Shakur Rasheed is going back down from 197 (where he finished 7th last year) to 184. After this year, his body will have stretched, expanded, and contracted again from 165 to 174 to 197 to 184. Martin is the favorite at this weight but can Rasheed jump into finals contention? (He's athletic, long, and loves to pin.) Will the cradle again rock after mysteriously disappearing toward the end of last season? Will Rasheed's unruly hair once again present headgear distractions to the chagrin of Cael? Can he make Myles Martin count the lights in Ohio?
Here are FLOs predictions (not rankings):
1st: Myle Martin, Ohio State
2nd: Emery Parker, Illinois
3rd: Nick Reenan, North Carolina State
4th: Taylor Venz, Nebraska
5th: Shakur Rasheed, Penn State
6th: Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
7th: Ryan Preisch, Lehigh
8th: Louie DePrez, Binghamton
R12: Chip Ness, North Carolina
R12: Max Dean, Cornell
R12: Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
R12: Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State
Here are FLOs predictions (not rankings):
1st: Myle Martin, Ohio State
2nd: Emery Parker, Illinois
3rd: Nick Reenan, North Carolina State
4th: Taylor Venz, Nebraska
5th: Shakur Rasheed, Penn State
6th: Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
7th: Ryan Preisch, Lehigh
8th: Louie DePrez, Binghamton
R12: Chip Ness, North Carolina
R12: Max Dean, Cornell
R12: Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
R12: Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State