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MEN'S BASKETBALL · OH · CLASS OF 2026

Alex
Smith.

POSITION
PF
CLASS
2026
HT / WT
6'8" · 195.00 lbs
HOMETOWN
Columbus, OH
MVI+66.0RISK0REGIONOH
Alex Smith
PR SCORE76.6/ 100
#81 National
Consensus #108 · PF #15
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● Committed
Ohio State Buckeyes
since Sep 2024
Composite Score Breakdown65.6/ 100
44.3
10.0
7.3
WSA
Weighted Service Avg
44.3/ 50
MOM
Rank Momentum
10.0/ 25
SCAR
Position Scarcity
7.3/ 15
STAB
Cross-Service Stability
4.0/ 10
ELIT
Elite Recognition
0.0/ 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
66.0/ 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
45.0/ 100

Height percentile at PF. 6'8" measured against position peers.

NBA Draft Probability
40.0/ 100

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

Big Man Scarcity
45.0/ 100

Premium for true centers and high-end forwards in a guard-dominant cycle.

Position Versatility
40.0/ 100

Multi-position flexibility in modern positionless basketball.

Cross-service consensus

How the services see Smith

Service ratingsCONSENSUS DIVERGES · 97 SPOTS
ON3
#97
90.00
247
#0
90.00
ESPN
#0
82.00
PR Score history

Recent trajectory.

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Open: 68.6Current: 76.7Δ: 8.2
Same school · Class of 2026

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