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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 S | [player_tooltip player_id='1703475' first='Angelo' last='Rivera'] | AA Huron | <a href="https://x.com/AngeloRivera27">@AngeloRivera27</a></strong></p>
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<li>Fast feet</li>
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<li>Several skills demonstrated on tape</li>
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<li>Decent Press </li>
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<li>Good off-man; fluid </li>
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<li>Good run support</li>
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<li>Needs to be more physical</li>
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<li>Will be in 2026 Rankings WL or Ranked</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 T | Ciaran Conley | AA Pioneer | No Twitter</strong></p>
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<li>Solid power</li>
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<li>Keeps feet moving throughout block</li>
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<li>Needs to work on Agility</li>
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<li>Needs to work on pad level</li>
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<li>Needs to work on overall fundamentals </li>
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<li>Very promising size</li>
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<li>Will be on 2026 Watch List</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 WR | Dylan Darby | Dexter | <a href="https://x.com/Dylan_Darby6">@Dylan_Darby6</a></strong></p>
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<li>Great role player last season</li>
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<li>Lots of targets w/ over the middle crossing routes</li>
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<li>Several good possession catches</li>
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<li>Struggles to run after catch</li>
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<li>Needs better attention to detail on routes, though a few great routes (2:15)</li>
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<li>Will highly consider ranking him</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 RB | Keoni Snavely | Monroe | <a href="https://x.com/keoni_snavely">@keoni_snavely</a></strong></p>
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<li>Follows blocks</li>
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<li>Flashes good vision (1st highlight)</li>
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<li>Should work on contact balance</li>
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<li>Should work on top speed, explosiveness</li>
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<li>Will be on Watch List</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 WR | [player_tooltip player_id='568193' first='Austin' last='Abbate'] | Saline | <a href="https://x.com/abbateaustin4">@AbbateAustin4</a></strong></p>
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<li>GREAT explosiveness / acceleration </li>
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<li>Can work on route-running</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 WR | Kale Perron | Saline | <a href="https://x.com/PerronKale">@PerronKale</a></strong></p>
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<li>Good possession receiver</li>
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<li>Will be on Watch List</li>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>'26 WR | Youssef Jarouche | Saline | <a href="https://x.com/YoussefJarouch7">@YoussefJarouch7</a></strong></p>
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With yesterday's release of the 2025 rankings, I am now in full swing in evaluating the class of 2026. What better way to bolster the 2026 rankings than to comb through the SEC Red? Over the past couple of days, I've already evaluated 16 high-upside prospects. This time around, I have seven more C/O 2026 prospects to evaluate.
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