247Sports updated their recruiting rankings today and in doing so bumped 2021 quarterback recruit Deacon Hill from a three-star prospect to a four-star.
Hill’s fourth star now gives the Badgers six Top247 prospects and seven four-stars in their 2021 class, a class that is lining up to be the best in program history and in the ballpark of top-10 in the nation.
JUST IN: #Badgers quarterback commit Deacon Hill is now a @247Sports four-star prospect.#Wisconsin running back commit Loyal Crawford also gets a ratings bump.@bartonsimmons and @AllenTrieu break down the jumps for the two future Badgers.https://t.co/MFg3e7eD9K pic.twitter.com/CZNvPTCwQE
— Evan Flood (@Evan_Flood) June 17, 2020
247Sports director of scouting Barton Simmons weighed in on why Hill made such a big jump before even taking the field for his senior season.
“I love the upside with Deacon,” 247sports national director of scouting Barton Simmons explained. “He’s a big dude and he’s not going to run away from anybody, but he’s more athletic than you think in terms of his pocket movements and agility.
“He also looks like he has one of the strongest arms in this class. He can flick the ball downfield effortlessly regardless of conditions or base set-up. I think delivery is getting more and more important in today’s game and he can play with arm angles really effectively. He’s also a first-year starter with really strong athletic pedigree who seems to me to have a really high ceiling.
“There’s just a lot to like to me.”
Other players who received a bump in their rating include three-star defensive end Mike Jarvis and three-star running back Loyal Crawford, both players towards the bottom of the class in terms of each player’s national ranking but also guys on the rise as they prepare for their senior campaigns.
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