Where the five stars went in draft ...

[Golden Spur]

... Where former 5-star recruits landed in the 2018 NFL Draft

First Round

Josh Rosen, UCLA (No. 11 in 2015 class) – No. 10 to Arizona Cardinals
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (No. 30 in 2015 class) – No. 11 to Miami Dolphins
Da'Ron Payne, Alabama (No. 29 in 2015 class) – No. 13 to the Washington Redskins
Derwin James, Florida State (No. 5 in 2015 class) – No. 17 to the Los Angeles Chargers
Rashaan Evans, Alabama (No. 14 in 2015 class) – No. 22 to the Tennessee Titans
Calvin Ridley, Alabama (No. 12 in 2015 class) – No. 26 to the Atlanta Falcons
Sony Michel, Georgia (No. 20 in 2014 class) – No. 31 to the New England Patriots

Second Round

Nick Chubb, Georgia (No. 33 in 2014 class) – No. 35 to Cleveland Browns
Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (No. 25 in 2015 class) – No. 47 to Arizona Cardinals

Third Round

Lorenzo Carter, Georgia (No. 18 in 2014 class) – No. 66 to New York Giants
Chad Thomas, Miami (No. 25 in 2014 class) – No. 67 to Cleveland Browns
Malik Jefferson, Texas (No. 10 in 2015 class) – No. 78 to Cincinnati Bengals
Rasheem Green, USC (No. 21 in 2015 class) – No. 79 to Seattle Seahawks

Fourth Round

Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama (No. 5 in 2014 class) – No. 114 to Detroit Lions
Josh Sweat, Florida State (No. 8 in 2015 class) – No. 130 to Philadelphia Eagles

Fifth Round

Andrew Brown, Virginia (No. 12 in 2014 class) – No. 158 to Cincinnati Bengals

Sixth Round

Deon Cain, Clemson (No. 18 in 2015 class) – No. 185 to Indianapolis Colts
Kahlil McKenzie, Tennessee (No. 6 in 2015 class) – No. 198 to Kansas City Chiefs

Seventh Round

Bo Scarbrough, Alabama (No. 16 in 2014 class) – No. 236 to Dallas Cowboys

Undrafted
2015 Class

Trenton Thompson, Georgia (No. 1 in 2015 class) – Signed with the Cleveland Browns
Kevin Toliver, LSU (No. 9 in 2015 class) – Signed with the Chicago Bears
Tarvarus McFadden, Florida State (No. 15 in 2015 class) – San Francisco 49ers
Maea Teuhema, LSU/Southeastern Louisiana (No. 37 in 2015 class) – Undrafted free agent

2014 Class

Quin Blanding, Virginia (No. 6 in 2014 class) – Signed with the Washington Redskins
Kyle Allen, Texas A&M/Houston (No. 8 in 2014 class) – Signed with the Carolina Panthers
Tony Brown, Alabama (No. 9 in 2014 class) – Signed with Los Angeles Chargers
Roc Thomas, Auburn/Jacksonville State (No. 23 in 2014 class) – Signed with Minnesota Vikings
Ermon Lane, Florida State (No. 24 in 2014 class) – Signed with New Orleans Saints
Tre Williams, Auburn (No. 22 in 2014 class) – Signed with New York Jets
Clifton Garrett, LSU (No. 29 in 2014 class) – Undrafted free agent

2013 Class

Matthew Thomas, Florida State (No. 8 in 2013 class) – Signed with Pittsburgh Steelers
Max Browne, USC/Pittsburgh (No. 11 in 2013 class) – Undrafted free agent
Thomas Tyner, Oregon/Oregon State (No. 20 in 2013 class) – Chose to retire from football
Robert Foster, Alabama (No. 23 in 2013 class) – Signed with Buffalo Bills
Keith Ford, Oklahoma/Texas A&M (No. 25 in 2013 class) – Signed with Buffalo Bills
Max Redfield, Notre Dame/IUP (No. 29 in 2013 class) – Undrafted free agent
Darius James, Texas/Auburn (No. 35 in 2013 class) – Signed with New York Jets

If I'm counting right, about half got drafted.

 

[NolePride]

40% got drafted from FSU.

1st round
4th round

FA
FA
FA

Enjoy Aggies...

 

[tducey]

Thanks for sharing this. Quite interesting to see how the top recruits pan out as they go through college.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Sucks for Trenton Thompson. I figured he'd get drafted, and had seen him mocked as high as the 4th round.

He had another season of eligibility too.

 

[Across The Field]

Sucks for Trenton Thompson. I figured he'd get drafted, and had seen him mocked as high as the 4th round.

He had another season of eligibility too.

Yeah I had seen him as high as the end of the 2nd to the Browns. I guess we still got him at least. That could end up being a steal as a UDFA.

 

[socaljim242]

the NCAA said in 2013 there were 310,000-some seniors playing High school football football.

Here’s how long their odds are to reach various recruiting ratings, using class of 2018 data from Rivals, if we settle on 300,000 football-playing seniors as a fair estimate:

• 33 five-stars, or 0.01 percent of the class
• 399 four-stars, or 0.13 percent of the class
• 1,409 three-stars, or 0.47 percent of the class
• 1,842 two-stars, or 0.61 percent of the class
• 296,317 unrated, or 98.77 percent of the class

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Where do blue-chippers (and future pros) come from?

 

[Codaxx]

Thanks for sharing this. Quite interesting to see how the top recruits pan out as they go through college.

It is higher than you think. I forgot the exact numbers, but it is something like 40-50% of 5 stars get drafted. For 4 stars it's about half that number. Moral of the story, 5 stars aren't a lock to be an NFL player, but you want as many of them as possible

 

[4down20]

 

[Wishbone]

Where did the walk on's go? Oh yeah #1 overall.

 

[4down20]

Where did the walk on's go? Oh yeah #1 overall.

Browns.

 

[7Samurai13]

Browns.

Now that’s just dirty.