Ranking the Contenders: Five-star Darryn Peterson

The No. 3 prospect in the 2025 Rivals150, Darryn Peterson is the top high school guard in the country and a tantalizing prospect for both college coaches and NBA scouts. Peterson remains uncommitted, but his recruitment is beginning to take shape as campus visits unfold.

Today, Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy ranks the contenders to land Peterson in order of how likely each is to be the choice come decision day.

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1. KANSAS

Calling Peterson’s relationship with Bill Self and his staff “strong” is probably a bit of an understatement. The five-star guard exclaimed, “That’s my guy. He’s been watching me since freshman year,” at the mere mention of Self in a recent interview, and things seem to be moving in a positive direction for the Jayhawks in the wake of Peterson’s official visit to Lawrence.

The June trip to Kansas was the five-star’s second visit, pairing with an unofficial trip he took when he was in eighth grade. Peterson is yet to set a commitment date and may take additional visits this fall, but Kansas has established itself as the pace-setter for the time being.

It’s probably also worth noting that Peterson signed a major NIL deal with adidas last November, and Kansas is one of the company’s flagship athletic programs.

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2. OHIO STATE

The Buckeyes have a fighting chance, but things will have to go well during Peterson’s scheduled Aug.1 official visit in order for head coach Jake Diebler and company to overtake the Jayhawks as the presumed front-runners. Such a thing is not unthinkable, obviously, as Peterson is an Ohio native and was born in Canton, just 125 miles away from the Buckeyes’ Columbus campus.

There probably isn’t a ton separating Kansas and Ohio State, and it seems…

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Publish date : 2024-07-05 02:25:56

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