ICYMI: 2022 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Redzone Dakotas updated our 2022 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 325 college prospects with a top five of Jacob Knuth Jacob Knuth 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Harrisburg | 2022 State , Carson Hegerle Carson Hegerle 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR West Fargo | 2022 State , Jace Sifore Jace Sifore 6'4" | 270 lbs | DL Howard | 2022 State , Kelby Azure Kelby Azure 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL Northwood | 2022 State , and Joseph Cotton Joseph Cotton 6'6" | 300 lbs | OL SF Roosevelt | 2022 State !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Dakotas 2022 Rankings!
We have begun analyzing the rankings updates in the following articles, too:
- Top Uncommitted TE's in the Dakotas (2022)
- Top Uncommitted OL's in the Dakotas (2022)
- Class of 2022 Rankings Update: Newcomers Part II
- Top Uncommitted DL's in the Dakotas (2022)
- Top Uncommitted DB's in the Dakotas (2022)
Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Redzone Dakotas prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school and college coaches who watch a ton of Dakotas football. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, getting your film online and attending offseason events matters greatly. It is a reality, that players who do not have accessible tape and do not play in offseason events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.