Absolutely true. Whatever our final ranking it's going to be under-ranked for sure. And not only because of the transfers, although they are a great addition.
You also have to consider the significance of the pick-ups, not just the stars. EJ is way more valuable than say two 5 star DB's, but will only count as one 4 star.
And how about some of our 3 stars? We absolutely needed to replace Eddy, so what did we do? Get one of the top place kickers in the class. Considering a kicker is going to be one of you leading scorers, that is 5 star value to our team but shows as a 3 star in the numbers and actually brings down our average but could be one of the key pieces of the class.
Then there's Chris Bleich. 3 star lineman? Maybe (scout actually lists him as 4*) but he's not 3 star because he is 250 lbs and we're hoping he can grow into SEC size, or 3 Star because he's a tubby giant who we're hoping the S&C program can make serviceable strength-wise by his Junior year. The kids 6-5 308 and literally probably the strongest Freshman lineman to ever enroll at UF. We'll have to wait and see how he pans out, but he has the size and strength to step in right now and not get pushed around. If that's what a 3 star tackle looks like these days, bring 'em on and sign up as many as you can find.