[OutsiderFan]

These are the type of guys who are the foundation for Stanford football's success.  Big, physical, short area operators who don't wow with combine workouts, but can play outsized roles on a football field if used properly.  The 2 star Fullback who runs a 4.8 40 can neutralize the 5 star MLB who clocks a 4.5. 

As so many teams have gone to the spread and single back formations, the Fullback has become less and less valuable.  I can see a guy like Marx not being rated very high for programs like Oregon, Cal, UCLA, Arizona, but for Stanford he sure brings much more value.  So a lowly rated guy like Marx may bring down the recruiting rating average, but the reality is guys like him are far more valuable to programs who's offensive scheme can take advantage of his abilities.  In this case the rating truly doesn't matter, but it would be nice if his rating could be based on his value to Stanford, not as a college football recruit per se.

[OutsiderFan]

These are the type of guys who are the foundation for Stanford football's success.  Big, physical, short area operators who don't wow with combine workouts, but can play outsized roles on a football field if used properly.  The 2 star Fullback who runs a 4.8 40 can neutralize the 5 star MLB who clocks a 4.5. 

As so many teams have gone to the spread and single back formations, the Fullback has become less and less valuable.  I can see a guy like Marx not being rated very high for programs like Oregon, Cal, UCLA, Arizona, but for Stanford he sure brings much more value.  So a lowly rated guy like Marx may bring down the recruiting rating average, but the reality is guys like him are far more valuable to programs who's offensive scheme can take advantage of his abilities.  In this case the rating truly doesn't matter, but it would be nice if his rating could be based on his value to Stanford, not as a college football recruit per se.