Top recruits On3 is higher on than the rest of the industry

There are some some things in recruiting that are considered fairly unanimous. But most of the time, evaluators look very differently at prospects. On3’s Industry Comparison tool makes it possible to see how the four major recruiting media companies — On3, 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals — view each top recruit.

The On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, does a great job of showing the general feeling of a player across the industry.

But there are always outliers in the 2023 On300 ranking from the consensus. Below are some top recruits that On3’s national rankings team is higher on than the other recruiting networks using the Industry Comparison.

5-star EDGE Adepoju Adebawore – Oklahoma commit

School: Kansas City (Mo.) North Kansas City

On3 Ranking: No. 7
247Sports: No. 37
ESPN: No. 57
Rivals: No. 35

5-star WR Shelton Sampson Jr. – LSU commit

School: Baton Rouge (La.) Catholic

On3 Ranking: No. 23
247Sports: No. 83
ESPN: No. 41
Rivals: No. 64

4-star WR Eugene Wilson – Florida commit

School: Tampa (Fla.) Gaither

On3 Ranking: No. 31
247Sports: No. 112
ESPN: No. 151
Rivals: Not ranked

4-star EDGE Braylan Shelby – USC commit

School: Friendswood (Texas)

On3 Ranking: No. 33
247Sports: No. 61
ESPN: No. 290
Rivals: No. 51

4-star EDGE Yhonzae Pierre – Alabama commit

School: Eufaula (Ala.)

On3 Ranking: No. 34
247Sports: No. 91
ESPN: 117
Rivals: No. 50

4-star WR Tyler Williams – Georgia commit

School: Lakeland (Fla.)

On3 Ranking: No. 54
247Sports: No. 105
ESPN: No. 161
Rivals: 130

4-star EDGE Derion Gullette – Texas commit

School: Marlin (Texas) Teague

On3 Ranking: No. 61
247Sports: Not ranked
ESPN: No. 149
Rivals: No. 123

4-star LB Caleb Herring – Tennessee commit

School: Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Riverdale

On3 Ranking: No. 66
247Sports: No. 103
ESPN: No. 101
Rivals: No. 115

4-star TE Andrew Rappleyea – Penn State commit

School: Millbrook (N.Y.) Milton Academy

On3 Ranking: No. 80
247Sports: No. 207
ESPN: No. 206
Rivals: No. 165

4-star QB Lincoln Kienholz – Ohio State commit

School: Pierre (S.D.) T.F. Riggs

On3 Ranking: No. 116
247Sports: No. 172
ESPN: Not ranked
Rivals: No. 232