Canada 2024 Rankings: Skill Position Breakdown

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out the updated 2024 Canada Rankings <a href="https://prepredzone.com/canada/rankings/2024-rankings/">Here</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This overview is not meant to just give analysis on the top skill position prospects in Canada but to outline specific prospects who may have not been included in our new additions or <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/04/canada-2024-rankings-update-biggest-risers-pt-2/">biggest risers</a> articles, but still sit atop their respective position rankings and have the tape that backs up their rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["881363"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='881363' first='Benjamin' last='Wilson'], out of Clarkson Football North is a really twitch man-to-man cover corner who excels in 1v1 matchups. 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