Did anyone else see how good LSU pro day went?!!

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its about your development#Lsugreatness!!!

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That's a narrow understanding of things. That's fine for players hoping to get to the NFL. I'd prefer guys who are college ready out of high school if the option is there. I'm happy for Debo, but as a college fan I don't really care how they'll do in the NFL.

A 3* player is still a very talented athlete.. Otherwise they wouldn't be worthy of a scholarship to schools like LSU. Why do people refer to 3* as thought it means they are shite. Coaches see potential, and how they can fit their scheme, not how many stars they have been given on a recruiting site.

Debo Jones was waaay underrated coming out of high school. He was only 16 at the start of his senior year and he still was fast as all get out.

Similarly narrow point of view. Like it or not, NFL success of school's former players is perfect marketing for the school to the next generation of hopefuls. Being college ready starts with talent, and effective marketing draws better talent.

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I mean, it's like comparing the NCAA 100m champion to the guy who finished 8th

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I get what you're saying, but it's more like comparing the guy who placed 1st to the guy who placed 300th. Except no one is using a stopwatch. They're writing down what they think they ran based on what their eyes tell them.

They can make it and not do well and kids would still look at it as a "LSU can get me into the NFL". Whether they do good once they get there is entirely up to them. You can put positive spin on any situation, just depends on if your looking half empty or half full.

track at LSU is notoriously fast, just like Ohio State, Miami, and a few other schools. have to add .1-.15 to those times to get the realistic number. Still, our guys did really well. couple of them I would love to see on the Saints

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your 5* guys will generally be better than your 3* guys, but even when that's true the difference is usually pretty narrow.

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only 20% of five star guys make it in (or even to) the NFL.

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only 20% of five star guys make it in (or even to) the NFL.

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TL;DR - You have NO IDEA what you are talking about. The rest is very long if anybody cares to look at the research.


2010
Of the top 10 players in the 2010 composite, 8 made it to the NFL. The other two were Jackson Jeffcoat who was a consensus All American in 2013 and Michael Dyer who had a 1000 yard season as a freshman and then an almost 1300 yard season in his second year (over 3000 rush yards during his career). I can't remember what Jackson's problem was, but Dyer fell completely off the road, off the field, and that impacted him on the field.

All in all 17 of the 31 5 stars were drafted (54.8%) I doubt 30% of the gazillion 3 stars and below got drafted from that year.

2011
Currently 13 of the 30 5 stars in this class have been drafted. La'El should have been a 1st rounder but Todd McShay had to be a McBitch like he always is. Crowell has had a decent college career and about average as an RB in the NFL. Others like the OT Westerman, Miller from OSU, Williams RB turned CB for TAMU, and yes even Jeff Driskel, should go somewhere in the draft this year.

Right now 43.3% have been drafted and when it's all said and done, over 50% will have been drafted.

2012
8 of the top 10 recruits have already been drafted after only 3 years. Seven of the eight went in the top 2 rounds and Noah Spence will be drafted this year making 9 of 10. Seven of the rest of the 35 5 star recruits have already been drafted as well, at only 3 years out. That means 42.8% have already been drafted after leaving early. With Noah Spence, Kyle Murphy, Jonathan Bullard, Keith Marshall, Adolphus Washington, and Jordan Jenkins expected to be drafted this year, you might as well chalk up 21 of the 35 5 star recruits, or 71.4%.

Also, there are still guys like Josh Harvey-Clemons, Gunner Keil, Rushel Shell, and Channing Ward that could get drafted in 2017. John Theus (UGA OT) and Isaac Seumalo (Oregon St OG) could also get drafted this year.

2013 - early exits prior to draft
The top 5 recruits are EEs and all are expected to be highly drafted. Four of the next 5 are EEs and projected to go in the top 3 rounds. Only one of the next 5 is leaving this year but 3 out of the remaining 4 are projected 2017 1st round picks (Jonathan Allen, O.J. Howard Bama and Kendall Fuller V Tech). Only one of the next 5 is leaving (Kelvin Taylor) and right now only one of the remaining 4 of that bunch I can see being drafted (the others ones are RSJ, Keith Ford TAMU and Robert Foster Bama). Two of the next 5 are leaving and they are both stud 1st round DBs in McKenzie Alexander from Clemson, and Vonn Bell from Ohio St. I doubt the other 3 get drafted, well maybe Redfield from ND. A'Shawn is the only guy leaving and he should be a 1st round pick from the last four. Both safeties Mcquay III (USC) and Tony Conner (Ole Miss) should be drafted next year barring injury.

14 or 15 of the 34 class of 2013 5 stars will be drafted this year and anywhere between 26-30 should be drafted by the 2018 draft.

Just for fun 2014 guys that aren't eligible til next year.
Projected 1st rounders by Walter Football (updated March 4th)
5 of the top 6 are projected to be 5 star recruits and when you hear the names of the projected first rounders, how could you doubt?
Leonard Fournette, Jalen Tabor, Cam Robinson, Jamal Adams, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Dalvin Cook, Jabrill Peppers, Adoree Jackson, Malachi Dupre, Raekwon McMillan, Nick Chubb, Malik McDowell, Quin Blanding. All of those players are pretty much the top 3 at their position and you guys should know that.

That means that 13 of the top 33 2014 (39.3%) 5 stars are projected not only to go in the first round, but go in the first round as early exits and looking at the names, that is highly, HIGHLY likely. I have to say that the rankings (I only looked at the composite) look better and better when you check them out.