'25 New Additions - Six Sleeper Receivers

You can find great high school football players across the 450 Ranked Seniors. With the receiver class, this rings very true. All of the receivers in this article may be sleeping giants waiting for their big breakout season. Here are six New Addition receivers ranked #274 - #340 who could be sleepers.    Delonta is a very intriguing prospect. He's one of the only players on these rankings who play all three phases at a high level. Offensively, I really like his short route running and RAC. Once Delonta receives the ball, his eyes turn up field, and he's sometimes able to evade a few defenders before turning up the field. This translates very well to the return game. As a punt returner, Delonta opts to take the outside, where he does his best to run upfield without trying to make too many moves. Generally, I love Delonta's upside as a gadget playmaker, but needs to develop as a route runner in order to earn playing time at the next level. The good news is that Delonta is already a phenomenal return man who could gain college experience early on Special Teams. He has a few great MIAA offers, and I'd expect him to end up at a great MIAA program or a lower-tier GLIAC program.     Last season, Dante was a very good role player on the UofD offense. First off, his size is ideal. 6'3" 195 projects very well in college, and he could skyrocket up the rankings with a breakout 2024 season. As of his latest highlight tape, Dante is a decent route runner, has good hands, and good contested catch ability. Though, he needs to work on the little details plus effort after the catch in order to up his rank. His tape is full of targets, but he doesn't do too much after the catch. I'd love to see Dante run through arm tackles and work on his contact balance a bit. I'd also love to see him clean up his routes and prove he can do the little things correctly. Still, Dante is a great High School receiver with very high upside- that's why he's ranked where he is. I can't wait to see what Dante can do next season, and if he plays well, he will rank up quite a bit.     Jaelyn has been on the scene for quite a while now. At this point, he's settled in as an NAIA prospect. From what I've seen, Jaelyn is an athletic slot receiver who knows how to run most routes quite well. I have no doubt he's getting very good coaching, he's working hard in the offseason, and he has a decent ceiling. His lack of playing time at Cass plus small sample size causes him to be ranked in the upper-200s. Still, everyone ranked is a GREAT high school football player. If Jaelyn is able to crack the lineup this season- he could skyrocket up the rankings.     Blake is ranked mostly based on projection. From what. I know about him, he should play a larger role for Whitehall during the 2024 season. His current film doesn't show much. A good route here and a good block there, but not too much when it pertains to many targets or explosive plays. Though, Blake's had a good offseason and I know he knows how to run the route tree. In addition, he's getting personalized WR training, and has garnered significant interest from Adrian College. #313 is great for Blake right now, and with a good season, he'll move up.     Marvin had a very good 2024 season. His film showcases many targets, some good over-the-shoulder catches, contested catches, and decent athleticism. However, he's mainly a possession target who needs to work on his run-after-catch abilities. I see that Marvin runs an 11.04 100M and has been to several camps this offseason. On paper, Marvin is a major breakout candidate. Though, before a rankings boost, I need to see more from him this fall.     A few weeks ago, Landon was featured in <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/06/2024-team-preview-1-milford/">Milford's team preview</a>, written by Tyler Graham. Once that post was published, I had to dive into Landon's tape. Overall, it's good. Landon is a physical receiver who can climb the latter and come down with contested catches. As a physical deep threat, he's great. As a short-intermediate target, he's very unproven. Moving forward I'd love to see better highlight variety or significant improvement at being that big, physical receiver. It's also notable that Landon plays some DB, and is expected to be a two-way starter at receiver and safety.

You can find great high school football players across the 450 Ranked Seniors. With the receiver class, this rings very true. All of the receivers in this article may be sleeping giants waiting for their big breakout season. Here are six New Addition receivers ranked #274 - #340 who could be sleepers.