Not to make this into some bitter rivalry between the two. But Quinn Ewers' draft slide to the seventh round, and Cade Klubnik's pronounced ascent, makes it hard to overlook comparisons between the No. 1 prospect in the 2021 class and the No. 3 prospect in the 2022 class.

Because if we're keeping score between these two former Lone Star superstars -- and why wouldn't we? -- it's advantage Klubnik now.

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