2023 Rankings: January Update

Nate Wahl January 27, 2021 @ 05:19 PM

We move on to the incoming juniors for the Class of 2023. Check out what we got brewing in the Dakotas in our January 2021 update here at Prep Redzone Dakotas! What Goes Into Our Rankings? With our rankings across the Dakotas, we poll from a significant amount of college coaches, regional scouts, and more to give you the most in-depth player rankings you will see across the land of high school football. Our list has gone from just under 40 prospects in the 2023 class in October to 90 names for college coaches to choose from when recruiting starts to pick up for these upcoming juniors. We know that there is no perfect system for ranking players. Still, We know we do our absolute best to give our subscribers and college coaches as many names as possible to help them recruit the Dakotas and fill the void of year-round football coverage for high school football fans throughout the Dakotas. Our prospect rankings are for subscribers only! Now is a great time to subscribe! You'll get year-round content from prospects in North and South Dakota. We even have a promo code for you to give us a shot! Throw in the code Wahl30 at checkout, and get 30% off any subscription (yearly or monthly) for the first year. Click here to find out the top 90 prospects in the Dakotas in the Class of 2023. FUTURE 2022 CONTENT The Stockrisers– Who rose their stock the most during going into their senior season? Multi-part series! The Newcomers- Who are some names we missed on our inaugural rankings in October that we are well aware of in January 2021? Some had break-out seasons and got themselves on our radar and hopefully on college coaches as well! Position Breakdowns- We will take a look at almost every position there is on offense and defense! Multi-part series! This is an article you will on the site come out over time. Quick Hitters Top 10 Updates We welcome four new names to our top 10 prospects in the Dakotas. Starting at #10, we have Brookings LB/RB , who put together a strong sophomore year for the Bobcats. Next, we'll take I-29 straight south into Sioux Falls, where DB of Sioux Falls Roosevelt makes his debut on our rankings in the #8 spot #1 defensive back in all of the Dakotas in our eyes. Jumping over 20 spots from our October 2020 rankings, standout Pierre QB Lincoln Keinholtz moved up to our #6 after starting his rankings in the mid-20s. Last but not least, we head back to Sioux Falls and check-in at Lincoln High School, where newly added offensive linemen hit the #5 spot in our 2023 rankings after we found some very impressive film from this promising young man. Click here for his tape We Got Some Little Brothers In the MIx One thing I've picked up on in my years of scouting the Midwest is if you find a senior prospect you like watching, check and see if he has a little brother. This Class of 2023 is loaded with notable little brothers to players from our 2021 rankings. These are the five little brothers you might recognize: Cedar Amiotte Cedar Amiotte ATH Wall | 2023 State , LB/RB, Wall- Little brother of George Johnson George Johnson ATH Viborg-Hurley | 2023 State , DB/RB, Viborg-Hurley- Little brother of Devon Schmitz Devon Schmitz LB Elk Point-Jefferson | 2023 State , LB/RB, Elk Point-Jefferson- Little brother of Jack Romfo Jack Romfo LB Langdon Area | 2023 State , LB, Langdon Area- Little brother of twin brothers and , QB, Sioux Falls O'Gorman- Little brother of . Program on the Rise in 9-Man A program I see from our rankings on the rise from the Class of 2023 is a tail of two states. Elkton-Lake Benton has two promising prospects that my colleague Jake Evans saw in person last year that left a lasting impression with us at Prep Redzone Dakotas. Two players to watch from the Elks' 2023 class are Quarterback and Defensive Linemen . See Krogs film here. We hope you enjoy our Class of 2023 rankings, and most importantly, the content you see on the site, whether you are a super fan of high school football in the Dakotas, a college coach who recruits the area, or the mom or dad that wants to read something cool about their son!