[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=ColoradoTree link=topic=11701.msg166228#msg166228 date=1468508493]
The jump in Mills's stock is great to see, and expected after his terrific showing at Elite 11/The Opening.  I posted the various rankings back around signing day, but I'll update it for Davis as well as Christian's little brother:

Mills:

•Rivals: trending very slightly down (now #2 QB/#28 overall; was #2 pro-style QB/#22 recruit overall in February)
•Scout: trending way up (now #2 QB, #16 overall; was #11 QB/#101 recruit overall in February)
•ESPN: trending way down (#13 QB-PP/#226 overall; was #9 QB-PP/#180 recruit overall)
•247: trending way up (now #2 pro-style QB/#27 overall, was #6 pro-style QB/#98 recruit overall in February)

McCaffrey:
•Rivals: trending way up (#4 QB/#45 overall; was #6 dual-threat QB/#114 recruit overall)
•Scout: trending slightly down (#5 QB/#47 overall, was #3 QB/#39 recruit overall in February)
•ESPN: trending slightly up (#1 QB-PP/#19 overall; was #1 QB-PP/#25 recruit overall in February)
•247: trending up overall (#3 pro-style QB, #30 overall; was #2 pro-style QB/#46 recruit overall in February)

I mean, Mills crushed Elite 11, so 247 and Scout significantly revising their ratings makes sense.  But how does ESPN look at those results and drop him to the 13th pocket passer and by 46 spots overall?  That's insane.  I know we rightly rag on ESPN recruiting rankings here, but that's just an absurd outlier of a ranking.  Maybe ESPN hasn't updated its rankings since Elite 11/the Opening, and his drop was based on noise and other camps?  You'd think since they broadcasted Elite 11 and the Opening that they'd have an incentive to push the guys that did well there, but oh well. 

In any event, while McCaffrey the Younger has done well for himself, I feel awfully lucky that our coaching staff went for Mills and that he's already been accepted.

It appears the Scout rankings have already been revised to reflect the Opening finals.  He's now the #1 QB and the #3 recruit overall on that service.  Wowza.
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OK, quick Mills update, since there's been movement on 247 as well. 

• Mills is the #1 QB on Scout and the #3 recruit overall
  
• He's now the #1 QB on 247 and the #21 recruit overall
  
• He's the #2 QB on Rivals and the #28 recruit overall
  
• He's the #13 pocket passer (#21 QB overall, FFS) on ESPN and the #226 recruit overall
  

So, an emerging consensus that he's the top QB in the class, though ESPN still thinks 20 QBs are better than he is. 

Go home, ESPN. You're drunk. 

[ColoradoTree]

[quote author=ColoradoTree link=topic=11701.msg166228#msg166228 date=1468508493]
The jump in Mills's stock is great to see, and expected after his terrific showing at Elite 11/The Opening.  I posted the various rankings back around signing day, but I'll update it for Davis as well as Christian's little brother:

Mills:

•Rivals: trending very slightly down (now #2 QB/#28 overall; was #2 pro-style QB/#22 recruit overall in February)
•Scout: trending way up (now #2 QB, #16 overall; was #11 QB/#101 recruit overall in February)
•ESPN: trending way down (#13 QB-PP/#226 overall; was #9 QB-PP/#180 recruit overall)
•247: trending way up (now #2 pro-style QB/#27 overall, was #6 pro-style QB/#98 recruit overall in February)

McCaffrey:
•Rivals: trending way up (#4 QB/#45 overall; was #6 dual-threat QB/#114 recruit overall)
•Scout: trending slightly down (#5 QB/#47 overall, was #3 QB/#39 recruit overall in February)
•ESPN: trending slightly up (#1 QB-PP/#19 overall; was #1 QB-PP/#25 recruit overall in February)
•247: trending up overall (#3 pro-style QB, #30 overall; was #2 pro-style QB/#46 recruit overall in February)

I mean, Mills crushed Elite 11, so 247 and Scout significantly revising their ratings makes sense.  But how does ESPN look at those results and drop him to the 13th pocket passer and by 46 spots overall?  That's insane.  I know we rightly rag on ESPN recruiting rankings here, but that's just an absurd outlier of a ranking.  Maybe ESPN hasn't updated its rankings since Elite 11/the Opening, and his drop was based on noise and other camps?  You'd think since they broadcasted Elite 11 and the Opening that they'd have an incentive to push the guys that did well there, but oh well. 

In any event, while McCaffrey the Younger has done well for himself, I feel awfully lucky that our coaching staff went for Mills and that he's already been accepted.

It appears the Scout rankings have already been revised to reflect the Opening finals.  He's now the #1 QB and the #3 recruit overall on that service.  Wowza.
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OK, quick Mills update, since there's been movement on 247 as well. 

• Mills is the #1 QB on Scout and the #3 recruit overall
  
• He's now the #1 QB on 247 and the #21 recruit overall
  
• He's the #2 QB on Rivals and the #28 recruit overall
  
• He's the #13 pocket passer (#21 QB overall, FFS) on ESPN and the #226 recruit overall
  

So, an emerging consensus that he's the top QB in the class, though ESPN still thinks 20 QBs are better than he is. 

Go home, ESPN. You're drunk.