Per my recruting rankings which I broke down in my last article:
Here are the 5 stars (in parenthesis) per each team in the top 25 of the rankings I composed in the previous article that is attached:
- Alabama (12)
- Georgia (14)
- Ohio state (13)
- LSU (7)
- USC (5)
- Florida state (5)
- Texas (4)
- Oklahoma (5)
- Auburn (3)
- Clemson (7)
- Texas A&M (2)
- Norte Dame (1)
- Florida (0)
- Penn State (4)
- Michigan (4)
- Tennessee (3)
- Oregon (1)
- Miami (1)
- South Carolina (1)
- Washington (1)
- UCLA (3)
- Nebraska (0)
- Stanford (3)
- Ole Miss (2)
- Mississippi State (1)
Clearly the top 3 (Alabama, Georgia, and Ohio State) dominate with the amount of former 5 stars on their rosters. Those three have 39 combined 5 stars on their respective rosters. Clemson, despite being on the border of the top 10 in regards to average recruiting rankings over the last 5 years, are tied for 4th (with LSU) for number of 5 stars on their roster.
When 247 sports does their team talent composite they take into consideration highest ranked players into their overall metrics which gives a more accurate number for overall team talent. You can have a high recruting ranking while at the same time have an attrition problems on the roster that can bring down your overall team talent. I will in a future article breakdown which teams in top 25 have had the most attrition (transfers, departures, medical retirements, etc.) and ones that have had limited attrition.
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