By: Crissy Froyd April 19th, 2021 2021-04-19T06:03:00-05:00 The Draft Network
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There was a time
Zach Wilson was an afterthought as far as upper-level quarterbacks in the 2021 NFL Draft go. Then, there was a time it was considered preposterous to rank him above former Clemson quarterback
We’re now beyond both of those eras, with Wilson slated to be one of the first players off the board and a number of people both in the media and within the NFL willing to put him over Lawrence.
This comes down to a lot of things that can be described in short-form as the Joe Burrow-type of rise Wilson had at BYU this past season. One quarterback Wilson models himself after is Burrow himself and who wouldn’t want to do that after the success Burrow had at LSU, finishing out an undefeated season with a win over a historically dominant Clemson team?
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USC signee Jaxson Dart named MaxPreps Utah High School Football Player of the Year
DRAPER When Jaxson Dart first transferred to Corner Canyon ahead of his senior year of high school football, he did so knowing he would be under the microscope.
He d have the pressure of a team that had won back-to-back state championships and held the longest active winning streak in Utah s top classification.
He more than lived up to them.
Under Dart s command, the Chargers (14-0) rolled to their third consecutive state title and pushed a wining streak over 40-straight games. Dart s personal journey culminated in December, when he signed with USC in advance of graduating early and joining the Trojans in time for spring football.
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USC signee Jaxson Dart named MaxPreps Utah High School Football Player of the Year
DRAPER When Jaxson Dart first transferred to Corner Canyon ahead of his senior year of high school football, he did so knowing he would be under the microscope.
He d have the pressure of a team that had won back-to-back state championships and held the longest active winning streak in Utah s top classification.
He more than lived up to them.
Under Dart s command, the Chargers (14-0) rolled to their third consecutive state title and pushed a wining streak over 40-straight games. Dart s personal journey culminated in December, when he signed with USC in advance of graduating early and joining the Trojans in time for spring football.
But one incoming freshman may take the place of three wide receivers in a normal year.
Corner Canyon wide receiver Noah Kjar, the state s career leader in receptions and three-time state champion who ranks second all-time in receiving yards for a season and career, was one of three incoming freshman signed by seventh-year coach Jay Hill on Wednesday.
Kjar, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound wide out from Draper who is the son of Corner Canyon coach Eric Kjar, had 285 career receptions for 4,935 yards and 50 touchdowns in four seasons with the Chargers. He s the second-most prolific wide out in state history, according to the Utah High School Activities Association record book, and has the most yards and touchdowns of anyone not included Orem graduate Puka Nacua, who caught 260 passes for a state-record 5,226 yards and 58 touchdowns in four seasons before signing with Washington in 2018.
National signing day 2020: Meet the Oregon Ducks 2021 football recruiting class
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
EUGENE ― Oregon signed 20 players to its 2021 recruiting class, the best in program history.
The Ducks’ class is ranked atop the Pac-12 for the third straight year and No. 6 nationally in the 247Sports Composite.
Four offensive linemen, a trio of heralded receivers, three outside linebackers, pairs of tight ends, safeties and cornerbacks and an inside linebacker, defensive tackle, quarterback and running back made up the class, which has room to add between now and February’s signing period.
Here’s a look at the class, with bios courtesy of Oregon athletics: