blue-chipper
noun
blue-chip·per
ˈblü-ˌchi-pər 
: blue chip
especially
: blue chip sense 2b
Every year, basketball fans can count on certain schools depositing their share of blue-chippers in the pros. —
Bob Raissman
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The class consists of five five-star prospects and 29 blue-chippers in the 247Sports Composite.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Listen to this article Miami already has a strong 2026 offensive line class, headlined by blue-chippers Jackson Cantwell and Ben Congdon, and the Hurricanes continued adding to it Saturday.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Running back Ashton Jeanty — one of the few blue-chippers in this draft class — is a Carroll-type player.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
He was mostly known for being drafted using the compensatory pick the Red Sox got after losing Xander Bogaerts in free agency, but he wasn’t even regarded by most outlets as one of Boston’s top 30 prospects, much less a blue-chipper destined for the big leagues.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Lincoln Riley’s class includes seven blue-chippers (and four top-100 prospects) among the 11 commits.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Listen to this article Miami already has a strong 2026 offensive line class, headlined by blue-chippers Jackson Cantwell and Ben Congdon, and the Hurricanes continued adding to it Saturday.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Running back Ashton Jeanty — one of the few blue-chippers in this draft class — is a Carroll-type player.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
He was mostly known for being drafted using the compensatory pick the Red Sox got after losing Xander Bogaerts in free agency, but he wasn’t even regarded by most outlets as one of Boston’s top 30 prospects, much less a blue-chipper destined for the big leagues.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Lincoln Riley’s class includes seven blue-chippers (and four top-100 prospects) among the 11 commits.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Blue-chipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-chipper. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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