LSU 2017 recruiting class might become an all time LSU class

So I was looking at this article that listed the top 5 best recruiting classes the past 5 years, and by the headline, I figured it was ranking the best regardless by production, accomplishments, and rounds drafted. My thinking is that LSU in 2017 obviously would crack the list. In actuality, it stated in the intro that it was ranking the top #1 classes by that criteria.

Anyway, it got me to thinking, just how good that class has been, and how good it could finish. Could it be all time at LSU or more?

As of right now that class majorly helped win a national championship and has gone 37-9 overall. In addition, what went to the draft, just a few months ago;

Chaisson 1st round
Jefferson 1st round
Queen 1st round
Helaire 1st round
Delpit 2nd round (Thorpe award winner)
Phillips 3rd round
Charles 4th round

Next year these are guys that could and should go top 2 rounds

Stevens
Shelvin

Depending on how they play, these guys have the talent to go top 4 rounds after this year

Ingram
Vincent
McMath
Farrell

Add in Deculus as a likely draft player and Brennan with the potential in talent and offense to be a top round draft pick, and you have one of the most impactful and NFL loaded classes I can remember.


And you know what's crazy about that, Alabama's same class that year that has been the highest graded class over the last 5 years, is the only top ranked class in that span, that can compete with that production. In that class 16 of Bama's 29 commits were ranked in the top 105, with 6 being 5 stars, and a 17th commit being the #2 JUCO recruit. For reference, LSU only had 8 commits in the top 95 (and only 8 in the top 150 overall), and only one 5 star.


Only LSU one I can think that can compete with it, since they've been ranking recruiting classes, is the 2003 class that had 4 first round picks. Stevens, Shelvin, and Brennan all have the potential and chance to become first round picks which would put it way past 2003.