P&J's post cited the stats from one year but I analyzed NINE years. P&J's data is accurate for one year and that does not match the findings of the nine years. Did you even read the report? I posted the findings below. My overall position is that the recruiting rankings are unreliable when 40% or more of the recruits in a typical class will not contribute. Of the 2012 - 2020 VA Top 25 VA HS recruits on 247 Sports, 92% of the TWELVE five star recruits contributed to their programs. 53% of the SEVENTY-NINE four star recruits contributed to their programs and 59% of the 130 three star recruits contributed to their programs. A player is deemed a contributor if they achieve significant snaps, starts and stats during one or more seasons. I already know about the recruiting ranking star systems. I've been following recruiting for over thirty years. I've analyzed the recruits in Virginia over NINE years and I've analyzed the recruits at Virginia Tech over EIGHT years. I haven't posted the Virginia Tech analysis yet but that should be enlightening. Marcus Vick is a perfect example of an overrated five star recruit. The guy had decent physical skills but he made poor decisions on an off the field. The five star recruited are predicted to be drafted on the first day of the NFL draft and Marcus Vick didn't get drafted at all. Hindsight is 20/20 so I know five years later which recruits are busts and which recruits overachieved. I came up with the contribution system and I'm doing one more year with it. You can develop your own ranking system. People are free to ignore my analysis and look at the lists of players and their accomplishments. I have also added NFL analysis to my reports as an independent measure since a lot of people do not my contribution methods. People might not believe me if I say that a recruit was underrated but they'll take notice is was drafted by the NFL and is preparing for their sixth NFL season. I am not estimating who makes it to the NFL. I can clearly identify who made it to NFL after five years and I'm also attempting to track the average number of seasons by the number of stars. I'm a historian or an auditor review these ranking for accuracy. I don't believe that recruiting services can predict with sufficient accuracy the future success of high school recruits. RECRUiTING RANKINGS ARE BS!!!!!!