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This is from The Athletic, so if you don't have a subscription, you're SOL. However, I'm pasting the UF portion and some other tidbits from the article...(also if you don't have a subscription, come off the damn wallet you cheap b@stards!):
This is a bit surprising where they rank UF, and look at #13:
Recruiting Revisited: How the class of 2016 ranks four years later
Recruiting Revisited: How the class of 2016 ranks four years...
The point system we’re using for this is no different than in past years. Much like the recruiting industry’s five-star rating metric, we’re using a basic 0-to-5 scale.
5 points: All-American, award winner, top-50 NFL draft pick
4: Multiyear starter, all-conference honors
3: One-year starter or key reserve
2: Career backup
0: Left the program, minor or no contribution
1. Clemson: 3.68
2. Alabama: 3.48
3. Florida
Adjusted average: 3.19
Hit rate: 89%
Class rank in 2016: 12th
Four-year record: 34-16
Top signees: DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, OL Jawaan Taylor, RB Lamical Perine, LB David Reese II, DE Jachai Polite
The top two classes in this revised ranking were extremely predictable. But the No. 3 spot? Here’s a little bit of a surprise. The first full recruiting class of the Jim McElwain era ended up being way more productive than expected. The players who signed in 2016 went through a coaching change during their second year in the program, but nearly all of them stayed on board. Only three signees — Jordan Smith, McArthur Burnett and Antonneous Clayton — ended up transferring prior to graduating.
In hindsight, maybe this ranking does kind of make sense? Dan Mullen inherited a group with a lot of potential and found immediate success, winning 21 games in their first two years together. The 2017 season was an abject disaster, no question, but this class played an important role in helping get the Gators back on track. This class hasn’t had any All-Americans but did produce 16 future starters, three of whom — Taylor, Polite and Gardner-Johnson — were drafted in 2019.
4. Notre Dame: 3.07
5. UGA: 3.07
6. Michigan: 3.06
7. Minnesota: 3.04
8. Ohio State: 3.01
9. Utah: 2.97
10. Washington: 2.95
11. LSU: 2.86
12. Memphis: 2.84
13. Miss State:
Adjusted average: 2.84
Hit rate: 80%
Class rank in 2016: 28th
Four-year record: 29-23
Top signees: DT Jeffery Simmons, CB Cameron Dantzler, LB Erroll Thompson, OL Stewart Reese, OL Greg Eiland
Back on signing day in 2016, Dan Mullen only had room to sign 18 players due to a small departing senior class. For that reason, it was going to be tough for this class to crack the top 25 back then. Wasn’t too hard for the Bulldogs to make it into this top 25. For more developmental programs, these are the kinds of classes you need to sign most years in order to thrive.
Simmons, a five-star signee and two-time All-SEC selection, proved to be one of the most talented players in Mississippi State history. But that’s no surprise. What makes this a strong class are the nine signees who kept improving throughout their careers — even through a coaching transition — and held down starting roles in 2019. Most of them are slated to return as seniors next season, too, and will be critical for getting the Mike Leach era off to a solid start.
14. Penn State: 2.77
15. Boise: 2.76
16. Iowa: 2.75
17: Florida Atlantic: 2.75
18. Oklahoma: 2.70
19. Oklahoma State: 2.70
20. Texas A&M: 2.70
21. West Virginia: 2.68
22. TCU: 2.65
23. Stanford: 2.63
24. Ole Miss: 2.61
25. Temple: 2.60
Honorable mention: 26. Missouri (2.60 average); 27. Troy (2.58); 28. Appalachian State (2.56); 29. Kentucky (2.56); 30. Northwestern (2.54); 31. Syracuse (2.53); 32. Arizona State (2.53); 33. Houston (2.52); 34. Wisconsin (2.49); 35. Virginia (2.48).
This is a bit surprising where they rank UF, and look at #13:
Recruiting Revisited: How the class of 2016 ranks four years later
Recruiting Revisited: How the class of 2016 ranks four years...
The point system we’re using for this is no different than in past years. Much like the recruiting industry’s five-star rating metric, we’re using a basic 0-to-5 scale.
5 points: All-American, award winner, top-50 NFL draft pick
4: Multiyear starter, all-conference honors
3: One-year starter or key reserve
2: Career backup
0: Left the program, minor or no contribution
1. Clemson: 3.68
2. Alabama: 3.48
3. Florida
Adjusted average: 3.19
Hit rate: 89%
Class rank in 2016: 12th
Four-year record: 34-16
Top signees: DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, OL Jawaan Taylor, RB Lamical Perine, LB David Reese II, DE Jachai Polite
The top two classes in this revised ranking were extremely predictable. But the No. 3 spot? Here’s a little bit of a surprise. The first full recruiting class of the Jim McElwain era ended up being way more productive than expected. The players who signed in 2016 went through a coaching change during their second year in the program, but nearly all of them stayed on board. Only three signees — Jordan Smith, McArthur Burnett and Antonneous Clayton — ended up transferring prior to graduating.
In hindsight, maybe this ranking does kind of make sense? Dan Mullen inherited a group with a lot of potential and found immediate success, winning 21 games in their first two years together. The 2017 season was an abject disaster, no question, but this class played an important role in helping get the Gators back on track. This class hasn’t had any All-Americans but did produce 16 future starters, three of whom — Taylor, Polite and Gardner-Johnson — were drafted in 2019.
4. Notre Dame: 3.07
5. UGA: 3.07
6. Michigan: 3.06
7. Minnesota: 3.04
8. Ohio State: 3.01
9. Utah: 2.97
10. Washington: 2.95
11. LSU: 2.86
12. Memphis: 2.84
13. Miss State:
Adjusted average: 2.84
Hit rate: 80%
Class rank in 2016: 28th
Four-year record: 29-23
Top signees: DT Jeffery Simmons, CB Cameron Dantzler, LB Erroll Thompson, OL Stewart Reese, OL Greg Eiland
Back on signing day in 2016, Dan Mullen only had room to sign 18 players due to a small departing senior class. For that reason, it was going to be tough for this class to crack the top 25 back then. Wasn’t too hard for the Bulldogs to make it into this top 25. For more developmental programs, these are the kinds of classes you need to sign most years in order to thrive.
Simmons, a five-star signee and two-time All-SEC selection, proved to be one of the most talented players in Mississippi State history. But that’s no surprise. What makes this a strong class are the nine signees who kept improving throughout their careers — even through a coaching transition — and held down starting roles in 2019. Most of them are slated to return as seniors next season, too, and will be critical for getting the Mike Leach era off to a solid start.
14. Penn State: 2.77
15. Boise: 2.76
16. Iowa: 2.75
17: Florida Atlantic: 2.75
18. Oklahoma: 2.70
19. Oklahoma State: 2.70
20. Texas A&M: 2.70
21. West Virginia: 2.68
22. TCU: 2.65
23. Stanford: 2.63
24. Ole Miss: 2.61
25. Temple: 2.60
Honorable mention: 26. Missouri (2.60 average); 27. Troy (2.58); 28. Appalachian State (2.56); 29. Kentucky (2.56); 30. Northwestern (2.54); 31. Syracuse (2.53); 32. Arizona State (2.53); 33. Houston (2.52); 34. Wisconsin (2.49); 35. Virginia (2.48).