2023 Position Rankings: Centers

<p>The high school season is complete and we are getting underway with the AAU season. First thing, though, we are updating our prospect rankings for each class. Today, we are looking at the 2023 Centers.</p> <table class="tablepress" dir="ltr" border="1" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10"> <colgroup> <col width="100" /> <col width="133" /> <col width="100" /> <col width="100" /> <col width="176" /> <col width="206" /></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;RANK&quot;}"><strong>RANK</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;PLAYER&quot;}"><strong>PLAYER</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;HEIGHT&quot;}"><strong>HEIGHT</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;POS [RANK]&quot;}"><strong>POS</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;HIGH SCHOOL&quot;}"><strong>HIGH SCHOOL</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;CLUB TEAM&quot;}"><strong>CLUB TEAM</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:41}">41</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="868238" first="Luke" last="Burgess"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’8&quot;&quot;}">6’8"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C1&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;New Palestine&quot;}">New Palestine</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:72}">72</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="1049165" first="Jacob" last="Cherry"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’9&quot;&quot;}">6’9"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C2&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Eastern-Pekin&quot;}">Eastern-Pekin</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Indiana Elite South 2023&quot;}">Indiana Elite South 2023</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:75}">75</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="935728" first="Dylan" last="Watson"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’9&quot;&quot;}">6’9"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C3&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Castle&quot;}">Castle</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;George Hill All Indy 2023&quot;}">George Hill All Indy 2023</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:110}">110</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="935744" first="James" last="Stasey"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’8&quot;&quot;}">6’8"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C4&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Fishers&quot;}">Fishers</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:134}">134</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="1160689" first="Declan" last="Austin"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’6&quot;&quot;}">6’6"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C5&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Knox&quot;}">Knox</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:145}">145</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="1049193" first="Isaiah" last="Akinyele"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’5&quot;&quot;}">6’5"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C6&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Merrillville&quot;}">Merrillville</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Indiana Game 2023 Premier&quot;}">Indiana Game 2023 Premier</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:151}">151</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[player_tooltip player_id=">[player_tooltip player_id="1160698" first="Russell" last="Winchester"]</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;6’5&quot;&quot;}">6’5"</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;C7&quot;}">C</td> <td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Warsaw&quot;}">Warsaw</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Breakdown</strong>: The class of 2023 isn’t super deep in any area and so far, we are really missing the size. [player_tooltip player_id="868238" first="Luke" last="Burgess"], our top Center in the class, is just as much of a football prospect. [player_tooltip player_id="1049165" first="Jacob" last="Cherry"] is still pretty raw as is guys like [player_tooltip player_id="935744" first="James" last="Stasey"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1160689" first="Declan" last="Austin"]. Not too many sure things. [player_tooltip player_id="935728" first="Dylan" last="Watson"] is the most well-built of the group, outside of Burgess, but we need to see him play more this summer to have a better guage. Will be interesting to see how this develops over the summer.</p>