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5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings

5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
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Sam Erman
Sam Erman March 27, 2024 @ 04:06 PM
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Jaxon Ott
Jaxon Ott 6'4" | 235 lbs | ATH | 2025
IN
Anthony Ludington
Anthony Ludington 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL | 2025
IN
James Early Jr
James Early Jr 6'5" | 235 lbs | ATH | 2025
IN
Desare Thomas
Desare Thomas 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
IN
Dawson Martin
Dawson Martin 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB | 2025
IN
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With the big update being out, so much has changed. With that, we've got tons of new names and guys to k know. Here are 5 key new additions to the 2025 class!

Cincinnati
James Early Jr

James Early Jr

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ATH
HEIGHT 6'5"
WEIGHT 235
POS ATH
CLASS 2025
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Early Jr ATH
Class
2025
Height
6'5"
Weight
235
HS
North Side
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IN
5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
Early is a freakish athlete with an elite frame and build. He’s begun to flash and show big...
Written by Sam Erman
Cincinnati
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James Early Jr

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State: Indiana
School: North Side
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Anthony Ludington

Anthony Ludington

IN
DL
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 230
POS DL
CLASS 2025
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Anthony
Ludington DL
Class
2025
Height
6'4"
Weight
230
HS
Lawrence North
|
IN
5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
Ludington is a fun defensive lineman who can develop into something special down the road. He’s got great...
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Anthony Ludington

State: Indiana
School: Lawrence North
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Jaxon Ott

Jaxon Ott

IN
ATH
HEIGHT 6'4"
WEIGHT 235
POS ATH
CLASS 2025
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Jaxon
Ott ATH
Class
2025
Height
6'4"
Weight
235
HS
Mississinewa
|
IN
5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
Quickly becoming one of my favorite recruits in the 2025 class as a whole is the small school...
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Jaxon Ott

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State: Indiana
School: Mississinewa
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Dawson Martin

Dawson Martin

IN
RB
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 185
POS RB
CLASS 2025
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Dawson
Martin RB
Class
2025
Height
6'0"
Weight
185
HS
West Lafayette
|
IN
5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
Bursting onto the scene and having a stellar year was the big play back out of West Lafayette....
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Dawson Martin

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State: Indiana
School: West Lafayette
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Desare Thomas

Desare Thomas

IN
RB
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 190
POS RB
CLASS 2025
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Desare
Thomas RB
Class
2025
Height
6'0"
Weight
190
HS
Cathedral
|
IN
5 Key New Additions To The 2025 Rankings
If any back in the state has the chance to come out and have a massive breakout year,...
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State: Indiana
School: Cathedral
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