- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Does the portal prove star ratings are worthless?
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:37 pm
You see a lot of former 4-5 recruits who were supposed to be impact guys who end up transferring multiple times, mostly due to lack of playing time. Lack of playing time usually is because said player isn’t that good.
Bear Alexander comes to mind as does Walker Howard. Howard was apparently one of the best QB’s in the state/country coming out of high school. He’s now at ULL.
Then there’s guys like Justin Jefferson (albeit before NIL got wild) who was a 2-3 star who was an absolute stud.
Not saying this carries weight. Just interesting.
Bear Alexander comes to mind as does Walker Howard. Howard was apparently one of the best QB’s in the state/country coming out of high school. He’s now at ULL.
Then there’s guys like Justin Jefferson (albeit before NIL got wild) who was a 2-3 star who was an absolute stud.
Not saying this carries weight. Just interesting.
7
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:39 pm to King of New Orleans
Statistically star ratings are not worthless. 4 & 5 star players are much likely to be successful in college than 2 or 3 star players. But you are always going to have bad evaluations, busts, etc at the college level just like you have them at the NFL level.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:40 pm to LSBoosie
Worthless may have been a bad word.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:41 pm to King of New Orleans
Yes and no...... the higher rater dudes should get to the field quicker, but you're seeing some of these 4 / 5 starts not getting to the field and hoping in the portal. For us only to replace them with other 4 star players.
Sampson and Womack should have made bigger impacts in their first two seasons.
Sampson and Womack should have made bigger impacts in their first two seasons.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:43 pm to King of New Orleans
I get what you are saying. But this has always been the case, it's much more evident now because there is much more movement than there used to be.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 2:56 pm to King of New Orleans
Absolutely not. Rankings as a whole matter a ton. Sure you can break down individual players that are outliers. 5 star players succeed at a much higher rate than 4 stars and 4 stars succeed at a much higher rate than 3 stars and so on.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:00 pm to BentonTiger7
It is interesting to see how many of the players in the top 20ish of the portal are 3-4 stars.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:30 pm to King of New Orleans
quote:every time we talk recruiting a white guy gotta pull JJ out dey arse
Then there’s guys like Justin Jefferson (albeit before NIL got wild) who was a 2-3 star who was an absolute stud.
This post was edited on 12/18/24 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:42 pm to King of New Orleans
Star ratings are based on potential. Some guys never reach that potential (Walker Howard, etc) , while others (like Justin Jefferson) develop later and outplay their perceived potential.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:44 pm to King of New Orleans
ratings are for entertainment purposes. they are valuable for that purpose. you dont understand the topic or market.
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:48 pm to shrevetigertom
I reviewed ON3’s industry rankings for 2025.
There are 32 five star guys, one for each pick in the first round of the NFL draft.
There are 368 four star kids.
It’s obvious that there are way more four star kids than there are draft spots, and being a four star doesn’t mean they think you will get drafted.
There are 32 five star guys, one for each pick in the first round of the NFL draft.
There are 368 four star kids.
It’s obvious that there are way more four star kids than there are draft spots, and being a four star doesn’t mean they think you will get drafted.
This post was edited on 12/18/24 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 12/18/24 at 3:56 pm to King of New Orleans
You will always have kids reach physical maturity quickly and dominate at the highschool level but be at their peak physically entering college and not be able to build or improve on their athleticism much. Walker Howard is a great example of this, he's been very well put together but hasn't been able to improve on anything since arriving to college.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News