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to belabor the point, I started to look at whether or not the current makuuchi roster had meaningful success or expectations of success before entering the NSK. I only made it like halfway through before I got bored, but this is what I have:

-Aonishiki took "3rd at the 2019 Sumo world junior championships in Sakai in middle weight"
-Wakamotoharu, Wakatakakage - grandchildren of komusubi Wakabayama
-Ichiyamamoto finished top 16 in the 2016 National Sports Festival
-Shishi took multiple bronze medals (2014-15) in the ISF's Sumo World Championship
-Hakuoho - Hakuho Cup winner, 2-time high school yokozuna, Corporate Yokozuna etc
-Midorifuji won the 2013 All-Japan junior championships for his weight division.
-Takerufuji "Individual runner-up at several national events"
-Tochitaikai won the 2014 National Middle School Sumo Championship
-Churanoumi won the 2010 Junior World Championship and the 2011 National Sports Festival
-Kinbozan was runner-up in the 2019 All-Japan Sumo Championship, winner of 2020 National Student Sumo Championship
-Ura won the under-65kg division at the 2008(?) National Student Sumo Championship
-Kayo finished top 8 in the 2021 All-Japan Sumo Championship
-Oshoma was student yokozuna, Kanazawa National Tournament winner etc
-Onosato - obvious
-Daieisho was a semifinalist of the 2011 National Inter-High tournament
-Endo won the 2012 All-Japan Sumo Championship and the 2012(?) National Sports Festival
-Tobizaru won a late-2000s National Middle School Sumo Championship; couldn't find the year