State of the Recruiting Class - 2024

Rambler09

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They thought they were gonna lose Kedren Young to A&M? Was there any smoke about that before?
I thought it was a little too frank. I imagine the source is Chad Bowden or someone like that. Comparing to other players in the same recruiting class or to others who are still on the roster seems like a no-win to me. Have to assume those players will read it.
 

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My understanding is many thought once TAM offered, they also offered a bag. May have been trying to work behind the scenes too once he went off senior year and people realized he’s a dude
 

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"Cam has elite speed. He isn't very polished as a route runner. It's going to take more time than people realize,"

Already trying to prep the beat and fans for him not playing right away
 

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"Cam has elite speed. He isn't very polished as a route runner. It's going to take more time than people realize,"

Already trying to prep the beat and fans for him not playing right away
Exactly what I thought.

They don't want same expectations on him that got put on Tobias
 

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Looks like 247 is doing their final rankings update for the '24 class this evening. Rivals is some time this week. I am assuming on3 is soon to follow. Very curious to see how high KVA ends up.
 

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Looks like 247 is doing their final rankings update for the '24 class this evening. Rivals is some time this week. I am assuming on3 is soon to follow. Very curious to see how high KVA ends up.
Same with Bryce young. I’ve got to think he’s close to top 50
 

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Looks like 247 is doing their final rankings update for the '24 class this evening. Rivals is some time this week. I am assuming on3 is soon to follow. Very curious to see how high KVA ends up.
Looks like rivals are releasing their today as well, KVA at #19 overall

Edit: nevermind, they are just releasing the 5 stars today, full rankings tomorrow.
 

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Justin Scott at 13. Lightfoot from Illinois also a 5 star. Do those seem legit? We really do not do well with elite Illinois prospects
 

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The recruiting services have 31 five stars because there are 31 NFL teams and 31 first round draft picks
No, they all have a numerical grading system and there is a cutoff that distinguishes a 5-star from a 4-star. 247, On3, and ESPN all have a rating scale that goes up to 100 and their cutoff for a 5-star is anyone who achieves a 98 rating or above. Rivals has a weird 6.0 scale and their criteria for a 5-star is anyone who grades at 6.1 (I have no idea how they come up with 6.1). In all cases, the number of 5 stars can vary each year depending on the number of players who reach that 5-star threshold grade. Some years will have more than 31 5-stars, and some will have less. The number of NFL teams isn't a factor.

Edit: it looks like On3 limits the number of 5-stars to 32 but they appear to be the only site that does this.
 
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The other guys getting dropped to me is a bull shit but they are still too 100 guys fighting for the irish
 

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Not Rivals, but 24/7 and On3 follow this model.
You are right about On3 but their number seems to be 32 not 31 (32 matches the number of NFL teams). 247 has 32 5-stars right now but had 33 each in 2022 and 2021. The number of 5-stars according to their composite ranking also varies each year because they appear to use a numerical grading threshold. On3 appears to be the only site that limits the number of 5-stars to 32.
 

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B Young: #76 to #24, now a 5-star
KVA: #68 to #42
Carr: #45 from #38
Williams: #81 from #39
Lambert: #88 from #83
K Young: #111 from #107
Johnson: #209 from #179
Thomas: #227 to #221

The rest not ranked in the Top 247
 
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General Colon Bowel

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B Young: #76 to #24, now a 5-star
KVA: #68 to #42
Carr: #45 from #38
Williams: #81 from #39
Lambert: #88 from #83
K Young: #111 from #107
Johnson: #209 from #179
Thomas: #227 to #221

The rest not ranked in the Top 247

A lot of our guys went up in 247s grade even though some of their spots in the rankings dropped

Carr 96 ->97
KVA 94 -> 97
Lambert 94 -> 95
Young 93 -> 94
 

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A 30-year old Army captain on the team.

Needless to say, that's got to be helpful having a guy with as much leadership experience and maturity as he has.
 
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