Rivals Rankings: How Helmholdt's top 5 would look
The latest Rivals Rankings were released in August amid plenty of discussion and debate among the recruiting analysts. Here's how Rivals.com Midwest Analyst Josh Helmholdt would have ranked his top five if he had the only vote.
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1. D.J. Uiagalelei
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You will notice I put a premium on position value with my rankings, because it matters. It certainly matters in the NFL Draft, where teams reach for boom-or-bust quarterbacks over sure-fire things at other positions all the time, but it also matters in college where the quarterback position has won all but three Heisman Trophies in this century.
For the record, I do not see Uiagalelei as a boom-or-bust candidate. He is one of the more sure-fire prospects at the position that has come out in recent classes. He has an elite skill set, but he also strikes me as having an elite work ethic and that all-important will to get better every day.
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2. Bryan Bresee
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