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The site added two Class of 2021 prospects to its database: Running back Tyson Thornton and quarterback Daron Bryden. Thornton [is a](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tyson-Thornton-171901) 5’11” RB from Massachusetts, while Bryden [is listed](http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Daron-Bryden-171907) as a 5’2″ pro-style quarterback from Connecticut. Rivals.com said the two were “so impressive” at the recent NextGen Boston camp for sixth, seventh and eighth graders that they “were moved up to compete against the eighth grade prospects.” From [Rivals.com](https://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1736635): --- > “” --- The site does not currently have any Class of 2020 players in its database. There are 15 eighth graders from the Class of 2019. 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