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NFL's Elite with Recruit Rankings

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Someone's reference earlier got me curious, so I pulled up the NFL offensive skill guys and where they ranked in 2022 production. Fantasy rankings, of course, for offense! I used PFF numbers for 2022 defensive rankings and OL positions.

Did top 20 QB, RB, WR and top 10 TE, C, G and T. Did Top 10 for DT, DE, LB, CB, S.

Anyone with a 3-star (sub 5.8 rating from Rivals) is bolded. If they were unranked coming out of HS I (generously) gave them a 5.0 rating. Believe it or not, I found two 4.9 rankings from Rivals (Bobby Wagner, Demario Davis), so 5.0 seems fair.

OBSERVATIONS FROM 150 PLAYERS LISTED...
(30) 5 stars (6.1) for total % of 20.0%
(43) 4 stars (5.8-6.0) for total % of 28.7%
Remainder of 3 star and below made up 51.3% total of NFL elite
(13) UR players for total % of 8.7% NFL elite
(24) 2 stars (5.4 and below) for total% of 16.0%
Highest avg rating (5.99) was war daddies on DL (not surprising, half went to SEC and 2 to lil ol Clemson) - WR came in 2nd with a 5.85 avg rating out of HS
Lowest avg rating was Centers (5.43) and Tackles (5.45) with TEs and LBs following at (5.55)
WTF kind of bags was Miss State dropping on front 7 during Mullen's tenure?


Enjoy. Discuss. Gloat. Melt. Accuse. I'm here for it all.



OFFENSE


QUARTERBACKS

P. Mahomes (Texas Tech) – 3 star (5.7)

J. Allen (Wyoming) – 2 star (5.4)


J. Hurts (Bama / Oklahoma) - 4 star (5.8)

J. Burrow (Ohio State / LSU) – 3 star (5.6)

G. Smith (WV) – 4 star (5.9)

T. Lawrence (Clemson) – 5 star (6.1)

K. Cousins (Mich State) – 3 star (5.5)

J. Goff (Cal) – 4 star (5.9)

J. Fields (UGA / Ohio State) – 5 star (6.1)

J. Herbert (Oregon) – 3 star (5.6)

D. Jones (Princeton / Duke walk on) - UR (5.0)

T. Brady (Michigan) – old af, couldn’t find ranking but had good offers and Wiki said he'd have been a high 3-4 star recruit today. Was 7th on Michigan depth chart upon enrollment. (I'll go 5.7)

A. Rodgers (Butte CC / Cal) – UR; only D1 interest out of HS was a walk-on offer from Illinois (5.0)


T. Tagovailoa (Bama)- 4 star (6.0)

L. Jackson (Louisville) – 4 star (5.8)

D. Carr (Fresno State) – 3 star (5.6)

R. Wilson (NCST / Wisconsin) – 2 star (5.3)

D. Prescott (Miss State) – 3 star (5.6)

M. Mariota (Oregon) – 3 star (5.7)


K. Murray (TAM / Oklahoma) – 4 star (5.9)

Avg rating = 5.66

4 PAC 12, 3.5 SEC, 3.5 ACC, 3.5 B1G, 3.5 Big XII, 2 Mntn West




WIDE RECEIVERS

J. Jefferson (LSU) – 2 star (5.2) - this absolutely blew my mind

D. Adams (Fresno State) – 2 star (5.3)


T. Hill (Garden City CC / Okla State / West Alabama) – 4 star (5.9)

S. Diggs (MD) – 5 star (6.1)

A.J Brown (Ole Miss) – 4 star (6.0)

C. Lamb (Oklahoma) 4 star (6.0)

J. Waddle (Bama) – 5 star (6.1)

A. St. Brown (USC) – 5 star (6.1)

D. Smith (Bama) – 4 star (6.0)

A. Cooper (Bama) – 4 star (6.0)

J. Chase (LSU) – 4 star (6.0)

C. Kirk (TAM) – 5 star (6.1)

T. Lockett (Kansas State) – 3 star (5.6)

B. Aiyuk (Arizona State) – 2 star (5.4)


DK Metcalf (Ole Miss) – 4 star (6.0)

