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Per 247 composite there have been 46 5-star OL in the last decade. Nine schools have multiple 5-star OL in that period:

Alabama 7
Georgia 7
Stanford 4
Ohio State 4
Clemson 3
Tennessee 3
Florida 2
Mississippi 2
Wisconsin 2
LSU 2

So Stanford is the only Pac-12 team with multiple 5-star OL (and ND only had one 5-star OL during this period.) Josh Garnett was a high 4-star according to 247 so he is not included in this tally.

Stanford's ranking is even more impressive when considering how many of these 5-stars were recruitable from an admissions standpoint.

Another way to look at this is to determine what percentage of Stanford's OL recruits were 4/5 stars. Stanford has signed 39 OL in the last ten classes, and 15 have been 4/5 stars, which seems reasonable. There just aren't that many academically qualified 4/5 star OL and Stanford is getting more than its fair share.

Certainly there is no other position group (besides QB) where Stanford comes close to competing with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and the others in the above table.

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To me, the bigger problem is that the production from the two most recent 5* offensive linemen was more akin to 3* players.

Walker Little's production was at a 5-star level until he was injured and then elected to opt out. Disappointing, but not a recruiting miss or a developmental failure.

Meanwhile Stanford has had 3-star OL who have become excellent to exceptional players (DeCastro, Herbig, Dalman) and several others who have become multi-year starters, anecdotally it has been a position where both recruiting and development have been strong relative to other areas.

[DC 86]

Per 247 composite there have been 46 5-star OL in the last decade. Nine schools have multiple 5-star OL in that period:

Alabama 7
Georgia 7
Stanford 4
Ohio State 4
Clemson 3
Tennessee 3
Florida 2
Mississippi 2
Wisconsin 2
LSU 2

So Stanford is the only Pac-12 team with multiple 5-star OL (and ND only had one 5-star OL during this period.) Josh Garnett was a high 4-star according to 247 so he is not included in this tally.

Stanford's ranking is even more impressive when considering how many of these 5-stars were recruitable from an admissions standpoint.

Another way to look at this is to determine what percentage of Stanford's OL recruits were 4/5 stars. Stanford has signed 39 OL in the last ten classes, and 15 have been 4/5 stars, which seems reasonable. There just aren't that many academically qualified 4/5 star OL and Stanford is getting more than its fair share.

Certainly there is no other position group (besides QB) where Stanford comes close to competing with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and the others in the above table.

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To me, the bigger problem is that the production from the two most recent 5* offensive linemen was more akin to 3* players.

Walker Little's production was at a 5-star level until he was injured and then elected to opt out. Disappointing, but not a recruiting miss or a developmental failure.

Meanwhile Stanford has had 3-star OL who have become excellent to exceptional players (DeCastro, Herbig, Dalman) and several others who have become multi-year starters, anecdotally it has been a position where both recruiting and development have been strong relative to other areas.