Pylon Chicago: Key rankings questions surrounding Midwest prospects
Following a weekend of fine 7-on-7 motion at Pylon Chicago, Rivals nationwide recruiting analyst Greg Smith addresses the burning rankings questions amongst some prime Midwest recruits.
HOW MUCH HIGHER CAN JONAS WILLIAMS CLIMB?
Each time we see Jonas Williams he’s spectacular. Having seen him a handful of instances over the past 12 months in individual it is clear to see the expansion in his sport. Williams has a powerful however correct arm, could make performs on the transfer and is rising as a pacesetter. He’s presently the No. 45 prospect within the Rivals250 and the No. 7 quarterback which is nothing to sneeze at. He’s knocking on the door of five-star standing so how a lot room is there for him to climb up the rankings? There is just one non five-star forward of him at his place. Earlier than the cycle is over we might have to have a extra severe five-star dialogue in regards to the Oregon quarterback commit.
WILL A PAIR OF TE RISERS EMERGE IN THE 2026 RANKINGS?
The one factor we are able to at all times depend on at a Midwest occasion is nice tight finish play. The area is loaded proper now with high quality gamers on the place. Two prospects which might be presently three-stars stood out throughout the occasion over the weekend.
Ohio native Landon Miree has good dimension and runs crisp routes. He was the go-to participant for his workforce when issues received robust and he made big-time performs. One other riser to look at is Illinois native Gavin Mueller. He’s very huge at 6-foot-6, 260 kilos, however strikes nicely for that dimension. He’s uncooked as a soccer participant since he hasn’t been taking part in lengthy. Monitoring his development over the summer time shall be enjoyable.
DO WE HAVE A NEW MIDWEST QUARTERBACK ON THE RISE?
It’s fairly uncommon for a participant to fly underneath the radar whereas dedicated to a Huge Ten program however that’s the place quarterback Owen Lansu finds himself. Lansu has ok dimension and is a constant passer from contained in the pocket. His measurables don’t blow you away however he’s a productive participant that can slot in nicely at Minnesota. He’s actually one of many higher quarterbacks within the area for the 2026 cycle.
IS BROCK WILLIAMS STILL THE CLEAR-CUT NO. 1 TE IN THE MIDWEST?
Throughout restricted work on the occasion Brock Williams confirmed his combination of dimension and athleticism that has faculties from across the nation speeding to supply him. His match was minimize brief by an ankle damage but it surely was extra precautionary than anything. Proper now Williams is rated because the No. 27 prospect within the Rivals250 and No. 2 tight finish. He’s worthy of that prime rating however there are a number of Midwest tight ends which might be going to problem him. One participant to look out for is Barrington (Ailing.) Excessive standout Austin Coles. He was additionally on the occasion and had an awesome weekend making a number of spotlight catches.
The pecking order for tight finish in 2027 is much from settled and there are a whole lot of nice gamers on the place.