T. McLaurin (Ohio State) – 4 star (5.8)

T. Higgins (Clemson) – 5 star (6.1)

M. Evans (TAM) – 3 star (5.5)

C. Godwin (Penn State) – 4 star (5.8)

G. Wilson (Ohio State) – 4 star (6.0)

Avg rating = 5.85

9 SEC, 4 B1G, 2 PAC 12, 2.5 Big XII, 1 ACC, 1 Mntn West, 0.5 DII




RUNNING BACKS

A. Ekeler (Western Colorado) – UR (offers from Adams State, Chadron State, OK Panhandle State & Western Colorado) (5.0)

C. McCaffrey (Stanford) – 4 star (5.9)

J. Jacobs (Bama) – 3 star (5.6)

D. Henry (Bama) – 4 star (6.0)

N. Chubb (UGA) – 4 star (6.0)

S. Barkley (Penn State) - 4 star (5.9)

Jamaal Williams (BYU) – 3 star (5.5)

T. Pollard (Memphis) – 2 star (5.4)


D. Cook (FSU) – 5 star (6.1)

A. Jones (UTEP) – 2 star (5.4)

M. Sanders (Penn State) – 4 star (6.0)

R. Stevenson (Oklahoma) – 3 star (5.5)

N. Harris (Bama) – 5 star (6.1)

J. Mixon (Oklahoma) – 5 star (6.1)

K. Walker III (WF / Mich State) – 2 star (5.4)

T. Etienne (Clemson) – 3 star (5.7) - this surprised me as well


A. Kamara (Bama / Hutchinson CC / Tennessee) – 4 star (6.0)

E. Elliott (Ohio State) – 4 star (6.0)

L. Fournette (LSU) – 5 star (6.1)

J. Conner (Pitt) – 3 star (5.7)

Avg rating = 5.77

6 SEC, 3.5 B1G, 3.5 ACC, 2 Big XII, 1 PAC 12, 1 AAC, 1 Con-USA, 1 Independent, 1 DII




TIGHT ENDS

T. Kelce (Cincy) – 2 star (5.2)

G. Kittle (Iowa) – 3 star (5.5)

T.J. Hockenson (Iowa) – 3 star (5.5)


M. Andrews (Oklahoma) – 4 star (5.8)

E. Engram (Ole Miss) – 3 star (5.6)

C. Kmet (ND) – 4 star (5.9)

D. Schultz (Stanford) – 4 star (5.9)

J. Johnson (Penn State / Oregon) – 4 star (5.9)

T. Higbee (Western Kentucky) – 2 star (5.2)

D. Knox (Ole Miss) – UR walk-on (5.0)


Avg rating = 5.55

2.5 B1G, 2 SEC, 1.5 PAC 12, 1 AAC, 1 Big XII, 1 ND, 1 Con-USA




CENTERS

Corey Linsley (Ohio State) – 4 star (5.8)

Creed Humphrey (Oklahoma) – 3 star (5.6)

Frank Ragnow (Arkansas) – 3 star (5.7)

Jason Kelce (Cincy) – UR (5.0)

J.C. Tretter (Cornell) – UR (5.0)

Ben Jones (UGA) – 3 star (5.7)

Ryan Jensen (Colorado State-Pueblo) – UR (5.0)

Rodney Hudson (FSU) – 3 star (5.5)

David Andrews (UGA) – 3 star (5.7)

Chase Roullier (Wyoming) - 2 star (5.3)


Avg rating = 5.43

3 SEC, 1 B1G, 1 ACC, 1 Big XII, 1 Ivy League, 1 AAC, 1 Mntn West, 1 DII




TACKLES

Trent Williams (Oklahoma) – 3 star (5.7)

David Bakhtiari (Colorado) – 2 star (5.3)


Tristan Wirfs (Iowa) – 4 star (5.8)

Ryan Ramczyk (Wisconsin-Stevens Point / Wisconsin) – UR (5.0)

Lane Johnson (Oklahoma) – UR (5.0)

Terron Armstead (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) – UR (5.0)


Tyron Smith (USC) – 5 star (6.1)

Ronnie Stanley (ND) – 4 star (5.8)

Rashawn Slater (Northwestern) – 3 star (5.6)

Taylor Moton (Western Michigan) – 2 star (5.2)


Avg rating = 5.45

3 B1G, 2 PAC 12, 2 Big XII, 1 ND, 1 SWAC, 1 MAC




GUARDS

Zack Martin (ND) – 4 star (5.8)

Quenton Nelson (ND) – 5 star (6.1)

Joel Bitonio (Nevada) – 2 star (5.3)

Wyatt Teller (VT) – 4 star (6.0)

Shaq Mason (GT) – 3 star (5.6)

Chris Lindstrom (BC) – 3 star (5.5)


