The Rohach test, on ESPN's Elite 11

Moorpark High senior Grant Rohach, who has given a verbal committment to attend Iowa State, will be part of an ESPN special called "Elite 11: Top High School Quarterbacks" that begins today at 4 p.m.

Rohach was one of 24 high school QBs who took part in this ESPN "Year of the Quaterback" initative, a two-tiered contest that took place recently at Pepperdine University, narrowing the field down to the final 11 for the next round (which airs on ESPN Aug. 19 at 4 p.m.)

Because the competition has already ended -- spoiler alert -- we can report that Rohach didn't make the final 11. Jameis Winston of Hueytown High in Alabama, a commit to Florida State, was one of three MVPs of the group, with Neal Burcham of Greenbrier (Ark.) High (not committed yet) and Tanner Mangum of Eagle (Idaho) High (headed to BYU).

The other eight: El Cajon's Shane Dillon (going to Colorado), Bart Houston of Concord De La Salle (going to Wisconsin), Chad Kelly of St. Joseph's in Buffalo, N.Y. (going to Clemson), Zach Kline of San Ramon Valley in Danville (going to Cal), Jeff Lindquist of Mercer Island (Wash.) High (headed to Washington), Austin Appleby of Hoover High in North Canton, Ohio (going to Purdue), Zeke Pike of Dixie Heights High in Fort Mitchell, Ky. (going to Auburn) and Chad Voytik of Cleveland (Tenn.) High (going to Tennessee).

Among those in Rohach's first round were Jake Rodrigues of Whitney High in Rocklin, Calif. (going to Oregon) and Travis Wilson of San Clemente High (headed to Utah).

ESPN's Trent Dilfer was the lead evaluator in selecting the final roster spots alongside the other Elite 11 coaches: Former Jets QB Ken O'Brien, private QB coach George Whitfield, ESPN HS Director of Events Brian Stumpf, Nike FB Head Coach Matt James, and college football analyst/former USC QB Coach Yogi Roth.