Farrell: Five questions for the Five-Star Challenge
The Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge presented By Under Armour is this weekend with many of the best players in the country competing in one-on-ones, seven-on-seven and the Big Man Challenge. Here are five questions I’d like to see answered.
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1. Is Davis Mills a five-star?
I’d like to see if Stanford quarterback commit Davis Mills can make that push to five-star status because I like everything about his game and think he has the potential to have a Kyle Allen-like performance. Allen was so dominant back in Chicago at the Five-Star Challenge that he proved he took that next step and I saw glimpses of that from Mills at our Atlanta regional camp.
2. Is Dylan Moses a dominant linebacker?
Dylan Moses played mostly linebacker last year and was solid but not spectacular at the Future 50 and the Rivals Camp Series stop in New Orleans. There are many who think he's a better running back prospect, but I've always felt Moses had the potential to be a great linebacker with this athleticism and quick-twitch ability. Of course, it is tough to evaluate without tackling, but I still want to see him dominate this weekend.
3. Is Trevon Grimes the best WR since A.J. Green and Julio Jones in 2008?
We’ve had Rueben Randle, Dorial Green-Beckham, Laquan Treadwell and Calvin Ridley ranked as our top wideout in the country since Jones and Green were on top in 2008, which is not a shabby group. What I saw from Trevon Grimes at our Miami regional camp was something special, but I don’t even know if he’s better than Donovan Peoples-Jones in this class, much less the best since 2008. But maybe, just maybe, we are starting to see a superstar put it all together and push for that No. 1 overall ranking, which would make him the first wideout since DGB to hold that honor.
4. How good is Marquis Hayes?
Marquis Hayes, an offensive tackle from Missouri, reminded me of a bigger Kai-Leon Herbert when I saw him at the Kansas City regional and we just bumped Herbert to No. 61 in the nation. Was Hayes just that good because the competition in KC wasn’t that great or is this kid an elite, national top 50 offensive tackle who is just hidden in the Midwest?
5. Will a 2018 prospect be the top defensive back?
It would be difficult with five-stars like AJ Terrell, Jeffrey Okudah and Lamont Wade in action, but keep an eye on Al Blades, who could be very special. There are other top 2018s attending as well like Asante Samuel Jr., Anthony Cook, BJ Foster and Jaiden Woodbey, but Blades is the guy I am keeping my eye on.
