You can prob do this way easier than I can and you seem to be like the Schwab when it comes to stats. Who are the top 20 coaches in college football and how many players have they put in the NFL as high rated draft picks on the offensive side of the ball. Not counting O linemen.I know this isn't and shouldn't be a measuring stick as to how well a coach is doing, but it seems to me that Les Miles has only put 1 offensive skill player in the NFL (that he recruited and coached their entire career) as a high draft pick, and that was Reuben Randle. Maybe Quinn Johnson also as I believe he was a 4th rounder. This really is curious, how a guy who has completely taken over our offense can't seem to develop recruits into NFL caliber talent on the offensive side of the ball as skill position players. Or is it these players just aren't that good? What's the problem here?
It's a useless stat, IMO, because it is misleading. A program that abuses PED's will put a lot of players into the NFL, and those players will suddenly lose their dominance. Why? ... simple. Because they have better testing programs in the NFL and are not subject to the abuses that are occurring in some NCAA programs. The same can be said of programs that systematically abuse the recruiting rules in order to acquire more talent while limiting their opponents' access to that talent. Oversigning players is a good example of this, as is providing extra benefits. In other words, the value of any particular D-I coach should not be based on a misleading stat.
Ahhhh but doesn't it help a coach to be able to use that to recruit and others to recruit negatively. Lets take John Chavis for example, how many absolute studs has he recruited and coached and put in the league? You don't think that's a great recruiting tool? If I'm an offensive coach and have been doing it for awhile and haven't put one guy in the NFL draft higher than mid second round, sure shit happens but tell that to a kid who has aspirations of being in the NFL.
Sure it helps a coach in recruiting. And a lot of players may not care, as long as they get to the league. But just because they get to the league doesn't mean they will be successful in the league. Better doctors may get you to the NFL, but they may not be the secret to succeeding once there. (and in no way is this comment directed to Chavis)
None of them are high draft picks, but here are a few that come to mind. Ruben Randle #63 2012 draft. Stephen Ridley #73 2011 draft. Brandon Lafell #78 2010 draft.
I'm not gonna do every top college coach but here are all the offensive players from LSU drafted since 2009. It's a very short list... Player Name - Pos. - Round(Pick#) Rueben Randle - WR - 2(63) Stevan Ridley - RB - 3(73) Joseph Barksdale - OL - 3(92) Brandon LaFell - WR - 3(78) Trindon Holliday - WR - 6(197) Charles Scott - RB - 6(200) Quinn Johnson - RB - 5(145) Herman Johnson - T - 5(167) Demetrius Byrd - WR - 7(224) If you go back to 2008, you get into Hester, Doucet, Flynn, etc. and I'm pretty sure they were recruited by Saban.
