Maryland basketball commit Chris Jeffrey's stellar play earns him a big jump in the recruiting rankings
Maryland basketball recruit Christian Jeffrey is enjoying a stellar senior year, averaging more than 24 points and eight rebounds per game while leading Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) to a 16-2 record against high-level competition. The future Terps guard was rewarded for his production on Wednesday, when he made a big jump in the rankings.
Jeffrey climbed 26 spots from No. 95 in the last 247Sports 2025 basketball prospect rankings to No. 69. National recruiting analyst Brandon Jenkins included him in his look at the players who jumped the most spots in the rankings. He wrote:
"Christian Jeffrey has been a standout performer at several of the events 247Sports has attended since our last update. Our Director of Scouting Adam Finkelsteim describes Jeffery as a one the most competitive, powerful and physically aggressive guards in the country. He'll be loved by the Terrapins for his ability to dictate winning."
Travis Branham was also impressed by a December viewing of the Brooklyn native, who's built more like an NFL running back than a high-school basketball player.
He wrote:
Viewed as a combo guard earlier in his high school career, he has the looks of a rock-solid Big Ten-point guard.
From Sam Jane's recent profile of Jeffrey:
"Jeffrey is an ultra-competitive and consistently productive power guard. He stuffs a stat sheet like few other guards in the country and averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and almost 2 steals per game during the EYBL season. He has good backcourt size at 6-foot-3, a very strong build, and plays with both a high-motor and extreme physicality. His intangibles and leadership skills are off the charts as he sets the tone on both ends of the floor.
While he's not a conventional point guard, he's often played with the ball in his hands. He's capable of initiating offense but can be turnover prone when asked to be the primary handler. He excels at getting downhill, playing through contact to get paint touches, and snapping kick-out passes once he collapses the lane. He's also comfortable stopping for mid-range pull-ups, but an inconsistent three-point shooter with questionable, set-shot type, mechanics (30% 3pt in EYBL while averaging just one made three every two games).
Jeffrey is a very aggressive defender who gets after people on that end of the floor and is capable of forcing turnovers. His physical strength also gives him the versatility to switch onto bigger players, while he is also an excellent rebounding guard.
Overall, he may not have the most polished skill set or a ton of wiggle, but he's the type of player who raises the level of everyone around him and is consistently productive because of his physicality, toughness, motor, and aggressive two-way floor game."
Maryland basketball recruit Christian Jeffrey is enjoying a stellar senior year, averaging more than 24 points and eight rebounds per game while leading Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) to a 16-2 record against high-level competition. The future Terps guard was rewarded for his production on Wednesday.
Maryland basketball recruit Christian Jeffrey is enjoying a stellar senior year, averaging more than 24 points and eight rebounds per game while leading Mt. Zion Prep (Md.) to a 16-2 record against high-level competition. The future Terps guard was rewarded for his production on Wednesday, when he made a big jump in the rankings.
Jeffrey climbed 26 spots from No. 95 in the last 247Sports 2025 basketball prospect rankings to No. 69. National recruiting analyst Brandon Jenkins included him in his look at the players who jumped the most spots in the rankings. He wrote:
"Christian Jeffrey has been a standout performer at several of the events 247Sports has attended since our last update. Our Director of Scouting Adam Finkelsteim describes Jeffery as a one the most competitive, powerful and physically aggressive guards in the country. He'll be loved by the Terrapins for his ability to dictate winning."
Travis Branham was also impressed by a December viewing of the Brooklyn native, who's built more like an NFL running back than a high-school basketball player.
He wrote:
With Kevin Willard largely focused on the transfer portal, Jeffrey is Maryland's lone commit in the 2025 class. But the Terps are also pursuing one of the nation's top available guards, a move Jeffrey is excited about.
Viewed as a combo guard earlier in his high school career, he has the looks of a rock-solid Big Ten-point guard.
From Sam Jane's recent profile of Jeffrey:
Christian Jeffrey's 247Sports Scouting Report:
"Jeffrey is an ultra-competitive and consistently productive power guard. He stuffs a stat sheet like few other guards in the country and averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and almost 2 steals per game during the EYBL season. He has good backcourt size at 6-foot-3, a very strong build, and plays with both a high-motor and extreme physicality. His intangibles and leadership skills are off the charts as he sets the tone on both ends of the floor.
While he's not a conventional point guard, he's often played with the ball in his hands. He's capable of initiating offense but can be turnover prone when asked to be the primary handler. He excels at getting downhill, playing through contact to get paint touches, and snapping kick-out passes once he collapses the lane. He's also comfortable stopping for mid-range pull-ups, but an inconsistent three-point shooter with questionable, set-shot type, mechanics (30% 3pt in EYBL while averaging just one made three every two games).
Jeffrey is a very aggressive defender who gets after people on that end of the floor and is capable of forcing turnovers. His physical strength also gives him the versatility to switch onto bigger players, while he is also an excellent rebounding guard.
Overall, he may not have the most polished skill set or a ton of wiggle, but he's the type of player who raises the level of everyone around him and is consistently productive because of his physicality, toughness, motor, and aggressive two-way floor game."
