re: 3* ATH Tae Provens (Madison Co/Alabama) Commits

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And "3 star u" won the title in 03 and 07...

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01 class #2 nationally
***** Hill
***** Spears
***** Wilkerson
***** Clayton
***** Whitworth
8 top 100 players (only top 100 ranked)

^ JR class 2003

04 class - #3 nationally
3 Five stars
6 top 100 players
9 top 200 players

^ JR class 2007


09 class (#1 nationally)
4 Five stars
7 top 100 players
13 top 200 players

^ JR class in 2011

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and most of the guys who make LSU nflsu are 2-4's so please stop going off stars.

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Most of the guys we sign are 2-4 stars, obviously most of our 40+ NFL players are 2-4 stars.

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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

5 stars are 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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Please look at all of these guys offer sheets and their film and come back and tell me you don't want them in purple and gold.

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Commitable offers? All highlight films are impressive.
I would love to see all these guys in purple and gold and would root like hell for them. Just saying numbers don't lie, the higher ranked class you sign the more talent you will likely have on your football team. Nothing more nothing less

Of course there are great players that are ranked 3 stars, many of these probably are. high 4 and 5 stars pan out at a higher rate though.