Kids can start showing up on the radar as early as their freshman year in high school (although rare). Many top-notch kids start getting real attention during or after their sophomore year. I think there are about 20 threads here already on kids in the 2010 recruiting class (kids currently finishing up their sophomore year and heading into their junior year football season). Even if this kid you're talking about is only in 7th or 8th grade, there's nothing wrong in bringing him up for discussion. We even have
a thread on a 2011 kid (of course, he's also a BP member).