The five-star recruit.
The Holy Grail for any coaching staff, university, and fan base. There are talented high school players, and then there are the five-star athletes, the top 1% of available candidates, and the caliber of players that programs and recruiting classes are built around. However, the glow of landing one of these rare gems can sometimes fade before the following February’s signing day.
The stark reality each year is that even the highest-rated recruits can be hit-or-miss, an inexact science that’s part exhilarating and part unbelievably maddening. To illustrate this point, all you’ve got to do is take a
revisionist look at the 51 blue-chippers from four years ago to see who lived up to expectations and who was living a lie. Only a fraction, about 40%, went on to perform like the best of the best, which ought to somewhat temper your enthusiasm for next week’s signing day.
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