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3-star cornerback Zion Tracy names top four schools

PeterWarrenPhoto2by:Peter Warren09/06/22

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Oakdale (Conn.) St. Thomas More three-star cornerback Zion Tracy has named Buffalo, Penn State, Rutgers and Syracuse.

He is unranked in the 2023 On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Tracy is ranked as a three-star prospect with a grade of 89 by On3. He is the third-ranked player currently playing in Connecticut after Windsor (Conn.) The Loomis Chaffee School four-star offensive Olaus Alinen and Oakdale (Conn.) St. Thomas More Joseph Mupoyi.

On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power said Tracy could play his way into a fourth star this fall with some really good performances.

“Zion Tracy was initially a 2022 prospect and a one-time Temple pledge,” Power said. “He has since reclassified to 2023 and will play a prep year at Oakdale (Conn.) St. Thomas More. The Long Island native has spend much of his high school career as a wide receiver, but likely projects as a corner long-term. Tracy was a summer riser, posting sub 4.4 second 40-yard dash times at college camps. He also has outstanding length as a cornerback prospect with arms over 32.5 inches at 5’11.5 and around 170 pounds. Tracy’s athleticism, length and ball skills with his receiver background result in a high upside cornerback prospect. We’ll be watching his progress, particularly on defense, this fall.”

The Nittany Lions are the heavy favorites in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6.1k. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.