07-01-2013, 01:38 AM
For comparison's sake, here's a year-by-year accounting of the five-star players according to Rivals.
2014: 18
2013: 33
2012: 32
2011: 26
2010: 26
2009: 33
2008: 30
2007: 29
2006: 28
2005: 28
Rivals always gives out fifth stars to a certain number of players following the summer camp season, and then a few more after the actual football season. They've currently got Chryst at #31. Assuming he does well at the Elite 11 or continues to perform well for Paly High, that fifth star will probably come.
While I would tend to agree that college performance far outweighs recruiting rankings, we can't dismiss it completely. It's never a bad thing to have Stanford Football mentioned as recruiting pundits are going over the top recruits. And considering there are usually fewer than thirty five-star players, it would be nice to have one of them headed to Stanford.
2014: 18
2013: 33
2012: 32
2011: 26
2010: 26
2009: 33
2008: 30
2007: 29
2006: 28
2005: 28
Rivals always gives out fifth stars to a certain number of players following the summer camp season, and then a few more after the actual football season. They've currently got Chryst at #31. Assuming he does well at the Elite 11 or continues to perform well for Paly High, that fifth star will probably come.
While I would tend to agree that college performance far outweighs recruiting rankings, we can't dismiss it completely. It's never a bad thing to have Stanford Football mentioned as recruiting pundits are going over the top recruits. And considering there are usually fewer than thirty five-star players, it would be nice to have one of them headed to Stanford.
Please clear the field! The game is not over!