A look at the 08 recruiting class, star gazing

In 08 (the class of JJ and Peterson), LSU had the #11 recruiting class in the country.

If you look through the class you see a funny correlation between stars and how good kids end up being. That correlation is... there is no correlation.

Rivals does the whole number thing where a 5* is a 6.1 and everything else is below that to try and give you an idea of how good the kid is beyond just a star rating.

Here's some players from that class:

Patrick Johnson (Peterson) - 5* (i think we all know how badass he turned out.)

Deangelo Benton - 5*, didn't qualify academically, decent WR for Auburn

Ryan Baker - 4* 6.0, solid but didn't set the world on fire

Chris Tolliver - 4* 6.0 - complete bust

Brandon Taylor - 4* 5.9 - one of the top 10 safeties in LSU history

Lavar Edwards - 3* 5.5 - Probably the most over achieving, based on rivals, players. Up there with Mo and Hester

P.J. Lonergan - 3* 5.5 - Another over achiever

Alex Hurst - 3* 5.6 - Seeing a trend yet?

Greg Shaw - 4* 5.8 - Again


Looking back on this class just shines some light on how pathetic national recruiting services really are. It doesn't matter what the rankings are of players, it's about the coaches, and LSU has some damn good coaches. This class coming in fills needs. We don't need to worry about stars or national rankings, we need to worry about supporting these kids now that they where our school colors. I for one look forward to seeing this class grow and make this team even stronger in the future.