Your privacy is safe with us. All that to say, here’s how OSU’s five recruits for 2021 were affected by the new 247 rankings (not composite rankings, but 247-only rankings), which came out on Wednesday. Kamari Lassiter is one of the top targets at cornerback for Clemson in the 2021 recruiting class. 247 Composite: The 247Sports Composite Rating is a proprietary algorithm that compiles prospect “rankings” and “ratings” listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services. Follow our Twitter page and then go ‘like’ our Facebook page for the latest Kentucky Wildcats news and views. He dropped a little nationally to No. When he committed to Oklahoma State, it looked like he was a zero-star player, but the reality is that he simply hadn’t been graded at all. 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OL Marcus Tate is now ranked No. 1 spot from Ohio State in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings for the 2021 class. Not life-changing, but a nice guy to have in your class. He moved up 10 spots as he went from the 29th ranked player in the country to the 19th. That’s massive. 143. The 247Sports Composite Rating is the industry’s most comprehensive and unbiased prospect ranking and is also used to generate 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings. Five-star forward Daimion Collins from Atlanta, Texas, also rose in the latest rankings. Nolan Hickman, Kentucky’s first 2021 pledge, remained at No. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Clemson Tigers and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. 4-star TE Jake Briningstool moved up 21 spots to No. Kentucky is seen as one of the favorites for the five-star guard, along with North Carolina and Kansas. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. The 2021 Clemson football recruiting class is considered one of the best in the nation early on in the cycle, and it’s clear to see why. Raymond Gay (Red Oak CB): There was a lot of change here, mostly because Gay had not yet been evaluated by 247. However, I think I may have been swayed to the 247-only evaluation because, as Adam Lunt has pointed out here, it just seems to be better run than all the rest. 2 overall player. 235 overall (just behind Oliver). The Cats are hard at work with the new season inching closer. 247 Composite: The 247Sports Composite Rating is a proprietary algorithm that compiles prospect “rankings” and “ratings” listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services. 57 in May. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Collins is also the nation’s fourth-ranked power forward. A pair of the Kentucky Wildcats top targets for 2021 have climbed up in the latest 247 sports national rankings. 228 overall, and slid down one spot in the state of Oklahoma because he was jumped by defensive tackle Aden Kelly (another OSU target). 2021 Football Class Rankings 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 … He continues to drop by several major recruiting services, but there’s nothing on his film that would point to anything other than an elite wide receiver. This has to be one of the greatest “comebacks” in recruiting history considering the Tide was at No. It’s certainly well-deserved. We have always used the 247 composite rankings because of the wisdom of crowds theory and the ability to remove singular bias within that ranking because you’re drawing from so many different sources. 25 overall prospect in the nation, according to 247 Sports. 5 days ago. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. His top 12 list of schools also include Alabama, Auburn, Creighton, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Louisville, Michigan, Oregon, and UCLA. Only Emoni Bates is ranked ahead of Duren. The 2021 Clemson football commits had their star-ratings updated in the 247 Sports’ player rankings earlier this week. We’ve been engaged in a debate over in our forums about which recruiting rankings are the best recruiting rankings, which is both incredibly mature for a bunch of adults to engage in and pertinent to the newly-released 247 rankings, which came out earlier this week. Collins received an offer from UK last week with Jai Lucas, who recruited him at Texas now on the UK staff. The Tigers have commitments from some of the top prospects in the country, but it seems that 247 Sports is just beginning to come around on some of these Clemson football commits. It’s certainly well-deserved. Rodrygo Suspended for Clasico vs. Barcelona After Real Madrid Castilla Red Card, Clemson Football: Scholarship Breakdown for 2021 recruiting cycle, Clemson Football: Tigers continuing to prove scholarship offer worth. Fields is a top-25 player in the state of Louisiana, according to 247. 247: This is simply 247’s evaluation without all the other entities thrown in. Oliver is still a four-star guy and one of the best defensive prospects of the last decade for Oklahoma State. The Wolverines are rocking and rolling in the 2021 class with 18 commitments and a top-10 ranking according to all three recruiting services. Clemson Football: Could 5-star DT Payton Page be nearing decision? Texas, Oklahoma and Kentucky are considered the favorites for the power forward. All major media services share an equal percentage in the 247Sports Composite Rating. Kentucky is viewed as the significant favorite in this race. Though it’s still too early for any of these rankings to mean anything- as if they ever really do- I’m not sure what the hate for Beaux Collins is all about. Maybe that’s why the Buckeyes own three of the top four spots (and five of the top 12) in 247’s rankings of recruiting assistants. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. He also is now ranked as the second-best combo guard in the nation, trailing only Jaden Hardy, who also holds a UK offer. Interestingly enough, 247 Sports has 5-star DE Korey Foreman listed as its No. 1 player in the nation, according to the Composite rankings. Here are the options. John Calipari gives brief practice report, plus highlights! Several UK targets rose in the new rankings. 39 overall. With his recent commitment to Oklahoma State, he has now been evaluated as a mid-level three-star guy as a defensive back and a top-150 player in Texas. Hunter Sallis, a five-star combo guard from Omaha, Nebraska, rose an impressive 19 spots from the nation’s 25th ranked prospect to the sixth-ranked prospect for 2021. 6 in Coaches Poll. 110 after originally being inside the top-100. Ty Williams (Muskogee S): Big-time movement for Williams, who jumped from outside the top 500 nationally in the rankings to No. The consternation — if you can call it that — is essentially over which 247 rankings to value most. 18 Tennessee, Monday Quickies: Big Recruiting Week Edition. Nixon is ranked as a top-70 player and a top-eight running back in the state of Texas. The 247 Sports’ Composite rankings- which include rankings from all the major recruiting services- tell a different story. Jaden Nixon (Lone Star RB): No real change here. Foreman is considered the No. 6 player in the state of Oklahoma by 247, which means that if OSU can get Kelly as well, they’ll have three of the top six guys in the state. He is also now considered a 4-star player by 247, which gives OSU a pair of four-star guys on the defensive side (where you can’t have too many stars). LB Trotter is No. 32, WR Collins is No. 102 and OL Tate is No. The recruiting service updated its 2021 recruiting rankings and the biggest mover for Clemson football was 4-star LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Trotter was originally outside the top-200, but is now considered the No. On Wednesday, the Crimson Tide took over the No. 109, as for Clemson football commitments inside the top-150 of the composite rankings. 30 overall. Tennessee fires former UK assistant after losing to UK, Kentucky Basketball recruiting in the 2021 class, Jai Lucas earns strong praise from recruiting analysts, Bowl projection roundup for Wildcats after dominant win over No. Get in depth college football recruiting class rankings, ranking trends, and more on ESPN. 2 recruit Jalen Duren offered by Kentucky. Clemson Football: Are two-RB sets coming for the 2020 season? Though these two prospects saw upward movements, 4-star WR Beaux Collins dropped to No. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Kolbe Fields (Archbishop Rummel LB): Same as Nixon, no change. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 2021 Recruiting Rankings The Formula where c is a specific team's total number of commits and R n is the 247Sports Composite Rating of the nth-best commit times 100. In my opinion, he’s one of the top WRs in this cycle and deserves a 5-star rating, not to be dropped. Right now, Alabama has 299.49 overall points in the 247 composite system, and Ohio State has 298.27. As for Bryce Hopkins, a four-star forward from Oak Park, Illinois, moved up two spots to No. As 247 notes, they have 32 five-star players every year in which they try and mirror the 32 players most likely to be drafted in the first round from each class. Where UK targets stand in new 247 Sports recruiting rankings for 2021, No. 59, TE Briningstool is No.