Christopher Vizzina Early life
Vizzina attended Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, Alabama , where he was a four-year starter.[ 1] He passed for 1,176 yards with 11 touchdowns his freshman season and 1,969 yards and 13 touchdowns his sophomore season.[ 2] [ 3] During his junior year he had 2,065 passing yards with 16 touchdowns and rushed for 600 yards and 15 touchdowns.[ 4] [ 5] As a senior, Vizzina played in nine games and passed for 1,828 yards and 16 touchdowns and rushed for 341 yards and 11 touchdowns.
One of the top quarterback recruits in his class, Vizzina committed to Clemson University to play college football.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
College career
Vizzina played in one game and redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2023.[ 9] He spent the 2024 season as a backup to Cade Klubnik , appearing in seven games and completing 19 of 34 passes for 190 yards and rushing 13 times for 68 yards with a touchdown.[ 10] He returned to Clemson as Klubnik's backup in 2025.[ 11]
Statistics
Season
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rate Att Yds Avg TD
2023 Clemson
2 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Clemson
7 0 0–0 19 34 55.9 190 5.6 0 1 102.8 13 68 5.2 1
2025 Clemson
5 1 0–1 45 71 63.4 406 5.7 4 1 127.2 25 41 1.6 0
Career
14 1 0–1 64 105 61.0 596 5.7 4 1 119.3 38 109 2.9 1
References
↑ Etheredge, Alec (August 19, 2022). "Pride of the Lions: Christopher Vizzina ready for final season as Briarwood's starting QB" . Shelby County Reporter . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Etheredge, Alec (August 1, 2021). "Briarwood's Vizzina gaining steam ahead of junior season" . Shelby County Reporter . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Thomas, Ben (October 6, 2021). " 'The Real Deal': Briarwood junior QB Christopher Vizzina talks Florida, Auburn offers" . Al.com . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Boynton, Eric (April 12, 2022). "Christopher Vizzina, nation's No. 7-ranked quarterback from Alabama, commits to Clemson" . The Greenville News . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Fowler, Chapel (December 20, 2022). "Why Clemson was the 'perfect place' for 4-star QB recruit Christopher Vizzina" . The State . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Van Haaren, Tom (April 12, 2022). "Christopher Vizzina commits to Clemson Tigers football team" . ESPN . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Cubit, Alexis (April 13, 2022). "Clemson adds four-star quarterback Christopher Vizzina to Class of 2023" . The State . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Raynor, Grace (April 12, 2022). "Clemson Football Recruiting: What the Tigers are getting in QB Christopher Vizzina" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ Keepfer, Scott (April 11, 2023). "Christopher Vizzina is pushing Cade Klubnik this spring – exactly what Clemson football needs" . The Greenville News . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
↑ "Christopher Vizzina 2024 Stats per Game - NCAAF" . ESPN . Retrieved October 29, 2025 .
↑ Carter, Derrian (September 16, 2025). "Would Dabo Swinney bench QB Cade Klubnik for Christopher Vizzina after Clemson's 1-2 start?" . The Greenville News . Retrieved October 21, 2025 .
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