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Week 5 Rankings Risers

Week 5 Rankings Risers
Will Helms
Will Helms September 19, 2022 @ 04:59 PM
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KJ Sampson
KJ Sampson 6'4" | 285 lbs | DL | 2023
NC
Mason Fortune
Mason Fortune 6'1" | 190 lbs | QB | 2024
NC
BJ Brown
BJ Brown 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB | 2024
NC
Folger Boaz
Folger Boaz 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB | 2023
NC
Zairion Jackson-Bass
Zairion Jackson-Bass 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL | 2023
NC
Will Brimmer
Will Brimmer 6'3" | 200 lbs | DL | 2023
NC
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After a crazy last few days, I'm back with some rankings risers. These are guys that could find themselves rising in the postseason rankings if they continue to play the way they have recently.

Mason Fortune

Mason Fortune

NC
QB
HEIGHT 6'1"
WEIGHT 190
POS QB
CLASS 2024
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Mason
Fortune QB
Class
2024
Height
6'1"
Weight
190
HS
Millbrook
|
NC
Week 5 Rankings Risers
We dropped Fortune just a bit over the summer in favor of some players that dominated at the...
Written by Will Helms
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State: North Carolina
School: Millbrook
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Highlights

BJ Brown

BJ Brown

NC
RB
HEIGHT 5'10"
WEIGHT 180
POS RB
CLASS 2024
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BJ
Brown RB
Class
2024
Height
5'10"
Weight
180
HS
Lee County
|
NC
Week 5 Rankings Risers
Brown has been dynamic all season, so it’s definitely time to feature him. This week (Week 5) was...
Written by Will Helms
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BJ Brown

State: North Carolina
School: Lee County
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Folger Boaz

Folger Boaz

NC
QB
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 185
POS QB
CLASS 2023
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Folger
Boaz QB
Class
2023
Height
6'3"
Weight
185
HS
East Surry
|
NC
Week 5 Rankings Risers
Boaz is one of my favorite small-school quarterbacks in the state. By his standards, he got off to...
Written by Will Helms
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Folger Boaz

State: North Carolina
School: East Surry
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Yale
Zairion Jackson-Bass

Zairion Jackson-Bass

NC
DL
HEIGHT 6'2"
WEIGHT 245
POS DL
CLASS 2023
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Zairion
Jackson-Bass DL
Class
2023
Height
6'2"
Weight
245
HS
Julius L Chambers
|
NC
Week 5 Rankings Risers
Jackson-Bass has taken his game to a completely different level this season, putting up four multi-sack games through...
Written by Will Helms
Yale
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Zairion Jackson-Bass

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State: North Carolina
School: Julius L Chambers
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Will Brimmer

Will Brimmer

NC
DL
HEIGHT 6'3"
WEIGHT 200
POS DL
CLASS 2023
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Will
Brimmer DL
Class
2023
Height
6'3"
Weight
200
HS
New Bern
|
NC
Week 5 Rankings Risers
Brimmer’s teammate, 2023 No. 2 overall KJ Sampson , gets a lot of the headlines, but Brimmer was...
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Will Brimmer

State: North Carolina
School: New Bern
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