Past Recruits Ratings versus Draft Status | Page 3 | TigerFan.com

bhelmLSU · Feb 6, 2008

Didn't know where to put this but this is as good as any I guess. I thought these numbers were interesting and was debated a on a few threads already.

The review of the college careers of the 133 recruits that received Top 25 national rankings from either SuperPrep or Rivals.com between 2002 and 2005 show mixed results.

•Only one out of every four Top 25 signees earned first-team all-conference honors in college.
•Nineteen out of the 133 earned first-team All-America honors. The same number of players were arrested during their college careers.
•Players who completed their college careers and were available for the NFL draft were more than twice as likely to go undrafted as they were to be picked in the first round.
•Twenty players were suspended at least once during their college careers. Six failed to qualify academically at the university they signed with, and 10 were ruled academically ineligible after they enrolled.
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http://www.ocregister.com/sports/top-players-recruiting-1974760-college-prospect

Bengal Buddy · Feb 6, 2008

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they don't matter.

I mean, yeah, I understand what you're saying, b/c I know how you think, and you're right to a level, but my whole point is that just because Rivals says he is a 5-star means zero. (ex: Xavier Carter)

and just because Rivals says he is a 2-star means zero (Hester)

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather an all 5-star class than an all 2-star class, but I just don't like when people see LSU getting a commit from a 3-star player as a bad thing just because of the *** next to his name.
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I could not agree more.