ICYMI: 2023 Rankings Were Posted This Week
In case you missed it, Prep Dig Virginia updated our 2023 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 100 college prospects with a top five of Safi Hampton Safi Hampton 6'1" | OH Hammond (MD) | 2023 State #34 Nation VA , Milan Rex Milan Rex 5'11" | S Alexandria City | 2023 State #147 Nation VA , Brielle Kemavor Brielle Kemavor 6'5" | MB Charles J. Colgan | 2023 State #148 Nation VA , Grace Maria Grace Maria 6'2" | OH Bishop O'Connell | 2023 State #150 Nation VA , and Sydney Bryant Sydney Bryant 5'11" | OH Flint Hill | 2023 State #151 Nation VA !
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Virginia 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 Virginia prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school, club, and college coaches who watch a ton of Virginia 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.