We have only three players with 5.9 or higher ratings (stops at Rivals 144th ranked player) - Wingo, Dexter and Manuel (qualifying?). Braun at 5.8 is surprising.
Oklahoma (5), dwags (7), miami (5), ND (6), and Texas (5) are all in position to move ahead of us on rivals because they have more guys 5.9+ while having 4-10 less commitments total. If you prefer 247, those same teams are even closer on our heels.
This is again looking like a good class, but being thin with elite difference makers and having 8 DB’s prevent it from being a great class.
That blue chip ratio Slevin loves is very important and this class improves our position there, which as AR implied in his post, is progress Mullen needs to make. Maybe it is a different path to a championship than you typically see and is a slower momentum build to the top. Maybe the other AR is such a beast in this offense he becomes like Tajh Boyd for Clemson (since so many love Dabo comparisons for every slow out of the gate coach), leading to future 5 stars like Watson and Lawrence. Last, maybe the facilities being closer to reality for kids in the 2021 class makes an impact there.
One thing this class seems to do is ensure we aren’t moving backwards long term. With Mullen and some of this staff not being great recruiters, that is very good to see.
