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The Rivals Five-Star, the marquee football event of the offseason, takes place this week with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars playing host. With 104 of the best players in the country scheduled to compete, there are major rankings implications riding on their performances. Take a look at some of the biggest rankings for the offensive side of the ball ahead of the event.
Will another quarterback earn a fifth star?
Seven of the eight quarterbacks who will be in Jacksonville this week are in the 2025 class and USC commit Julian Lewis and Ohio State commit Tavien St. Clair are already five-star prospects. Florida State commit Brady Smigiel is also a five-star and the lone 2026 quarterback scheduled to compete this week.
That leaves Texas commit KJ Lacey, Alabama commit Keelon Russell, Notre Dame commit Deuce Knight, Florida State commit Tramell Jones and Oregon commit Akili Smith Jr. as the four-stars who are looking to add their fifth. Russell, Knight and Jones are coming off impressive performances at last week’s Elite 11 Finals. If they’re able to continue to play at a high level against the increased talent and competition this week, there will be in-depth discussions about them moving into the five-star ranks.
Lacey, meanwhile, is the highest-ranked four-star quarterback scheduled to compete this week. Without the lengthy offseason resume of the other three, Lacey will have the chance to remind everybody just why he is ranked so highly at No. 25 in the Rivals250.Smith has the elite gifts that made his father a star. The on-field work in Jacksonville will provide a good test for him, which will allow the Rivals analysts to get an idea of just how much he has progressed as a prospect.
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Publish date : 2024-06-24 22:13:35
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