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Complete list of speculative rankings that actually matter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_St..._NFL_draft

From the list above, Stanford from 2012-16 had an average of 1.4 offensive linemen drafted yearly.

Names and HS ratings (Rivals)

David DeCastro - 3 stars
Jonathan Martin - 3 stars
Cam Fleming - 3 stars
David Yankey - 3 stars
Andrus Peat - 5 stars
Joshua Garnett - 4 stars
Kyle Murphy - 5 stars

2011-15 Stanford conference wins per year:  8, 8, 7, 5, 8

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From 2017-23, Stanford has averaged 0.3 offensive linemen drafted each year.

Walker Little - 5 stars
Drew Dalman - 3 stars

Stanford conference wins per year, 2016-23:

6, 7, 6, 3, 4*, 2, 1, 2

*covid

(Also: probably worth noting that in 2016-17 Stanford had two all-timers as running backs, McCaffrey and pre-injury Love.)

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Anyway, my point: If you want to judge the likelihood of Stanford returning to something approaching its best, look no further than the offensive line talent. But high school ratings aren't that great in determining whether an OL will make it to the NFL, which imo is the ultimate assessment of how well you are recruiting linemen. 

That said, if TT does get a 5-star lineman (or two!) to sign, it will be the first time he's exceeded anything done by post-2018 Shaw, imo.

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Complete list of speculative rankings that actually matter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_St..._NFL_draft

From the list above, Stanford from 2012-16 had an average of 1.4 offensive linemen drafted yearly.

Names and HS ratings (Rivals)

David DeCastro - 3 stars
Jonathan Martin - 3 stars
Cam Fleming - 3 stars
David Yankey - 3 stars
Andrus Peat - 5 stars
Joshua Garnett - 4 stars
Kyle Murphy - 5 stars

2011-15 Stanford conference wins per year:  8, 8, 7, 5, 8

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From 2017-23, Stanford has averaged 0.3 offensive linemen drafted each year.

Walker Little - 5 stars
Drew Dalman - 3 stars

Stanford conference wins per year, 2016-23:

6, 7, 6, 3, 4*, 2, 1, 2

*covid

(Also: probably worth noting that in 2016-17 Stanford had two all-timers as running backs, McCaffrey and pre-injury Love.)

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Anyway, my point: If you want to judge the likelihood of Stanford returning to something approaching its best, look no further than the offensive line talent. But high school ratings aren't that great in determining whether an OL will make it to the NFL, which imo is the ultimate assessment of how well you are recruiting linemen. 

That said, if TT does get a 5-star lineman (or two!) to sign, it will be the first time he's exceeded anything done by post-2018 Shaw, imo.