Originally Posted by Anonymous
There's no such thing as a holdback division and you'll learn that as these kids get into high school. They are in a class and those kids get playing time based on how good they are in that class and on the team. Then they recruited based on if they are good within that class.

True, Mostly. But you're forgetting that if you don't do well as a '25, you can reclass as a '26. Or do a prep year, etc.
It's all able to be manipulated and engineered.