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247Sports Updated 2026 Recruiting Rankings

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Umami Zen said:
Bryson Howard #28
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He’s the most recent offer. 6’-5” 200. NBA DNA.
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Bryson Howard, Frisco Heritage , Shooting Guard

Bryson Howard is a 6-5, 188-pound Small Forward from Frisco, TX.
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Drame said:
According to 247, none of these prospects have Uconn listed in their top 5. I would say they are not accurate lists.
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Not sure what their algorithm is but as it comes to the interest piece I’d take as grain of salt. These things will develop over the summer and for some reason UConn doesn’t register well in these things. Based on what the staff has said in terms of moving off HS recruiting, I’m guessing they’ll start their funnel at 7-8 and then zero in on 2ish. Once they feel some reciprocity they’ll go all in and things will change quick. UConn doesn’t over publicize their recruitment like some other programs do.
 
An On3 puts up predictions way, way too early. If things went their way we would have no 2026 players and either On3 or 247 has to take the bold step and remove ESPNs rankings from their combined calculations.
 
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ec33 said:
Agreed (ESPN is awful), but fans need to take the bold step of not caring where players are ranked by any of these services.
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I don't agree with this. Top-10 players are overwhelmingly more likely to be productive for you as freshman, for example.

I think where people go wrong is finding a distinct difference between the 25th and 80th ranked player. All those top-100 4* guys basically project the same. And typically almost all your McDs guys end up playing significant minutes.
 
RuffRuff said:
So we should go hit the circuit and evaluate them all ourselves? Not sure I have the time for that.
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No but ON3 and 247 should (as sister companies with the same founder) do their own ratings, then combine theirs for consensus.
 
husky429 said:
I don't agree with this. Top-10 players are overwhelmingly more likely to be productive for you as freshman, for example.

I think where people go wrong is finding a distinct difference between the 25th and 80th ranked player. All those top-100 4* guys basically project the same. And typically almost all your McDs guys end up playing significant minutes.
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Are the top 10 players more likely to play as freshmen because ESPN, 247, and On3 rank them in the top 10 or because they are high quality players and it doesn't matter where On3 puts them in an ordinal list?
 
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HooperScooper said:
They use Rivals rankings also. I don't think ESPN's are that bad. They had Karaban higher than any of the other recruiting services. :)
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ESPN either overplays on "local" talent and top 10s, especially their 5* McDonald's all americans but do a disservice to foreign players, or those who upped their game from Junior to Senior years of High School.

They also don't update often, so look at the disparity on Mullins from ESPN (90) and 247 (98) - that is a huge gap. And he was a McD AA so they have little to no excuse of not elevating him and others but like many say, ESPN wants to be the king of sports everything, but they staff their BK recruiting team like the state of Florida budgets for snow removal.
 
Lafayette said:
No but ON3 and 247 should (as sister companies with the same founder) do their own ratings, then combine theirs for consensus.
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These things are all directional - end of the day the top 30-40 get most of the attention, are generally “tiered”. Who’s to say what the major diff is between 8 and 12? There’s still so much development that happens after the age of 18.
 
ec33 said:
Are the top 10 players more likely to play as freshmen because ESPN, 247, and On3 rank them in the top 10 or because they are high quality players and it doesn't matter where On3 puts them in an ordinal list?
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How else is an average fan supposed to look out for high school talent other than to look on the rankings list? Some or us are interested in players before UConn offers, or even if we don't.

Did Abdou Toure not matter to folks in CT until Hurley sent the offer text?
 
RuffRuff said:
These things are all directional - end of the day the top 30-40 get most of the attention, are generally “tiered”. Who’s to say what the major diff is between 8 and 12? There’s still so much development that happens after the age of 18.
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True 8-12 is not very relevant. And it does get exponentially more difficult to predict the path of those ranked 10+ as you move into the 20s, 30s, etc. So I get the tact of "hey, why try?" but ESPN does try, just doesn't try very hard.

