New Top 247

[IrishLax]

A couple shockers... they weren't kidding when they said they wouldn't be influenced by prior rankings or other sites.

Chris Jones (MSST) is the #2 player in the country. In the consensus he's barely a top 100 player.

Non-shocker, Jaylon top rated LB holding strong in the top 5.

Eddie Vanderdoes #6 overall! Wow! He has made HUGE jumps after his all-star game performances.

Anzalone last 5 at #32 overall.

Max Browne dropped from #3 (I think?) to #30.

Redfield and Bivin both inside top 50.

Shane Morris dropped all the way to #81.

McGlinchey got bumped up 4 points to a 94, #131 overall and #10 OT. Elmer right behind him with a 94 rating also.

Devin Butler cracks the top 247 at #187 with 92 rating. Used to be an unranked 3 87 rating and has been steadily climbing.

Rashad Kinlaw drops 1 point to a 92... which can be expected with how much time he missed and no all-star performances after his injury.

Biggest droppers for ND seem to be Malik Zaire (94 to 90 and pretty far down the dual threat QB list) and Matuska (92 to 88).

The most surprising for me is that Corey Robinson lost a point down to a 86 after hearing how impressive he was at the Army practices. Thought he would get a bump.

 

[30MilesSE]

Anzalone a five star, 98 rating.

 

[Emcee77]

Nice bumps for Elmer (135) and Bivin (43). Precipitous drop for Ty Isaac (85) and Shane Morris (as expected) (81). Max Browne didn't fall as far as I thought ... he's at 30, still a (low) five-star. (That sounds about right. People still say he has a great arm, just doesn't move as well as they'd thought.)

 

[Irish_irish]

Nice rise for McGlinchey and Butler as well I think. Malik dropped right out of the top 247.

Only slight rises and drops from others as far as I can see.

 

[irishff1014]

Damn that sucks losing Alex even that much more.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

A couple shockers... they weren't kidding when they said they wouldn't be influenced by prior rankings or other sites.

Chris Jones (MSST) is the #2 player in the country. In the consensus he's barely a top 100 player.

To much emphasis on bowl game practice and performance.

 

[Ironman8]

I agree with them on Chris Jones. That kid is going to be great. Absolute freak.

 

[Rack Em]

Randolph, Zaire, Montelus, and Robinson are jokes.

Just based on the update 247, it's very apparent they didn't consult any other service.

 

[Irishman77]

I just hope they are right on kinlaw.

 

[RuntheBall]

A Rundown for our Commits:
Players: Stars, Rating, 247 Ranking, Composite Ranking
J. Smith: 5, 100, 5, 2
H. Bivin: 4, 96, 43, 101
M. Redfield: 4, 96, 41, 27
C. Luke: 4, 95, 77, 138
S. Elmer: 4, 94, 136, 112
T. Folston: 4, 94, 122, 121
G. Bryant: 4, 94, 128, 43
I. Rochell: 4, 94, 127, 114
M. McGlinchey: 4, 94, 131, 162
R. Kinlaw: 4, 92, 201, 365
D. Butler: 4, 92, 189, 329
M. Heuerman: 4, 91, 215, 254


That's Everyone in the top 247.

 

[ThePiombino]

Damn that sucks losing Alex even that much more.

Why? He's still a flake, regardless of the # of stars.

 

[irishff1014]

Why? He's still a flake, regardless of the # of stars.

I didn't think he was going to be that good to get the 5th star. A position of need and we could of had had 2 5* line backers. Plus the possibility of a 5 * DT thats bad a$$.

 

[ThePiombino]

I didn't think he was going to be that good to get the 5th star. A position of need and we could of had had 2 5* line backers. Plus the possibility of a 5 * DT thats bad a$$.

I hear ya. I just never got a great vibe from him. He could have had all the stars in the world, but if he didn't want to be here, who knows how that would have turned out. See Lynch.

As for EV, I think we have a really really good shot at him and would almost be disappointed (as in we dropped the ball) if we don't land him. No info there, just hunch based on how I perceive things to be trending.

 

[irishff1014]

I hear ya. I just never got a great vibe from him. He could have had all the stars in the world, but if he didn't want to be here, who knows how that would have turned out. See Lynch.

As for EV, I think we have a really really good shot at him and would almost be disappointed (as in we dropped the ball) if we don't land him. No info there, just hunch based on how I perceive things to be trending.

I thought after he committed to us again i was for sure we had him locked up. Oh well no need to waste time on it. Sounds like Dad had more pull and using Kelly was just an easy get out card.

 

[Walter White]

Robinson not getting a bump is somewhat surprising.

 

[ThePiombino]

I thought after he committed to us again i was for sure we had him locked up. Oh well no need to waste time on it. Sounds like Dad had more pull and using Kelly was just an easy get out card.

This seems to be the main point of contention amongst posters on this board, but I am with you 1000%. Truth be told, shouldn't really matter I guess. Point is that here is where he wants to be and that's what matters most. At least he didn't DGB us.

 

[GowerND11]

Is ti just me or does 247 lose some credibility with the way they are doing rankings now?

 

[Rack Em]

Is ti just me or does 247 lose some credibility with the way they are doing rankings now?

Nope. I'm totally with you.

 

[irishff1014]

This seems to be the main point of contention amongst posters on this board, but I am with you 1000%. Truth be told, shouldn't really matter I guess. Point is that here is where he wants to be and that's what matters most. At least he didn't DGB us.

I agree. I wish we could have had him because he is a gamer. But i know this staff won't sit around and wait for someone to come knock on the door. They probably had an idea this might happen.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Is ti just me or does 247 lose some credibility with the way they are doing rankings now?

Agree

 

[irishpat183]

I agree. I wish we could have had him because he is a gamer. But i know this staff won't sit around and wait for someone to come knock on the door. They probably had an idea this might happen.

Hey, you never know. He may end up as flaky on the field as he is off it.

 

[Grahambo]

Is ti just me or does 247 lose some credibility with the way they are doing rankings now?

What bugs you?

 

[IrishSpartan]

What bugs you?

To many five stars IMO I think there's like 32 or something and. Chris jones deserves that huge bump

 

[t3hjc]

Chris Jones is a monster. The question shouldn't be why he got the bump, it should be how was he getting overlooked to that extent to begin with. The kid's ability stands out.

 

[GowerND11]

What bugs you?

The way they decided to do their new rankings. 32 five stars because that is the amount of teams in the NFL... To me that is a ridiculous correlation. Also the fact that they are weighting the rankings based on the positions that have been drafted in the 1st round over the last two years. Basically handicapping the system, in my opinion.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

This seems to be the main point of contention amongst posters on this board, but I am with you 1000%. Truth be told, shouldn't really matter I guess. Point is that here is where he wants to be and that's what matters most. At least he didn't DGB us.

He was close to a DGB... The difference since Alex was an EE we at least have time to gain another commitment.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Don't knock 247 too bad. They had Koyack in the top 15 at one point in 2011, and I heard he has potential.

 

[GBdomer]

L O L at these rankings

 

[aubeirish]

L O L at these rankings

This^. The important thing is that if you look at all of our recruits, there is not one I can say I wouldn't take. They are all fantastic players as well as people. Kelly and company will have a lot of fun molding these guys into champions.

 

[Grahambo]

The way they decided to do their new rankings. 32 five stars because that is the amount of teams in the NFL... To me that is a ridiculous correlation. Also the fact that they are weighting the rankings based on the positions that have been drafted in the 1st round over the last two years. Basically handicapping the system, in my opinion.

Yeah. That really is a cheap way out IMO.