Fact or Fiction: Justin Scott will be the next five-star from Illinois

Rivals recruiting analyst Clint Cosgrove together with Tim O’Halloran of EdgyTim.com, Eric Lammers of NittanyNation.com and Gabe DeArmond of PowerMizzou.com tackle a few subject areas and ascertain regardless of whether they believe every single statement is Fact or FICTION.

Cosgrove’s get: Fact. There is very little dilemma in my brain that Justin Scott will be the following five-star prospect out of Illinois. Some will argue that it’s a bit premature to crown Scott as the future guy up when the point out has a pair of 2023 5-star candidates in offensive linemen Miles McVay and Charles Jagusah. I do experience McVay and Jagusah have a genuine shot at becoming five-star prospective buyers. But I believe that that if possibly of them is minted a 5-star, it will transpire nearer to following year’s signing working day. Scott on the other hand has a quite true opportunity of getting awarded his fifth star when our upcoming 2024 rankings update is launched. He is as bodily and athletically gifted as they come at his sizing, and the ridiculous component is that he has only performed a single yr of varsity football.

O’Halloran’s just take: Simple fact. Turning into a person of the 10 names from the point out of Illinois to be named as a five-star star recruit considering that 2002 by Rivals is a huge offer. If any individual outdoors of say East St. Louis 2023 4-star offensive deal with Miles McVay (who I experience even now has an argument for five-star consideration) has the pedigree to come to be the up coming 5-star, it’s Justin Scott. When I will not assume Scott is a five-star suitable now, the actuality is down the line I agree that he has a terrific shot to attain rarified air in becoming a five-star. Scott, at minimum for today, still has operate to do. Scott’s most important knocks are missing all round are living recreation encounter alongside with just not yet staying examined at the greatest level. I’m excited to see Scott’s game carry on to produce more than the subsequent many months, like observing Scott grow to be a much more self-confident and physically dominant player. All of the substances are in place for Scott to turn out to be a 5-star.

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Cosgrove’s get: FICTION. I do consider that Tennessee is performing a excellent task on the recruiting trail and I have listened to recruits chat about the Vols more in the earlier couple of months than I experienced in past years blended. I also see the Vols signing a excellent 2023 course, but I do not see them landing far more than just one of the leading five gamers from the condition as issues stand ideal now. Ty Lockwood is the state’s current No. 1 prospect and has previously fully commited to Ohio Point out, so unless Tennessee can flip him, that only leaves four recruits in Caleb Herring, Adarius Redmond, Max Carroll and Luke Brown up for grabs. It will be a tough undertaking to defeat Ga and many others on Herring. Redmond does have Tennessee in his top five but also looks to favor Penn State and Ga. Tennessee need to have a genuine shot at Carroll, but Vanderbilt will place up a very good battle. Brown’s recruitment proceeds to evolve and he stays open, but Tennessee was absent from the top rated 8 he produced in January.

Lammers’ consider: Reality. Speaking with various prospective buyers a short while ago throughout the condition, the buzz for the Vols and this course in individual does look to be authentic. A whole lot of situations they are mentioning the significant-powered offense that Josh Heupel has introduced to Knoxville and the excitement that comes with scoring points in bunches. Nevertheless, a further probably just as important issue normally remaining discussed is the genuineness that this Vol personnel has been showing and the interactions they are developing mainly because of it. Caleb Herring, Max Carroll, Trevor Duncan, Justin Brown and Brycen Sanders are just a couple of in-state names that the Vols are proper in the thick of matters for. Individuals gamers are all in the leading 10 for the point out and it is extremely reasonable to imagine as the rankings evolve all through the calendar year the Vols will surely finish up with two, if not more.

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Cosgrove’s get: FICTION. I’m likely fiction listed here with the caveat that Missouri has a Prospect to land both of those. I am also relatively assured that the Tigers will finish up with at minimum just one of the two nationally recruited offensive linemen. As it sits ideal now Miles McVay is likely the more probably of the two to land at Missouri. Although McVay can really a great deal go everywhere in the nation, he also seems continuously drawn back to the Missouri software. McVay has multiple buddies and former teammates on the workforce, including 5-star Luther Load whose signing altered the way space recruits check out the Missouri program. Cayden Eco-friendly launched a top five of Nebraska, Miami, Oklahoma, Missouri and Michigan at the conclusion of March. Though Environmentally friendly has wonderful things to say about each of his finalists, I forecast that the determination comes down to Missouri and Oklahoma, with the Sooners owning the edge suitable now. He was born in Oklahoma and has been an Oklahoma lover given that he was young.

DeArmond’s just take: FICTION. Never get me improper, I think Missouri’s bought a shot. But they are each going to be closely recruited national guys. At this point, we come to feel superior about Missouri’s odds with McVay (very great) than we do about Eco-friendly (possible, but a lot less most likely). Definitely having each would be a huge coup for Eli Drinkwitz, but if the Tigers can retain one particular of them at residence and then add Raytown’s Logan Reichert — which we’d speculate is most likely — it has to be thought of an great haul on the offensive line.

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