Hitchcock, SD Pop: 112 Tulare, SD Pop: 211 Total Pop: 323

Our first small town South Dakota sleeper in the 2029 class is Neil Salmen Neil Salmen 6'4" | 200 lbs | QB Huron | 2029 State SD from Hitchcock-Tulare which between the two towns has a population of just over 300 people, easily defining the term of a small town sleeper. The 6’4 190 pound quarterback is our QB3 in the class and ranked #10 overall in our rankings and is the third Salmen brother I can recall that we have scouted from Patriots. His tape shows off good pocket awareness for his age and well-balanced arm strength for throws on intermediate routes. He also shows off his precision on tape which there’s some upside to make it even better over the next handful of years for Neil. He shows off a fluid finish with his throws and has good upside to grow his throwing mechanics, which knowing how athletically-gifted his brothers were, there’s no doubt Neil will develop that upside sooner rather than later in his HS career.