very much) and he has some big-time school offers. Very good pickup if he commits!

The purpose is to give a guy a numerical ranking within the star system. Anyone with a 98 grade or above is a 5 star recruit, and there are only 13 in the entire country, four star players receive a 90 to 95 ranking, so if you're a four star player ranked 95, in theory you should closer to a five star player than a guy ranked 90. Same thing for three stars, a three star with an 89 ranking is closer to being a four star than one ranked 83. As an example Ayden Green was an 89 coming out of high school, and his performance shows that IMO. In recent years it feels like most of our recruiting classes have had an average numerical ranking of around 86, which means we have recruited mostly mid and lower level three star guys. Our 2021 class had an 85ish average and I don't think most of those guys panned out. So IMO it makes a difference.

So I can't tell you if a 96 or 97 is a five star, or a four star. I suppose if I digged into previous player rankings I would get the exact cut off. I just wanted to provide a general explanation of it. In any case if you land a 96 or 97 it's safe to say the dude is a stud.

** Edited by solareye at 3/18/2026, 10:39:10 AM

I’m used to seeing like 90.4375, or something similar.