Michael Onwenu (Michigan) – 4 star (5.9)

Brandon Scherff (Iowa) – 3 star (5.7)

Joe Thuney (NC State) – 3 star (5.5)

Laken Tomlinson (Duke) – 3 star (5.7)


Avg rating = 5.71

5 ACC!
, 2 ND, 2 B1G, 1 Mntn West




DEFENSE


DTs

Chris Jones (Miss State) – 5 star (6.1)

Dexter Lawrence (Clemson) – 5 star (6.1)

Quinnen Williams (Bama) – 4 star (5.9)

Aaron Donald (Pitt) – 3 star (5.7)

Cameron Heyward (Ohio State) – 4 star (5.9)

Christian Wilkins (Clemson) – 5 star (6.1)

Derrick Brown (Auburn) – 5 star (6.1)

Deforest Buckner (Oregon) – 4 star (5.8)

Jeffery Simmons (Miss State) – 5 star (6.1)

Jonathan Allen (Bama) – 5 star (6.1)

Avg rating = 5.99

5 SEC, 3 ACC, 1 B1G, 1 PAC 12



DEs

Myles Garrett (TAM) – 5 star (6.1)

Micah Parsons (Penn State) – 5 star (6.1)

Nick Bosa (Ohio State) – 5 star (6.1)

Maxx Crosby (Eastern Michigan) – 2 star (5.2)

Jaelan Phillips (UCLA) – 5 star (6.1)

Josh Sweat (FSU) – 5 star (6.1)

Montez Sweat (Mich State / Copiah-Lincoln CC / Miss State) – 2 star (5.3)

Danielle Hunter (LSU) – 4 star (5.8)

Trey Hendrickson (FL Atlantic) – 2 star (5.4)

Haason Reddick (Temple) – UR (5.0)

Avg rating = 5.72


3 SEC, 2 B1G, 1 PAC 12, 1 ACC, 1 AAC, 1 Con-USA, 1 MAC



LBs

Fred Warner (BYU) – 4 star (5.8)

Darius Leonard (SC State) – UR (5.0)

Demario Davis (Arkansas State) – 2 star (4.9)

Eric Kendricks (UCLA) – 3 star (5.6)

Bobby Wagner (Utah State) – 2 star (4.9)

Lavonte David (MTSU / Fort Scott CC / Nebraska) – 2 star (5.4)

De’Vondre Campbell (Hutchinson CC / Minnesota) – 3 star (5.6)


Alexander Johnson (Tennessee) – 4 star (5.8)

Matt Milano (BC) – 3 star (5.7)

Zach Cunningham (Vandy) – 4 star (5.8)

Avg rating = 5.55

2 B1G, 2 SEC, 1 Independent, 1 PAC 12, 1 ACC, 1 Mntn West, 1 Sun Belt, 1 MEAC



CBs

Sauce Gardner (Cincy) – 3 star (5.5)

Patrick Surtain II (Bama) – 5 star (6.1)

James Bradberry (Arkansas State / Samford) – 2 star (5.4)

Jaire Alexander (Louisville) – 3 star (5.6)


Stephon Gilmore (South Carolina) – 4 star (6.0)

Tyson Campbell (UGA) – 5 star (6.1)

Patrick Peterson (LSU) – 5 star (6.1)

Charvarius Ward (MTSU) – 2 star (5.2)

Jalen Ramsey (FSU) – 5 star (6.1)

D.J. Reed, Jr. (Fresno State / Cerritos CC / Kansas State) – UR (5.0)

Avg rating = 5.71


4 SEC, 2 ACC, 1 AAC, 1 Con-USA, 1 Big XII, 1 SoCon



Safeties

Ryan Neal (Southern Illinois) – UR (5.0)

Minkah Fitzpatrick (Bama) – 5 star (6.1)

Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) – 4 star (5.8)

Kamren Curl (Arkansas) – 3 star (5.7)

Rodney McLeod (UVa) – 3 star (5.7)

Kevin Byard (MTSU) – 2 star (5.4)


Kyle Hamilton (ND) – 4 star (5.9)

Kyle Dugger (Lenoir-Rhyne) - UR (5.0)

Antione Winfield, Jr. (Minnesota) – 2 star (5.4)


Derwin James (FSU) – 5 star (6.1)

Avg = 5.61

3 SEC, 2 ACC, 1 B1G, 1 ND, 1 MVC, 1 Con-USA, 1 DII
 
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