re: Grading the SEC recruiting so far...

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Also, sooner or later recruiting services are going to have to figure out a way to rate kickers. Kickers have become as much a part of the game .... offense, defense, special teams. It's past time to start rating kickers appropriately.

You can sign the #1 punter and #1 kicker in the nation and be penalized on your ratings.

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This is an excellent point. Position weight (in terms of a coefficient) in recruiting services should match position weight on a team through the season. Good or bad kickers impact the game and season bigly.

I mean LSU signs long snappers every 3 to 4 years. It's a very important role. We never have trouble with the long snapper because the coaches put a focus on the position. But recruiting services seem to always give long snappers 2 stars.