Hey everyone, I was bored so I decided to do a little breakdown of the 2013 recruiting class, including current and potential commits. To determine if a recruit will be 5* status, I averaged the # of 5*s in each class, from each website (247,ESPNwatch, Rivals) in the last 5 years (Besides 247, they started in 2010). So for 247 has averaged about 22 5* prospects since 2010, so the top 22 players receive 5*s (I realize this isn't going to be 100% accurate, just havin a little fun). The top 29 players in Rivals top 100 will receive 5*s. ESPN and Scout have not ranked any recruits thus far, so I used the ESPN Watch List and just left Scout out. I did however, notice Scout gives 5* status to the top 50 players every year. So i decided to see what our class would look like if every recruiting site gave their top 50 the honor. In BOLD, is the 5* status of commits and potential commits that would receive the honor because of their top 50 ranking.
247 ESPN Rivals
Commits
Kyle Bosch 4*(42)5* x 4*(60)
Taco Charlton 4*(99) x 4*(183)
Shane Morris 5*(14)5* x 5*(16)5*
Dymonte Thomas 4*(40)5* x 4*(77)
Wyatt Shallman 4*(187) x 4*(160)
Chris Fox 4*(47)5* x 4*(46)5*
Mike McCray 4*(168) x 4*(44)5*
Logan Tulley-Tillman 4*(89) x 4*(109)
David Dawson 4*(196) x 4*(199)
Jake Butt 4* x 4*(96)
Jaron Dukes 3* 3*
Khalid Hill 3* 3*
Jourdan Lewis 4* 4*(167)
Patric Kugler 4*(190) x 4*(54)
Potential Commits
Ty Isaac 4*(28)5* x 5*(18)5*
Laremy Tunsil 5*(4)5* x 5*(3)5*
Kendall Fuller 5*(19)5* x 5*(4)5*
Su'a Cravens 5*(5)5* x 5*(9)5*
Vernon Hargreaves III 5*(3)5* x 5*(10)5*
Joey Bosa 4*(37)5* x 5*(14)5*
E.J. Lavenberry 5*(21)5* x 5*(15)5*
Eddie Vanderdoes 4*(43)5* x 5*(21)5*
Robert Foster 5*(11)5* x 5*(26)5*
Ethan Pocic 4*(60) x 5*(27)5*
Laquon Treadwell 4*(75) x 4*(31)5*
Montravius Adams 5*(7)5* x 4*(33)5*
Dorian O'Daniel 4* x 4*(37)5*
Henry Poggi 4*(66) x 4*(43)5*
Priest Willis 4*(155) x 4*(84)
Demoria Stringfellow 3* 4*(107)
Devon Allen 4* x 4*(110)
Chris Hawkins 4*(214) x 4*(159)
Jonathan Allen 4*(23)5* x 4*(100)
Ben Gedeon 4* x 4*(224)
I know I left quite a few prospects off this list. But the purpose of this was to show the highly touted prospects, so I just listed prospects in the top 250 (247) of each recruiting service. It's pretty crazy how many 5* types we are in on this year. As I'm sure you all know, we currently have 14 spots filled. The staff has said they plan on taking 22-23 in this class, although I think (Hope) we may reach 24 (always seems like there is more attrition than predicted). So lets say we do reach 24, we would have 10 spots remaining. Heres a breakdown of what I think is probable, and what I'm hoping for:
3BA (best av) 2BA
2LB 1LB
1 RB 1RB
1WR 2WR
1CB 1CB
1DT 1DT
1DE 1DE
0TE (coaches want 1) 1TE
Hopeful Probable
1RB- Ty Isaac 1RB- Ty Isaac
1WR- Laquon Treadwell 2WR- Laquon Treadwell
- Demoria Stringfellow - Demorian Stringfellow
- Devon Allen -Devon Allen
1CB- Priest Willis 1CB- Chris Hawkins
- Chris Hawkins - Priest Willis
- Veron Hargreaves - Vernon Hargreaves
- Kendall Fuller - Kendall Fuller
1DT- Henry Poggi 1DT- Henry Poggi
- Martravius Adams - Martravius Adams
- Rod Crayton - Rod Crayton
1DE- Eddie Vanderdoes 1DE- Eddie Vanderdoes
- Joey Bosa - Joey Bosa
- Jonathan Allen - Jonathan Allen
2LB- E.J. Lavenberry 1LB- Ben Gedeon (likely)
- Dorian O'Daniel - E.J. Lavenberry
- Ben Gedeon - Dorian O'Daniel
3BA- S Su'a Craven (MUST!) 1TE- Scott Orndoff
- LB Ben Gedeon (best LB) 2BA- OL Laremy Tunsil
- OL Laremy Tunsil - LB E.J. Lavenberry
- OL Ethan Pocic - S Su'a Cravens
- OL Ethan Pocic
If either of these options are even close to what we end up with, I think we will all be VERY happy. We could potentially end up with 8-12 5*s in this class!!!! I know stars aren't everything, but its pretty amazing this staff has been able to put this kinda class together in just their second year. Sorry if this is hard to follow, I had a little trouble with formatting.


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