Of the same class of 5-Star recruits (based on Rivals ratings), only 11 were drafted into the NFL.
In 2005, Rivals.com ranked 28 men as five-star football recruits. The players were the cream of the crop, the top football players in America. They signed to play for top teams across the country, from USC to Miami, Penn State to Oklahoma.
There was just one problem: Turns out they were more likely to be arrested than drafted by the NFL.
In the 2009 draft, seven of these 28 men were drafted. Four more left early and were drafted in the 2008 draft. That means there have been 11 draft picks from the 2005 five-stars. Amazingly, that's less than the number of men who have been arrested, 14. If you ever doubted whether being obsessed with college football recruiting was fool's gold, keep this stat in mind: In 2005, five-star recruits were more than twice as likely to be arrested (14) as drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft in 2008 or 2009 (six).
By The Biscuit May 12, 2009 - 1:18 pm
This is ludicrous. Let’s remember to track this year to year – or post someone else’s tracking.
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