Justin Jefferson always had it

In fairness, the 'Cinderella' stories always will stand out in someone's mind. Statistically 4 & 5 star rated players have SIGNIFICANTLY better careers

We are very happy to have JJ our team though obviously

Also, some players just develop more late in their careers and there is nothing wrong with that

Yeah, he didn’t qualify academically until June. He signed about as soon after that as humanly possible. That also has a lot to do with rankings because they don’t want their reputation to take a hit for a kid who never qualifies.

I didn’t read the article. I don’t have any of those subscriptions anymore, but I look at rankings and go watch high school games and camps still.

7 on 7 camps are becoming big as well.

They spent no time covering him. I can tell you, if they ever saw him in person, it would have been different. They do this a lot because there are just so many kids out there. Go to one camp and you would have seen him abuse kids or one high school game.

Without seeing kids in person, it’s hard to evaluate them accurately. I also think there are a lot of guys involved who don’t know how to really evaluate talent. It’s easy to just go by offer list, speed, size, etc.

Well, I pretty much summarized it. Near the end of the article that one recruiter admitted that some guys just fall through the cracks and Jefferson was one of them. At least he admitted they screwed the pooch on him.

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Good pickup. The kid can play...this late in the game, he's a kid that can add depth and realistically play in a couple of years for the tigers...that's pretty big.

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Cool. This is what I posted years ago about JJ in that topic. Pretty funny to go back and read those comments.

I remember when he was a junior, a poster on here was talking about upcoming prospects and said he was going to be the best Jefferson. He was definitely well-respected by people who saw him play.

This happens more often than one would think or care to admit. If we had the resources and time to do it, LSU really could go into Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, find a class full of these type of players and field a championship team with them. These types of players would be more willing to take RS’s and take to coaching as well.

Of course LSU doesn’t need to do that. We can go get the best athletes in the country and field a championship team with those guys instead. But when LSU does spot these guys and they sign here it’s best to support the staff and trust what they see instead of doubting everyone of them. Sure we might miss on 1 or 2 but that can happen with any recruit not just the under the radar guys.

I think it’s more gratifying for a team and a prospect when he’s doubted or not looked at as a highly rated guy when they surpass all expectations. These guys tend to play with a chip as well. What’s great is when you can have even the highly rated athletes working hard as if they were overlooked or you have those 5* guys always wanting to get better even if they’re considered the best. Boy that’s when you field a truly special team and likely win multiple championships.

That will be our coaching staffs challenge going forward. That’s what will separate the men from the boys. Doing this consistently with elite players and or underrated players. I think they can do it. Go Tigers!!!

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I mean I agree with you
Grades were his problem
Same as players this year

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So i get grades may be his problem...but i dont see how this would affect his Star Grade on the field...if the star ratings are based on the field it doesnt matter what your grades are in school...unless they do take account for grades in the class room