Kaeo Akana is also bumped up to 4*!

[MDUte]

A lot of love for Utah recruits coming in on the final Top 24/7 player rankings!

Utah's Kaeo Akana is yet another new four-star with 247Sports #GoUtes https://t.co/Vxs5Oi56if
— Steve Bartle (@SBartle247) January 26, 2022

[Ghost of the HEB]

Hell yeah. So as of now our 247 4*s in this class are
Lander Barton (close to 5*)
Nate Johnson
Jaylon Glover
Kaeo Akana
Tao Johnson
Am I missing any? Hoping Peppins also gets a bump soon.

[MDUte]

Medlock is right on the edge of being 4*

[Utesbyfive]

Barton isn’t really close to 5* in the composite ranks. It’s just the On3 service only. On 24/7 composite he’s .94xx which is pretty far from 5*

Tao Johnson isn’t a 4* in the 24/7 composite.

[Jake]

Look at 247 rankings, not composite. Lander is ranked 40th in 247, Tao and Kaeo are 4*.

[Central Coast Ute]

247 has Barton at 97. He’d need to be 99 to get 5 stars. It’s not as close as you’re trying to make it.

[younglurch]

Actually 247 counts their 98 rating as a 5-star. So yes, it really is that close if we’re going off of 247 rankings. 

[Central Coast Ute]

OK I stand corrected. My apologies

[Jake]

There are literally 7 players between him and the last 5*. That’s very close.

[Utesbyfive]

That’s great, but it’s cherry picked. 247s claim to fame is the composite ranking, and really the only thing worth noting.

[PlainsUte]

I think we’re seeing the positive-feedback effect of the Pac-12 championship.   Get some respect by winning a conference championship and suddenly your recruits are being recruited by a championship program and get more “stars” from the services.  More highly rated recruits draws more quality recruits and then leads to more championship caliber rosters.

[Crow]

Wow jumped to #3 in Pac12 rankings