ICYMI: 2023 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Redzone North Carolina updated our 2023 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 349 college prospects with a top five of Noah Rogers Noah Rogers 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Rolesville | 2023 State NC , KJ Sampson KJ Sampson 6'4" | 285 lbs | DL New Bern | 2023 State NC , Rico Walker Rico Walker 6'4" | 215 lbs | LB Hickory | 2023 State NC , Tamarcus Cooley Tamarcus Cooley 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Rolesville | 2023 State NC , and Daevin Hobbs Daevin Hobbs 6'4" | 270 lbs | DL Jay M. Robinson | 2023 State NC !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the North Carolina 2023 Rankings!
We have begun analyzing the rankings updates in the following articles, too:
- 2023 Newcomers (Offense)
- 2023 Newcomers (Defense)
- Behind the Scenes, Fall Rankings Update: 2023s
- 2023 Stock-Risers
- Team Preview - Harding Rams
- Team Preview - Cannon Cougars
Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Redzone North Carolina prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school and college coaches who watch a ton of North Carolina 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.