his first offer from UAB before he entered high school and his recruitment blew up during the 2021 camp season.

Vizzina has shown steady improvement throughout each season of high school football. He was a major builder for Clemson in the 2023 class and helped the coaching staff bring in some top talent like four-star Tomarrion Parker, who he publicly recruited on social media. 

In a podcast interview this spring, Vizzina told me, “Everybody compares me to Trevor Lawrence. A long, lanky quarterback that can also be pretty mobile. I would agree with that. if you’re going to compare my game, it would be to Trevor Lawrence.”

Morgan Thomas - Vizzina is an athletic player who is familiar with the spread type of offense that Clemson wants to run. He shows touch on deep throws and is able to progress beyond his 1st and 2nd reads. He is very confident using his legs to extend plays when needed. At times can throw off balance but looks like a Clemson quarterback already. If he is able to make the jump to the college speed quickly he could fight Cade Klubnik for playing time in 2023.

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