are not really much different from anyone else's

125: Prata has been really impressive...amazing where he is now compared to a year ago. Last year, I think his improvement was all about getting distance from the injury. He's already improved a lot this year though too. I think Brewer has to get significant credit for that. Joey was winning 2-0 at the start of the season but has clearly added some offense more recently...hope that trend continues. He doesn't have to get much better to be looking like a solid blood round guy.

133: I think Gerardi is just still figuring it out. I hope Brewer will make a significant difference here too. I think it's probably good that he's had a mixed bag of results so far this year. He should have a stretch where he can rack up some wins now and really develop. He's got Phillippi and Tucker on the schedule, but otherwise should have a bunch of winnable bouts. I bet he qualifies and at least gets to experience NCAA's.

141: Mitch is definitely Mr. All-Or-Nothing as others have said. He's gonna throw a guy to his back or he's gonna lose while steadfastly tying up and not even looking for a leg. He'll qualify but so far he doesn't look like anything different from last year, so he'll probably be good for a couple NCAA wins.

149: Brent just doesn't look like the same guy post-injury. He doesn't look as strong or as fit. I'm sure a neck injury is devastating to strength and conditioning; hopefully he can regain some. He might struggle to qualify if things keep going as is.

157: BC is solid and an obvious fan favorite. Even without CKLV, he's going to have a bunch of tough matches on his resume. Hopefully he finds the edge in more than not. Probably good for a couple Minneapolis wins, but he doesn't seem consistent enough to expect more.

165: McFadden is great, but still not above the head-scratching loss. I expect him to be dominant the rest of the of the way to Minneapolis. Gonna need it to snag a good seed for NCAA's. Looking forward to celebrating "Tech's first 4-time AA!"

174: Hughes will be interesting. He's going to have a lot of winnable matches. Womack seems to be the highest ranked future opponent and Cody only lost to him 4-2 in Vegas. I think he'll win enough to qualify, but may not be a point contributor.

184: Bolen is rollin'. 184 is going to be crazy fun to watch in Minneapolis. Already some great quality wins and should get Deprez again along with Darmstadt, Hidlay (probably 2x), and Bonaccorsi. Legit shot at the 2 seed, Legit shot at Saturday night under the big lights.

197: Smeltzer is interesting. There's something there; all a matter of when it comes out. He's 7-8 now and they're aren't a wealth of easy wins on his schedule. Not many huge land mines either (other than maybe Reenan I guess? not sure what's going on with him). Crap shoot to qualify; probably bet on "no" now, but wouldn't shock me if he gets there.

285: Borst is looking good, but not yet great. Like the comparison to Kasper elsewhere in this thread--I totally think John could get there. He's got a solid resume now and should rack up a lot of wins going forward. Stencel and Thomas (maybe 2x) will be his opportunity to make a statement seeding-wise. I like Borst to get us 3 wins or so and maybe even make the blood round if things go his way.