4-star QB Bowe Bentley invited to Elite 11 Finals

Celina (Texas) four-star quarterback Bowe Bentley has landed an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals this summer in Los Angeles.

On Wednesday, it was announced that the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder is the 16th finalist for the illustrious event, which will take place from June 17-19. He’ll join some of the other top gunslingers in the 2026 cycle next month in the Golden State.

There are few higher honors for prep quarterbacks than being invited to the event, which will celebrate its 26th year in 2025. It bring together 20 of the country’s best quarterbacks for three days, ultimately ending with an MVP and 10 other ‘finalists’ being named.

Elite 11 Finals alumni include Carson Palmer, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, and more recently Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Dylan Raiola and DJ Lagway. Last year’s Elite 11 Finals featured more than a dozen of the top 20 quarterbacks in the final On3 Industry Rankings, including five of the top six players at the position.

Bentley joins Tennessee commit Faizon Brandon, Houston commit Keisean Henderson, Texas commit Dia Bell, USC pledge Jonas Williams, Miami verbal Dereon Coleman, Iowa State’s Jett Thomalla, Louisville commit Briggs Cherry, Texas A&M commit Helaman Casuga, Washington pledge Derek Zammit, Arizona State verbal Jake Fette, uncommitted four-star Landon Duckworth, Boise State commit Bryson Beaver, Florida pledge Will Griffin uncommitted four-star Matt Ponatoski and Duke pledge Terry Walker III.

Bentley is a top uncommitted QB

It’s down to two schools for Bentley. Earlier this month, he told On3 that he’s now deciding between Oklahoma and LSU. He’ll take official visits to each SEC program in the coming weeks as he continues to work towards a decision.

Bentley led Celina to a Texas state championship last season. As a junior for the Bobcats, he threw for 3,330 yards and 47 touchdowns while also rushing for over 900 yards and an additional 16 TDs. Celina went undefeated and finished as the No. 21 team in Texas last season, according to the On3 Composite Rankings.

Bentley is now the No. 76 overall prospect and No. 7 QB in the 2026 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 11 player in Texas.

The blue-chipper is one of the three highest-ranked uncommitted QBs left on the board this cycle.