Super Bowl 2020 rosters: How the Chiefs and 49ers starters rated as high school recruits

DerekJohnson

https://cbssports.com/college-football/news/super-bowl-2020-rosters-how-the-chiefs-and-49ers-starters-rated-as-high-school-recruits/

RoadDawg55

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

DerekJohnson

Richard Sherman 3 stars and a 6th round draft pick

whatshouldicareabout

RoadDawg55 said:

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

Is it?

A lot of those highly ranked recruits are hitting their peak in high school or early in college.

Also, rankings don't factor in the mental toughness or fortitude of playing football for a decade.

Mad_Son

whatshouldicareabout said:

RoadDawg55 said:

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

Is it?

A lot of those highly ranked recruits are hitting their peak in high school or early in college.

Also, rankings don't factor in the mental toughness or fortitude of playing football for a decade.

Development aside, it is largely a numbers thing. ~50% of 5 stars get drafted. There just aren't a lot of five stars. Naturally you will see large representation from the largest group (non-blue chips)

FireCohen

RoadDawg55 said:

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

Well there are more players that are rated 3 stars, so just a bigger pool of players

FremontTroll

RoadDawg55 said:

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

No it’s not. This is always the worst article of the year.

RaceBannon

First of all there are 32 teams

animate

whatshouldicareabout said:

RoadDawg55 said:

It’s always pretty amazing how few NFL players were highly ranked recruits.

Is it?

A lot of those highly ranked recruits are hitting their peak in high school or early in college.

Also, rankings don't factor in the mental toughness or fortitude of playing football for a decade.

I submit Jeff Luc.

Or more recently Stephen Carr of USC.

Additionally, development includes being in the right place right time and right situation (team, scheme, culture etc ...)

Both Luc and Carr looked and played like monsters in high school. But that's high school.