Since there'd been some discussion about how recruit's star rankings eventually pan out when it comes to the draft, I thought this might be of some interest. I didn't do the work, I borrowed. Credit to TrojanJP. *All rankings are based on Rivals.com (easier to navigate for past recruiting classes) 2007 NFL Draft by Stars 1. JaMarcus Russell QB (4 stars) LSU 2. Calvin Johnson WR (4 stars) Georgia Tech 3. Joe Thomas OT (4 stars) Wisconsin 4. Gaines Adams DE (3 stars) Clemson *Recruited as a TE 5. Levi Brown OT (4 stars) Penn State *Recruited as DT 6. LaRon Landry S (4 stars) LSU *Recruited as Athlete 7. Adrian Peterson RB (5 stars) Oklahoma 8. Jamaal Anderson DE (2 stars) Arkansas *Recruited as a WR 9. Ted Ginn WR (5 stars) Ohio State *Recruited as a CB 10. Amobi Okoye DT (2 stars) Lousiville *Recruited as OL 11. Patrick Willis LB (3 Stars) Ole Miss 12. Marshawn Lynch RB (4 stars) California 13. Adam Carriker DE (3 stars) Nebraska 14. Darrelle Revis CB (3 stars) Pittsburgh 15. Lawrence Timmons LB (4 stars) Florida State 16. Justin Harrell DT (4 stars) Tennessee 17. Jarvis Moss DE (5 stars) Florida 18. Leon Hall CB (4 stars) Michigan 19. Michael Griffen S (4 stars) Texas 20. Aaron Ross CB (4 stars) Texas 21. Reggie Nelson S (4 stars) Florida 22. Brady Quinn QB (4 stars) Notre Dame 23. Dwayne Bowe WR (4 stars) LSU 24. Brandon Meriweather S (3 stars) Miami 25. Jon Beason LB (4 stars) Miami 26. Anthony Spencer DE/LB (3 stars) Purdue 27. Robert Meachem WR (5 stars) Tennessee 28. Joe Staley OT (2 stars) Central Michigan *Recruited as a TE 29. Ben Grubbs OG (3 stars) Auburn *Recruited as a DE 30. Craig Davis WR (4 stars) LSU 31. Greg Olsen TE (5 stars) Miami 32. Anthony Gonzalez WR (4 stars) Ohio State *Recruited as DB 5 Stars: 5 out of 32 4 Stars: 17 out of 32 3 Stars: 7 out of 32 2 Stars: 3 out of 32 1 Stars: 0 out of 32
What I'm more interested in is the star rankings of players who actually turned out to be good...like NFL pro bowlers.
