re: Do you think Byron Cowart regrets not coming to Florida?

There's thousands of 3*s each year.

From a WSJ journalist

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According to Rivals ratings, on average five-stars are drafted almost two entire rounds earlier than two-stars and unrated players. The table below shows that every increase in star rating is related to a better draft position, which ranges from the end of the fifth round for unrated players to the end of the third round for five-stars.

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In another WSJ article, I claimed that each increase in star rating corresponded with a better draft position and more success (higher AV) in the NFL. Those are two big claims, so let's break them down further.

According to Rivals ratings, on average five-stars are drafted almost two entire rounds earlier than two-stars and unrated players. The table below shows that every increase in star rating is related to a better draft position, which ranges from the end of the fifth round for unrated players to the end of the third round for five-stars.

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Note that, since 2003, the eleven teams in the "five-star" group have combined for 21 appearances in the BCS Championship game, compared to one appearance by any of the 64 teams listed below. (The lone exception in that span, Oregon, just barely missed the cut for five-star status.) The only "five-star" teams that never played for a title in the BCS era are Georgia and Michigan; among the rest, only Notre Dame failed to make a repeat trip.

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https://www.footballstudyhall.com/2014/2/5/5382140/recruiting-matters-why-the-sites-get-the-rankings-right