How recruiting rankings have stacked up at the top of the NFL Draft

id like to see the 5* and 4* that didn't even get drafted or got drafted in the 5-7th rounds....

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but what for 4's and 3's?

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Looking at his numbers there are roughly 10 3 stars a year drafted in first round, and roughly 1200 3 stars per Rivals. So very roughly 1 out of 120.

Roughly 12 4 stars drafted but only around 300-400 ranked on Rivals. 1 out of every 25-30.


These are just very rough number by a cursory glance at Rivals.

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but it'd be good for consumers to know which sites actually do the best evaluations and projections before committing monthly fees for information.

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is there really that much difference between the sites? Except for ESPN, most of the rest seem pretty similar. 247 has White at #9 overall, Rivals has him at #18, that's an insignificant difference. How often do you see a guy that's a 5* on 1 site and a 3 on another? Is something like White being not in the top 300 on ESPN while he's top 20 everywhere else something you see a lot?

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I believe 24/7 does, and that's their composite ranking

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I thought that was their ranking and the subscriber votes/ranking?

I didn't think they would go across enemy lines to composite with Rivals...

A lof of people have a misconception of what the ranking means. A 5* simply indicates the athlete can contribute at a meaningful level on day 1, and it cascades down from there. A majority of kids have not completed their physical development at 17/18 when they get their rankings.

A 5* is a sure bet physically, but you never know what you get mentally. A ton of 3 and 4 star rated kids would be rated 5*'s by their junior/senior campaigns.

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didn't think they would go across enemy lines to composite with Rivals...

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Actually, the Composite Ranking on 247 includes the 247 rankings, Rivals rankings, Scouts Rankings and ESPN rankings in their algorithm.