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Originally Posted by RustShack
Recruit rankings don't really matter unless you're pulling in the top few. We're sending Jake Knott to the NFL who only had one offer, and its from Iowa State. Same with AJ Klein who wasn't highly recruited. We've had 4 star guys like Sedrick Johnson come to Iowa State, who was complete garbage.
But hey keep gazing at your little star guide.
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There is a direct correlation with recruiting success and on field success. That doesn't mean every 5 star is great and every 2 star is garbage. But in general the higher you're recruiting the better you will be on the field.
For every Jake Knott there are a hundred that don't amount to squat. It's kind of like NFL draft. In fact it's exactly like the NFL draft. The higher rated the recruit, the more likely he is to be good. The lower rated, the less likely.
It goes well beyond the "top few". It seems it's always fans from the "have nots" that are trying to sing that song. And I'm not just talking about Iowa State or Kansas. There was a similar sentiment trying to be spun by more than a few on our rivals board on NSD due to our dead last (in the SEC) rated class. But it's absurd and couldn't be further from the truth.