Interesting stat for recruiting.

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Interesting stat for recruiting.
Three tailgaters show just stated that 41 out 44 starters in the pro bowl were not 5 or 4 star recruits. This link states it's 37 players.

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A little breakdown of 5 stars at LSU...


According to 247composite (post 2000):

-19 5 stars signed (draft eligible classes)
-10 5 stars drafted
-LSU has signed ~350 players in those draft eligible classes.
-79 players drafted from these classes


So let's look at the #s:

> 50% of 5 stars get drafted
~ 20% of non 5 stars get drafted

5% of LSU signees are 5 stars
12.5% of LSU draft picks are 5 stars
^ 2.5x as likely to be drafted as all 4 + 3 stars


Let's take a look at the undrafted 5 stars:

01' Ben Wilkerson: AA center
04' Xavier Carter: World class track athlete
05' Ryan Perriloux: No lack of talent
07' Terrance Tolliver: NFL bust***
09' Russel Shepard: On active NFL roster
09' Craig Loston: NFL bust ***
09' Chris Davenport: NFL bust***
10' Lael Collins: Murder investigation (BS)
10' Anthony Johnson: on active NFL roster

-So of 19 signed 3 weren't good enough to play in the league, and one of the 9 undrafted should have been a first rounder.
-Chris Davenport is the only 5 star that wasn't a significant contributor at LSU. Xavier focused on track obviously but did see reps early in football


How about our top prospects in the upcoming draft?

-seniors T White, E Pocic, and K Beckwith were all top 100 players.
-underclassmen J Adams and L Fournette were both 5 stars


Next years top undersclassmen prospects?

Arden Key and Derrius Guice, both top 100 players



I'd say recruiting services do a hell of a job projecting 17 years old kids if you ask me.

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