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2020 tOSU Recruiting Discussion

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A little more on RB’s.

Current NFL starters (or projected starters) and their 247 composite ranking. I’m including Hunt because he’s an NFL starter outside of off the field issue.

L. Miller: 68 overall. #7 RB
Elliot: 69 overall. #5 APB
Gurley: 73 overall. #6 RB
McCaffrey: 91 overall. #2 APB
D. Freeman: 102 overall. #7 RB
Ingram: 112 overall. #10 RB
Barkley: 119 overall. #13 RB
K. Drake: 128 overall. #5 APB
Gordon: 251 overall. #18 RB
J. Jacobs: 469 overall. #11 APB
T. Coleman: 646 overall. #39 RB
D. Williams: 697 overall. #58 RB
M. Mack: 752 overall. #60 ATH
J. Connor: 1057 overall. #88 OLB
P. Lindsay: 1116 overall. #29 APB
D. Montgomery: 1203 overall. #74 RB
Carson: 1330 overall. #83 RB
A. Jones: 1599 overall. #122 ATH
Bell: 1714 overall. #124 RB
Hunt: 1717 overall. #107 RB
J. Howard: 2141 overall. #135 RB
D Johnson: Not Ranked
 
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TS10HTW said:
Recruiting services really do suck at doing the ONE thing they’re supposed to be good at.
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Not exactly, recruiting, like drafting in professional sports is an utter crapshoot. You’re predicting what these kids will become, but so many factors off the field factor into them failing at times(first time being away from home, not going to class and suffering grades, relationship issues, work ethics or lack of, understanding of playbooks, poor time management, etc). All the sites do is go off of what these kids did on the field and in camps. And camps and most HSs don’t stress RB pass blocking, or even pass catching if the kid is dominant. I’m sure everyone on this site can name a kid from their hometown or town they currently reside who they thought looked amazing playing on fridays, and only got small school looks or got to a major program and flamed out. I remember I, like many who thought that Brandon Saine would be rewriting record books and a kid named Daniel Herron would be an afterthought. I thought Jamaal Berry would bring Florida speed to the B1G and destroy opposing defenses. And the list could go on. Recruiting is fun, and not one person, expert or not can predict what 18-22yo men will become
 
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TS10HTW said:
Recruiting services really do suck at doing the ONE thing they’re supposed to be good at.
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The more I have followed recruiting over the years, the more you realize the difference in a 5* and the lowest 4* can in many instances be minuscule and very dependent on player development of course. Lets not devolve completely to another topic in this thread, but I would say Zeke at #69 was totally justified at the time and its not surprising that he ended up being a top pick...the margin really is not all that different in the grand scheme of things.

And I would be remiss to not mention that I am really saying this to myself...I complain about a guy being ranked 30-40 spots too low or high, and really there is almost no difference. But if we didn't get to moan about it, recruiting would not be so fun.
 
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TampaBuckeyes said:
Canceling Friday night lights for this?! I spent the last 6 years or so laughing at the bbq in the big house. Fat hoke has his players eating while ours are working out. Not a good new tradition IMO.
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I don't like it either. I know a lot of the senior recruits did not work out at FNL, but plenty of the younger recruits did and the competitive atmosphere set the tone for the entire event. I don't expect Day to do everything the same as UFM, but not really thrilled to see FNL tossed aside when it was so successful in the past.
 
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RB07OSU said:
I don't like it either. I know a lot of the senior recruits did not work out at FNL, but plenty of the younger recruits did and the competitive atmosphere set the tone for the entire event. I don't expect Day to do everything the same as UFM, but not really thrilled to see FNL tossed aside when it was so successful in the past.
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How are you measuring the success of FNL? Entertainment value for fans in the stands? Did FNL actually cause any high ranked recruits to commit to OSU? Or did FNL actually create a scUM-ton of extra expense and work for staff and dilute the amount of time coaches could spend with the most desired recruits?
 
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Zippercat said:
How are you measuring the success of FNL? Entertainment value for fans in the stands? Did FNL actually cause any high ranked recruits to commit to OSU? Or did FNL actually create a scUM-ton of extra expense and work for staff and dilute the amount of time coaches could spend with the most desired recruits?
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I thought Chase Young committed at FNL. Hes the only one I can think of, off the top of my head
 
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