Rivals Rankings Week: Roundtable on the 2025 rankings

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The final rankings release for the 2025 class has wrapped up and there were plenty of controversial decisions that coaches, players and fans are discussing.

The national analyst team – Adam Friedman, John Garcia Jr., Adam Gorney, Greg Smith and Sam Spiegelman – sit down at the Rankings Roundtable and discuss.

RIVALS RANKING WEEK

Monday: Who should be the No. 1 QB in the 2025 Rivals250?

Tuesday: Final Five-Star Countdown for the 2025 class | Meet the new five-stars

Wednesday: Final Rivals250 released | Texas wins 2025 recruiting crown | Gorney’s thoughts | Comparing 2025 five-stars to NFL stars | Players who blew up this cycle

Thursday: Final offensive position rankings released | Who’s the better OT: Sanders or Fasusi? | Breaking down No. 1 at each offensive position

Friday: Final defensive position rankings released | Will Jahkeem Stewart live up to his five-star rating? | Breaking down No. 1 at each defensive position

Saturday: Final state rankings revealed

Sunday: Rankings Roundtable

1. WHO MIGHT BE RANKED TOO HIGH?

Friedman: Zahir Mathis. I’ve been a big fan of Mathis throughout his career and was really encouraged by the physical development he showed prior to his senior season. The former Ohio State commit wasn’t able to show how effective he could be this season because of some nagging injuries but there were still flashes of brilliance. Overall, the inconsistencies and lack of steady development are concerning and put into question whether Mathis will ever be able to reach his incredibly high ceiling.

Garcia: Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng. The Michigan signee reached five-star status last offseason coming off of a banner…


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Publish date : 2025-01-26 17:20:00

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