South Dakota 2024 Winter Rankings Preview

SOUTH DAKOTA-- The 2024 Rankings in the Mount Rushmore State has now had its final release, effective this afternoon. We go over our evaluation process for rankings, touch on the new names in the top 10, our new top five, and who rose their the most from our last 2024 update. I also will connect on what is to come from the content side of the Prep Redzone South Dakota rankings as well.   Our PRZ Prospect Evaluation Process   Our #1 priority and goal with Prep Redzone Dakotas is to put prospects on the map for college coaches and college programs at all levels to advance their exposure. We rate prospects on next-level potential not stats, not on the team's rankings in the state, it's all about the prospects potential and how his skillsets fit at the next level when it comes down to measurables, athleticism and everything else that college programs measure as far as skillsets. All prospects will need to have tape available or have been referred to us by our anonymous sources throughout the state. Some prospects will peak early in their high school career and that's why our rankings change 3-4 times per year at Prep Redzone Dakotas, because we also love to factor in several live evaluations year-around thru prospect campas games during the fall season, as we have seen prospects within a 3 month span add 30 pounds of muscle and a couple inches of height, while others stay the same. That is our process with every rankings update for those of you that are new to us! The main goal? Expose as many prospects state-wide to make sure they get next-level opportunities thru our network of college programs from Division I FBS, FCS, Division II, NAIA, Division and the JUCO ranks.   A Brand New Top 10 in the South Dakota 2024 Rankings   Between South Dakota and North Dakota, I feel South Dakota created more chaos amongst our top 10 prospects out of the two. There were four new prospects inside our Top 10 if that gives you an indication as the in-state South Dakota State Jackrabbits did the damage, similar to North Dakota with the tight end position doing the most damage in the 2024 rankings. Meet the new names inside the top 10.   #9: [player_tooltip player_id='294169' first='Jack' last='Henry'], QB, Dell Rapids <a href="https://twitter.com/JackHenry_24">Twitter</a>   #8: [player_tooltip player_id='1050014' first='Blake' last='Leiferman'], TE, Kimball-White Lake <a href="https://twitter.com/BlakeLeif13">Twitter</a>   #7: [player_tooltip player_id='105497' first='Brayden' last='Delahoyde'], TE, Spearfish <a href="https://twitter.com/b_delahoyde10">Twitter</a>   #6: [player_tooltip player_id='922654' first='Crew' last='Heier'], DL, West Central <a href="https://twitter.com/CrewHeier">Twitter</a>   A New Top Five   Although the top five are names you will remember from our last 2024 update, we had a few prospects move up some spots from last update.   #3: [player_tooltip player_id='289598' first='Jett' last='Zabel'], TE, Pierre T.F. Riggs <a href="https://twitter.com/JettZabel23">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>The North Dakota State commit moved from #5 to #3 in our last 2024 rankings update.</li> </ul>   #1: [player_tooltip player_id='77493' first='Navarro' last='Schunke'], OL, Brandon Valley <a href="https://twitter.com/NavarroS74">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>The Kansas State commit [player_tooltip player_id='77493' first='Navarro' last='Schunke'] moved up one spot from #2 to the #1 overall prospect in South Dakota.</li> </ul>   Which Prospects Moved Their Stock the Most from Last Update?   We will touch on the why these prospects moved their stock upwards in over the coming weeks, but this is a short list of names that really improved their stock over the last 3-6 months.   #18: [player_tooltip player_id='1132971' first='Thomas' last='Martian'], OL, Rapid City Stevens <a href="https://twitter.com/ThomasMartian">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>South Dakota State Commit</li> </ul>   #16: [player_tooltip player_id='289604' first='Dreavin' last='Hodge'], RB, Sioux Falls Lincoln <a href="https://twitter.com/TheGodDre">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>South Dakota Commit</li> </ul>   #20: [player_tooltip player_id='216287' first='Dawson' last='Sechser'], ATH, Sioux Falls Jefferson <a href="https://twitter.com/dawson_sechser">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>One of the state's hardest hitters and most instinctive athletes, SF Jefferson's [player_tooltip player_id='216287' first='Dawson' last='Sechser'] committed to the University of South Dakota in mid November.</li> </ul>   #31: [player_tooltip player_id='397692' first='Jack' last='Tews'], OL, Brandon Valley <a href="https://twitter.com/TewsJ79">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>Northern State commit</li> </ul>   #44: [player_tooltip player_id='1136648' first='Gideon' last='Waldrop'], LB, Rapid City Central <a href="https://twitter.com/GideonWaldrop">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>Chadron State commit</li> </ul>   #46: [player_tooltip player_id='675276' first='Max' last='Elrod'], DL, Harrisburg <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/01/south-dakota-2024-winter-rankings-preview/">Twitter</a>   <ul> <li>Currently uncommitted, however my crystal ball points at USF.</li> </ul>   #48: [player_tooltip player_id='1047977' first='Emmit' last='Andersen'], DL, Pierre T.F. Riggs <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmitAndersen">Twitter</a>   Still uncommitted at the moment.   What is Next Now that the 2024 South Dakota Rankings have been Released?   Content will flow between both Dakotas daily over the next week or two from each of these groups of article series:   New Additions   Who are more the new additions that were added to our South Dakota 2024 rankings?   The "Offer Now" Prospects   Being that this is our last cycle of our 2024 rankings, who are still some South Dakota uncommitted prospects that I would offer right now if I were a recruiter in the Dakotas? There still is plenty of talent left!   Stockrisers   We already rattled off a few names that were stockrisers in our eyes, but who are more of the stockrisers that moved up our rankings from the last update?

SOUTH DAKOTA-- The 2024 Rankings in the Mount Rushmore State has now had its final release, effective this afternoon. We go over our evaluation process for rankings, touch on the new names in the top 10, our new top five, and who rose their the most from our last 2024 update. I also will connect on what is to come from the content side of the Prep Redzone South Dakota rankings as well.