2027 Top 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The North Carolina site changed the 2027 watch list to rankings this past week.  This class of freshmen are certainly already top contributors for their teams, and that's apparent when you notice three of these athletes competed in state championships this past year.  Let's take a look at the top five on the list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["772526"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eIt seems like [player_tooltip player_id='772526' first='Jordan' last='Speller'] has been a known name for years, and she's just a freshman.u003cspan 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