Cool/interesting chart: How each Super Bowl starter was ranked in HS

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So quick to bash.

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I wasn't bashing. In fact I stated this

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OK, I know you didn't say this, but

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Well these stars are based on how they think these players are ranked headed into COLLEGE. Alot changes between then and the NFL.

That's why more 3 and 4 starts make it in the NFL. There's a much bigger pool of player to potentially become super stars.

The dead horse beaten again......
1) more 5 stars (by percentage) are in league than 4 stars, more 4 than 3, and so on..... (By percentage). However there are a lot of 3 stars in league because out of the hundreds or so of 3 stars if only 5% make it that is more than all of the 5 stars.
2) 5 stars have more raw ability, so you have a better chance of making a great player. The old can't make chicken salad out of chicken s-"* adage.... But even if you start with chicken it still takes effort to make the salad in that analogy
3) there are always exceptions where kids are underrated

All this to say the obvious. Given a choice between a 5 star or a 4 star you always want the 5, unless there is a huge compelling reason to take 4 over 5 (like 5 star just got arrested for a string of felonies)

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To properly address the question "do stars matter?" you would need to do something like--what % of 5 stars are NFL starters vs 4 stars vs 3 stars etc?

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it has been done and, by percentage, there are more 5 stars that make it than others. More 4s than 3s and so on.

1 principle or dynamic that gets lost in this discussion is that the ideal college player isn't the ideal NFL player. Charlie Ward, Tebow, Couch, Crouch, etc. If you could have college Peyton Manning or college Tebow, who would you pick? The NFL versions are easy but not the college versions.

"herp a derp 5 stars are divas that don't work hard, always busts. 3 stars work harder herp a derp HESTER!!!!!"

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Well these stars are based on how they think these players are ranked headed into COLLEGE. Alot changes between then and the NFL.

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True, and I think a lot of 4 & 5 star players can be very good, or say, All-Conference, maybe even All-American in college, but their game just doesn't translate to the pros.