These kids all have handlers, may be a parent, may be a 7 on 7 coach or someone else who push for these kids stars. A kids rankings is also based on what he does at all the camps, some of these guys may be camp warriors, great shuttle times, great 40 times and their feet look like pistons on the ladder drills, but can't play football worth a lick, but tearing up those drills get them 4*s. The best defensive player we have had in the last 20 years was a 2* with 1 NAIA offer, ended up being an AA, first round draft pick,multi year all pro and will enter his 13 season this fall. The analysis seem to fall in love with what a kid can do in a camp setting and ignore what he can actually do on a football field. Yes they are right lots of times, but they miss on lots of kids too, we had a 5* who looked the part, but he couldn't play football at all, was extremely stilff, but looked great getting off the bus.
But these rankings aren't the kids fault, of course they like being known as one of the nation's elite, but they aren't doing the rankings.
