LF7, 1 of 3 5* recruits in SB LV

My theory about 5 star recruits and their development or lack thereof is you would think you would have more than 1 in the SB but I believe kids that are great in HS, come into college with many expectations and they tend to survive on talent alone. Other kids who are not 5* lack the coaching and opportunities but as they get it in college, they show they can be just as good as most 5* athletes, once they get coached up and mature to realize their full potential. Most who are able to play at the next level, ie college or the pros are probably all capable of being higher graded athletes coming out of HS. Some of it is just being in the right place at the right time and getting the exposure that most of those 5* athletes get. That’s why you see the big disparity in star rankings in the pro’s. Also, there is such a smaller percentage of 5* athletes which, statistically, makes your argument valid.

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Wasn't Sammy Watkins a 5* recruit? And Chris Jones?

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good catch. Mecole Hartman too.

I'm assuming the OP just meant guys who appeared in the game, but still, it didn't sound right that Fournette would be the ONLY 5 star recruit to appear.

Jaguars happened. They’ll kill the best of anyone’s career. They are the new Browns.

Now post the PERCENTAGE of 5, 4, 3 star etc... That were in the game. Also, has been posted, there were 3 or 4 5 stars in the game, not just Fournette.

I understand the inclination to play "gotcha" with the star gazing. We love the underdog. And yes, some 5 stars COMPLETELY bomb out, and some Hesters and Mathieus go on to be stars. But you are kidding yourself if you think you win titles without a healthy dose of 4 and 5 stars on your roster.

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But you are kidding yourself if you think you win titles without a healthy dose of 4 and 5 stars on your roster.

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Correct. The wrongs get all the headlines but the recruiting rankings are right more than they are wrong.

For instance, very rarely do people talk about Trevor Lawrence’s recruiting ranking because he was rated the best coming out of high school and he is still the best, but almost every time Justin Jefferson’s name is mentioned one of the first things people say is he was a 3 star recruit.

There are only 300 five stars to choose from in the last 10 years.

The fact that 3 or 4 made it into this game is impressive actually.

You have thousands of 4 stars and tens of thousands of 3 stars. Of course you are going to have more on the field

Take a random 300 sample size of the 20 or 30 thousand 3 stars in the last decade and see how many you get,

So may kids develop later and overcome athletic shortcomings with hard work. Interesting to see how it all shakes out by the time everyone is in their early-mid 20's vs. projections of 17-18 yr olds.

Side note: I thought it was funny early in the game when they said LF didn't have the breakaway speed that the other RB did.

Yeah, it's probably something like 20% of 5* do about as well as 10% of 4* and 5% of 3*, or something like that.