YoloinOhio Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) This was fascinating to see all these names 10 years after 2007 national signing day and where they are now. I also forgot TT was ranked higher than cam newton. 10 years later, the nation's top football recruits are celebrities, coaches, cops, car salesmen and convicts. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2017/01/29/following-the-signs/ Edited January 31, 2017 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 This was fascinating to see all these names 10 years after 2007 national signing day and where they are now. I also forgot TT was ranked higher than cam newton. 10 years later, the nation's top football recruits are celebrities, coaches, cops, car salesmen and convicts. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2017/01/29/following-the-signs/ nice find, very interesting. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That was great!! It's amazing how bad teams were at recruiting just a decade ago. The advances in technology and social media have completely changed the hit rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Wasn't Gronk in that 2007 recruiting class? Don't think I saw him. Kind of ridiculous a guy with his measurables wasn't top 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) That was great!! It's amazing how bad teams were at recruiting just a decade ago. The advances in technology and social media have completely changed the hit rate.osu is paying a guy six figures just to do graphics for tweeting recruits. His office is just down from Urban's. It's insane. Tom Herman tried to hire him away to Texas and Urban gave him more money and convinced him to stay. He's 19.Wasn't Gronk in that 2007 recruiting class? Don't think I saw him. Kind of ridiculous a guy with his measurables wasn't top 100.i looked it up and it says he was 84th overall in the composite rankings, 4th ranked TE, 4 stars Edited January 31, 2017 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 osu is paying a guy six figures just to do graphics for tweeting recruits. His office is just down from Urban's. It's insane. Tom Herman tried to hire him away to Texas and Urban gave him more money and convinced him to stay. He's 19. i looked it up and it says he was 84th overall in the composite rankings, 4th ranked TE, 4 stars I read the article about him on ESPN today. It was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 I read the article about him on ESPN today. It was pretty good.i always wondered who did all those graphics and edits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 How good could Mcclain have been if not the offield stuff i think thats reggie ragland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 WOW! Some big misses there. Who would have guessed 4 of those 17 year olds would be dead 10 years later? That's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That was great!! It's amazing how bad teams were at recruiting just a decade ago. The advances in technology and social media have completely changed the hit rate. Great find. But it's always a crapshoot with high school kids and football. You never know how they will develop. It's not like basketball where there is a 17 or 18yr old kid that stands out and you know he is going to be a bonafide star. Not so much with football. Look at the draft and how many first rounders don't make it and that is with four more years of eyes all over these kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 A table would have been nice - # of schools, number of years in college, whether they graduate, etc. to try to compare realistically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 This was fascinating to see all these names 10 years after 2007 national signing day and where they are now. I also forgot TT was ranked higher than cam newton. 10 years later, the nation's top football recruits are celebrities, coaches, cops, car salesmen and convicts. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2017/01/29/following-the-signs/ wow! 4 dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 A table would have been nice - # of schools, number of years in college, whether they graduate, etc. to try to compare realistically. Yes. It seems like a huge % either just flamed out or had mediocre college careers and no hope at the NFL. An ex-inlaw of mine has a son who was a top 10 TE recruit in the early 00s. Huge kid, big star at a top HS but it just didn't work out for him in college. I'm sure it happens all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 There is an article on ESPN today regarding the top recruits and the top teams. With National Signing Day tomorrow it's a good thing to keep an eye on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Great find. But it's always a crapshoot with high school kids and football. You never know how they will develop. It's not like basketball where there is a 17 or 18yr old kid that stands out and you know he is going to be a bonafide star. Not so much with football. Look at the draft and how many first rounders don't make it and that is with four more years of eyes all over these kids. Mostly yes. Knew Jimmy Clausen was going to be terrible just based on his awful attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Wow. Great find. If I were a college coach I would make every recruit read this. This part is crazy: Of the top 100 in 2007, 39 were eventually drafted into the NFL. Twenty are still in the league. Seven made the Pro Bowl. Four are dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Mostly yes. Knew Jimmy Clausen was going to be terrible just based on his awful attitude. was he the one who rode in on the custom Hum-VWow. Great find. If I were a college coach I would make every recruit read this. This part is crazy: Of the top 100 in 2007, 39 were eventually drafted into the NFL. Twenty are still in the league. Seven made the Pro Bowl. Four are deadand this: average HS star rating of players playing in the SB this weekend is 2.8 Edited January 31, 2017 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 That is some find. Neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 was he the one who rode in on the custom Hum-Vand this: average HS star rating of players playing in the SB this weekend is 2.8 Well, isn't THAT more than a little shocking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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