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WSJ article on Rivals
« on: February 02, 2012, 12:05:22 AM »
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From the Wall Street Journal today...

According to this analysis, Rivals does nail it on occasion. In the last five NFL drafts, 28 of the 159 first-round draftees were five-star Rivals picks. But the overall numbers are less impressive. More than half (54%) of the five-star players identified by Rivals over those three seasons weren't taken in the NFL draft at all. About 81% of the four-star players and 91% of three-star players weren't drafted.

In a four-year period between 2004 and 2007, for example, the University of Miami landed six five-star recruits. But only one of them was drafted in the NFL. Only one other even managed to make an NFL team.

Also, the Honey Badger was a 2 star, as well as Ed Reid for the Ravens. And, he will be in the NFL Hall of Fame.

I was too lazy to go look up the article, but I think that GF, JR4AU, myself and several other were having a conversation about stars and what they mean not long ago and thought this to be interesting.
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