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Published Jan 5, 2018
UA Week: Stock up, stock down and award winners
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As part of their wrap-up of Under Armour All-American week, Rivals analysts Chad Simmons and Mike Farrell took a closer look at the prospects taking part in the game.

Simmons shared his thoughts on prospects who saw their stock rise and fall, while Farrell handed out some awards.

Below are the Florida signees and targets who were mentioned in the two articles.

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STOCK UP

It is hard to draw up a better offensive tackle than Petit-Frere. Not only did he look the part, but he played the part this week. He has great feet to mirror the quick defensive ends and he showed good strength when run blocking too. He is going to add weight and strength, so he will only get better moving forward. He has first-round draft choice written all over him.

You look at Walker on the hoof and you think college linebacker, not high school. Then you see him play in space, drop in coverage, close on the ball and rush the passer — and you think, what can’t this young man do? He is currently ranked just outside the Rivals100, but he won’t be much longer.

Griffin was locking receivers down all week. He always looked to be engaged in the competition and he wanted to go against the best. He is very quick and he showed great instincts.

STOCK DOWN  

It was a tough week for Jones. He really struggled throwing the ball with accuracy from day one. He just could not find a rhythm, he never got into a groove and he held the ball too long often. The conditions were far from ideal much of the time, but the Florida signee did not perform at the level expected.

BULL MARKET  

This goes to the player who raised his stock the most during the week, and that wasNick Petit-Frere.

BEAR MARKET  

Honorable Mention: Florida signee Emory Jones had a rough week overall and should drop some.

HARD HAT  

This one goes to the biggest hitter, which is essentially the guy who laid the lumber in the game or by accident in practice, because there was not much tackling to the ground during the week.

Honorable Mention: Kentucky commitment Xavier Peters is a big hitter. Florida signee Trey Dean loves to light people up.

STICK'EM  

This award sounds like it's for a defender who hits, but it's really for a receiver with the best hands during the week.

Honorable Mention: Justin Watkins caught everything thrown his way this week which isn’t supposed to be his strength, although he did have a drop in the game. Justyn Ross made some great catches showing off his body control.

ROCKET ARM  

This award goes to the quarterback with the best arm who showed the ability to make all the passes with zip on the football.

Honorable Mention: Florida signee Emory Jones has a great arm thought we didn’t see it as much as we usually do.

ANGER MANAGEMENT  

This goes to the player who showed the most fire and temper during the week and

Trey Dean gets the nod here. He tussled with Jalen Preston in practice and was aggressive and physical all week from the cornerback prospect.

Honorable Mention: Florida commit

Richard Gouraige and Northwestern signee Devin O’Rourkegot into it in one-on-ones during practice.

MR. CONSISTENCY  

This award goes to the player who was simply good all week long and could be relied upon to bring it each and every day.

Honorable Mention: Nick Petit-Frere and many others were just good throughout the week when it comes to the big men. Trey Dean and many of the defensive backs were also good all week long.

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