He's at a position that's one of the least of our needs. I don't care what they rate him, I'd rather have Massie and Cotton before him, and I'd also rather have Drummond (the DT), and a LB or two out of the remaining guys on our board. After that, then I'd like to get Patterson or Marlon Brown.
See, some of us actually look at something besides the rankings when looking at a recruiting class or individual recruits. For me, I'm looking at the fact that we lose 3 of our 4 DB starters after 2009 (we're signing a ton in this class), and we lose 3 OL starters after 2009 (so OL is a high priority in this class). We lose two starting LBs after 2009 (LB is a priority). We lose three of our top 4 DEs after 2009 (DL is a priority). We will only have 2 scholarship QBs on campus after 2009, assuming Snead doesn't go early (so QB is a priority). We're alright at RB, and we have a good crop of young WRs. So that's why guys like Patterson and Brown (regardless of ranking) fall near the bottom of my want list.
That may not make a lot of sense to you, but that's just the way I look at recruiting. For instance, if I were a State fan, I'd be pretty upset about the lack of OL in this incoming class (only 2 commits and no Juco help on the way). You have one very good O-lineman on your current roster (Sherrod) and a bunch of projects, so you need O-linemen in a BAD way, yet you are not even close to addressing it with this class. I don't care how many Chad Bumphis's, Dennis Thames's, or Fletcher Cox's you sign, you still won't win games if you don't have an O-line. Those guys may make your class have a pretty ranking, but you won't be winning anything until you get someone to block for your offense.
