As is the same with a lot of positions but outside of Alabama the top school squander a lot of the top talent.
Idk about this one there were some good years but looking back the 10years roughly most of the 5* guys were not high draft picks.
I don't know about that stat over the last 10 years, maybe it's right though.
The problem with OL projections is due to the OL recruits themselves. Basically the same with the DL as well.
Sure, there's guys you know are going to kill it, but they're rare.
Most are flat out m, out of shape. We're a sloppy country and you see it in a lot of kids who have bad weight. They see being massive as a plus as they get recruited off of it a lot of times. Can they lose that bad weight at that point and keep it off?
You also don't see big kids lining up against other kids their size often. So you see someone out there pancaking players non stop. They get to college, they're seeing guys their size or close to it every game.
A lot of OL and DL recruits come in and have to build the mass. I would be very interested to see what those lower ranked yet highly drafted kids came in weighing as well as height. My bet would be more than half built their weight up.
Again, you aren't facing people your size in high school. What's your dog like? You gotta fight now, every down, there's no taking plays off. You're going to have to hit and get hit like never before. Do you fold or you gonna bite back?
Situational awareness, recognition of plays, you don't see a lot in high school. Can you gel with those around you, make a united front.
People love to say so and so has quick feet, great bend, and it's like it's a recruiting board cliche with guys we get. They all want to talk them up, but most OL aren't challenged much in high school. You don't get to see those things against like competition.
So much goes into it. IMHO, OL is unquestionably the toughest position to recruit. Lots of other factors, but I've got some stuff to do.
