Three predictions: Julian Lewis, USC in group rankings, Tyreek King

[ad_1] Three predictions: Julian Lewis, USC in group rankings, Tyreek King

Julian Lewis (Photograph by Nick Lucero/Rivals.com) Rivals nationwide recruiting director Adam Gorney has three predictions on five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, the place USC will end within the group recruiting rankings and the long run rating of Tennessee commit Tyreek King.

1. Julian Lewis will be taught from Shedeur Sanders 5-star quarterback Julian Lewis has some flash. He’s proven off some good jewelery and accoutrement from his NIL offers. The Colorado freshman quarterback has confidence and a quiet swagger about his sport.

Sounds a little bit like Shedeur Sanders.

However the distinction right here is that Lewis was an eye-witness to all of the mess surrounding Sanders throughout the pre-draft course of and on NFL Draft weekend. He's sensible sufficient to be taught from it and never replicate it.

Lewis goes to be his personal particular person and he ought to be, however there are key issues the five-star quarterback will bear in mind via his profession as he turns into a possible first-round decide as effectively.

Don’t have your father predict you as a top-five decide. Don’t have your dad say publicly there are some cities which are no-gos. Don’t deal with the pre-draft course of like a recruiting journey (the place the coaches should bow all the way down to you) and as a substitute deal with it extra like a job interview. Be ready for getting on the white board and answering questions.

Lewis is wise, savvy, greater than succesful and could possibly be Colorado’s quarterback this season. He’s insanely proficient as effectively so all these items ought to be coming his method.

Nonetheless unlucky, the very best factor that would have occurred to Lewis are the educational classes Sanders needed to endure falling from one of many high picks to the fifth spherical. Not duplicating them shall be necessary.

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2. USC gained’t end with the No. 1 class in 2026 Elbert Hill USC has the No. 1 class within the nation – by far. The Trojans have 26 commitments already for 2026 and greater than 1,000 factors greater than anyone else within the group rankings after the Friday morning pledge of five-star cornerback Elbert Hill as he picked USC over Ohio State, Oregon and others.

The brand new recruiting workers that USC has introduced in has performed wonders offering a spark, getting high gamers on campus, flipping elite gamers from groups that performed within the playoff final season and a lot extra. It’s been an unbelievable run for USC.

However different groups will certainly catch the Trojans sooner or later. They presently don’t have any five-star commitments within the class with 16 four-stars and the potential for a lot of of these extremely ranked fours to get bumped up.

USC can be within the thick of it for five-star quarterback Ryder Lyons, five-star athlete Brandon Arrington and lots of others.

Nonetheless, LSU has three five-star pledges in its first 10 commitments. Ohio State has two amongst its first 11. When it comes to the crucial common star rating, USC is simply inside the highest 20.

USC has an opportunity to complete No. 1, however others will catch up quickly.

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3. Tyreek King will find yourself as a five-star receiver Tyreek King (Photograph by Nick Lucero/Rivals.com) 5-star rankings often wrap up at No. 32 nationally to reflect the primary spherical of the NFL Draft and as issues stand now, Tyreek King is ranked No. 28 nationally.

So both of two issues might occur: King will turn into a five-star receiver sooner or later within the rankings cycle or he’s going to maneuver down.

I don’t see the Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic standout dropping as a result of the Tennessee commit has such nice arms, is a wonderful route runner and has a lot dynamic velocity that he’s going to be in five-star consideration till the tip.

There are already 4 five-star receivers and we don’t need to over-subscribe the place however there could possibly be a number of motion to nonetheless come. A number of the excessive NFL Draft picks on the receiver – Matthew Golden particularly – remind us a number of King and that could possibly be a fantastic comp transferring ahead, particularly as he stays within the five-star dialogue.