2003 Class. Will Arnold OL **** (All-SEC) Dwayne Bowe WR **** (1st round pick) Alley Broussard RB **** (most yards in a single game record) Jarrod Carter DT *** (?) Nick Child DB **** (kicked off team/transferred) Dominic Cooper DE *** (?) Jessie Daniels DB *** (3 year starter, undrafted) Craig Davis WR **** (1st round pick) Barrington Edwards RB **** (transferred) Patrick Fisher K *** (1 year starter as punter) Matt Flynn QB **** (1 year starter - expected to be drafted) Daniel Francis DB *** (?) Anthony Hill WR **** (Injured - transferred) Kenny Hollis LB **** (?) Darius Ingram LB *** (?) Chris Jackson K *** (3 year starter) Daryl Johnson DB **** (?) Shawn Jordan RB *** (role player, good blocking FB) LaRon Landry ATH **** (1st round pick) Sean Merrill DE **** (?) Kirston Pittman LB **** (moved to DE, having a big senior year) JaMarcus Russell QB **** (#1 overall pick) Jerry Sevin OL **** (?) Carnell Stewart DT **** (moved to RT, having a good season) Justin Vincent RB ***** (SEC & NC MVP) Tim Washington DE **** (Transferred) Jonathon Zenon DB *** (3 year starter) Keith Zinger TE *** (2 year starter) 17 ****'s, 1 *****, and 10 ***'s. I can't remember specifics on some of these guys, some of them probably transferred & some probably just never made it in the line up. And some maybe I just can't recall what they accomplished - same thing for the next post. Our highest draft picks from this class were 4 stars and there seems to be a general correlation, but there's a few impact 3 star guys in there.
2004 Class Charles Alexander DE **** Xavier Carter WR ***** (Pro Track Star, not a very good WR) Mit Cole TE *** (?) Harry Coleman LB *** (?) Glenn Dorsey DT **** (All-American, future Heisman winner) Early Doucet WR ***** (future 1st round pick) Marlon Favorite DT **** (Solid back-up, starter for the season) Lavelle Hawkins ATH **** (Transferred) Brett Helms OL *** (All-SEC) Jacob Hester RB ** (Leading rusher last year, probably this year) Max Holmes OL *** (?) Jeffrey Jack DB *** (?) Chevis Jackson WR *** (3 year starter at CB - future 1st day pick) Tyson Jackson DE *** (future 1st day pick) Herman Johnson OL **** (probably future 1st day pick) Quinn Johnson LB *** (?) Tremaine Johnson DE **** (?) E.J. Kuale LB **** (?) Ryan Miller OL **** (Steady back-up) Luke Sanders LB **** (Starting outside LB, good at defined role) Craig Steltz DB **** (ball hawk, future 1st day pick) Mario Stevenson DB **** (?) Matt Stoltz LB **** (?) Curtis Taylor DB *** (Starting safety, looks good) Tim Washington DE *** (Transferred) Claude Wroten DT ***** (1st day pick) 3 *****'s, 12 ****'s, 10 ***'s, and 1 **. 04's class wasn't as highly regarded, but several 3 star guys are having very successful careers & will be drafted pretty highly. Overall, it doesn't appear the star rating mattered very much in this class as we have a 2 star that turned out better than a 5 star and no real distinction between the 3 & 4 star player production.
Great posts. Hope it brings some clarity to those completely hung up on the "*" status rankings. Maybe the coaches do know a little something about selecting for this team. I'm looking forward to this being a "stellar' recruiting class.
Just seen a special on FCS on DC Jefferson seems like a nice kid great family surrounds him and looks like he could be a good football player.
