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MEN'S BASKETBALL · MD · CLASS OF 2026

Qayden
Samuels.

POSITION
SF
CLASS
2026
HT / WT
6'6" · 205.00 lbs
HOMETOWN
District Heights, MD
ELITEMVI+59.0RISK0REGIONMD
Qayden Samuels
PR SCORE86.1/ 100
#24 National
Consensus #23 · SF #11
○ Uncommitted
Top schools: Alabama · Georgetown
Composite Score Breakdown74.1/ 100
47.1
10.0
7.0
WSA
Weighted Service Avg
47.1/ 50
MOM
Rank Momentum
10.0/ 25
SCAR
Position Scarcity
6.0/ 15
STAB
Cross-Service Stability
4.0/ 10
ELIT
Elite Recognition
7.0/ 10

The PrepRanks composite weighs four-service ratings, recent rank momentum, position scarcity, cross-service stability, and elite recognition. Service Average accounts for the largest share; momentum and scarcity together capture the directional signal.

Proprietary signals

PrepRanks Intelligence

Market Value Index
59.0/ 100

Recruiting demand from offers, predictions, geographic reach, and program quality.

Commitment Risk
0.0/ 100

Flip likelihood from prediction mismatches, program pressure, and timing.

Height Advantage
44.0/ 100

Height percentile at SF. 6'6" measured against position peers.

NBA Draft Probability
75.0/ 100

Model estimate of NBA draft outcome given PR score, position, and HS-to-pro base rate.

Position Versatility
40.0/ 100

Multi-position flexibility in modern positionless basketball.

Cross-service consensus

How the services see Samuels

Service ratingsCONSENSUS DIVERGES · 43 SPOTS
ON3
#43
94.00
247
#0
97.00
ESPN
#0
89.00
PR Score history

Recent trajectory.

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Open: 78.1Current: 86.3Δ: 8.2
Same school · Class of 2026

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