And some comedian said something about saying "at the end of the day" to the tune of any statement said without those words is 100% the same as with.
 
Despite what Tom Moore said recently about our talent acquisition strategy, I feel if there are going to be 2 year contracts and if the NIL levels out post settlement terms, high school recruits will become more valuable then, players in the top 60 range.
 
husky429 said:
How else is an average fan supposed to look out for high school talent other than to look on the rankings list? Some or us are interested in players before UConn offers, or even if we don't.

Did Abdou Toure not matter to folks in CT until Hurley sent the offer text?
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But how important is Toure dropping like 10 spots in the overall scheme of things? He is the same guy with the same strengths, the weaknesses, and the same potential for growth (and they are measuring based on a recent sample in which he was likely very tired and in an environment he is not necessarily comfortable in).

It isn't about ignoring them entirely, just taking them with a grain of salt. That ESPN is asleep on a player and drives his ranking down doesn't actually matter.

In the end, how Hurley recruited Mullins told me a lot more than where any of the services placed him.
 
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ec33 said:
But how important is Toure dropping like 10 spots in the overall scheme of things? He is the same guy with the same strengths, the weaknesses, and the same potential for growth (and they are measuring based on a recent sample in which he was likely very tired and in an environment he is not necessarily comfortable in).

It isn't about ignoring them entirely, just taking them with a grain of salt. That ESPN is asleep on a player and drives his ranking down doesn't actually matter.

In the end, how Hurley recruited Mullins told me a lot more than where any of the services placed him.
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Mullins will be interesting to watch because he does come from a point in time Hurley was indexing hard on traits that landed him Mahaney.

While he’s very good we cannot necessarily label Dan a god in evaluation, case in point Nowell and Abraham.
 
ec33 said:
But how important is Toure dropping like 10 spots in the overall scheme of things? He is the same guy with the same strengths, the weaknesses, and the same potential for growth (and they are measuring based on a recent sample in which he was likely very tired and in an environment he is not necessarily comfortable in).

It isn't about ignoring them entirely, just taking them with a grain of salt. That ESPN is asleep on a player and drives his ranking down doesn't actually matter.

In the end, how Hurley recruited Mullins told me a lot more than where any of the services placed him.
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You're moving the goalpost. 99% of this board wouldn't have known about the kid before his offer if he hadn't popped up on the top-100 lists.
 
RuffRuff said:
Mullins will be interesting to watch because he does come from a point in time Hurley was indexing hard on traits that landed him Mahaney.

While he’s very good we cannot necessarily label Dan a god in evaluation, case in point Nowell and Abraham.
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Different kind of player IMO. Better ranked and he isn't a project shooter or a size concern. Braylon has a higher composite ranking than Liam. If the shooting translates, he's NBA bound and puttinf up double digits for us.
 
husky429 said:
You're moving the goalpost. 99% of this board wouldn't have known about the kid before his offer if he hadn't popped up on the top-100 lists.
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I merely suggested that fans might want to not put too much weight on the specifics of a player's ranking. If you think that there is an important difference between a specific player being ranked 18th or being ranked 24th, then you are certainly free to do so.
 
ec33 said:
I merely suggested that fans might want to not put too much weight on the specifics of a player's ranking. If you think that there is an important difference between a specific player being ranked 18th or being ranked 24th, then you are certainly free to do so.
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This is your comment: "Agreed (ESPN is awful), but fans need to take the bold step of not caring where players are ranked by any of these services."

You are changing the goalpost.
 
RuffRuff said:
Mullins will be interesting to watch because he does come from a point in time Hurley was indexing hard on traits that landed him Mahaney.

While he’s very good we cannot necessarily label Dan a god in evaluation, case in point Nowell and Abraham.
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What UConn was looking for changed between when they were recruited and when they showed up on campus. Nowell is likely a miss in any case by not only Hurley but also by also the rating services. It is strange.

Abraham was recruited as an effort guy that would work his way into PT. He will be a solid performer in this kind of role at Georgetown (and perhaps beyond).
 
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