How to Use blue-chipper in a Sentence

blue-chipper

noun

• Most years the number of blue-chippers is around 15.
  — Kevin Sherrington feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Smith is a blue-chipper, but this classification is full of small-college prospects who play like one.
  — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• The days of Cignetti winning with only seven blue-chippers on the entire roster are done.
  — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026
• The young blue-chippers on defense have gotten better, especially against the pass.
  — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
• The class consists of five five-star prospects and 29 blue-chippers in the 247Sports Composite.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• In total, the Gators have three top-100 prospects, 12 top-200 prospects and 17 blue-chippers.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• Alabama’s 2027 class has seven commitments (three are non-blue-chippers) and ranks 41st.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• But his recruitment, and everything that comes with it in modern college football, is an example of how much the industry has changed for the typical blue-chipper.
  — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• The Hokies’ class is ranked 14th nationally and includes seven blue-chippers among the 17 commitments.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• The Sooners have 14 total commitments, including five top-100 players and four other blue-chippers.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
• Florida’s staff signed 15 high school offensive linemen, including five blue-chippers, over Billy Napier’s four seasons in Gainesville.
  — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 15 July 2026
• Despite winning the championship in January, Indiana previously had just four blue-chippers in the 2027 class, none of whom ranked inside the top 200 nationally.
  — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• Indiana’s roster includes only seven former blue-chippers, fewer than every team that made the 2025 CFP except for Group of 5 schools Tulane and James Madison.
  — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
• Yet another electrifying backcourt blue-chipper, Cayden Daughtry, led the Rebels to a 71-60 victory against Drive Nation of Texas for the 2026 title.
  — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026