ICYMI: 2023 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Dig Illinois updated our 2023 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 140 college prospects with a top five of Kira Hutson Kira Hutson 6'3" | OH Metea Valley | 2023 State #26 Nation IL , Gigi Navarrete Gigi Navarrete 5'6" | DS/L Mother McAuley | 2023 State #18 Nation IL , Grace Egan Grace Egan 6'1" | OH Sterling | 2023 State #41 Nation IL , Catherine Burke Catherine Burke 6'3" | MB Loyola Academy | 2023 State #86 Nation IL , and Kenna Wollard Kenna Wollard 6'1" | OH Illinois Valley Central | 2023 State #64 Nation IL !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Illinois 2023 Rankings!
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Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings
How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you.
Prep Dig Illinois prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, club, and college coaches who watch a ton of Illinois volleyball. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair.
Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, club ball matters greatly. We are obviously not ignoring the high school season. It is a reality, however, that players who do not play in club events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.