Offense
QB - One 4-star
OL - Two 2-star, three 3-star
RB/FB - One 3-star, one unrated
WR - Two 3-star, one 4-star
TE - One 3 -star
Defense
DL - One 3-star, three 4-star
LB - One 2-star, two 3-star
Secondary - Two 2-star, two 3-star
This may not come as much of a shock to anyone else, but I was a little surprised to see the makeup of our starting lineup from a recruiting ranking standpoint. I guess that due to the fact that Mullen has clearly picked up his recruiting game during the last couple years, it's easy to forget that many of those highly rated guys are still working their way up through the depth chart. I wonder how many other SEC teams have 75% of their starting 22 guys made up of 2 and 3 star kids. Not to mention that this data came from Scout which tends to be a little kinder to us than Rivals most years.
Anyway, I still don't feel like there's much reason to give up hope on this program. The talent gap between ourselves and the upper tier is clear, but it's being gradually closed by good recruiting, coaching, and smart red-shirting. We're not going to get many kids that are ready to play right out of HS, but the coaching staff has proven that it can get kids ready after a year or two when given time.
On a slightly sour note, there is NO excuse for our D-line to be struggling like this. That either needs to get fixed or someone's head needs to roll.
QB - One 4-star
OL - Two 2-star, three 3-star
RB/FB - One 3-star, one unrated
WR - Two 3-star, one 4-star
TE - One 3 -star
Defense
DL - One 3-star, three 4-star
LB - One 2-star, two 3-star
Secondary - Two 2-star, two 3-star
This may not come as much of a shock to anyone else, but I was a little surprised to see the makeup of our starting lineup from a recruiting ranking standpoint. I guess that due to the fact that Mullen has clearly picked up his recruiting game during the last couple years, it's easy to forget that many of those highly rated guys are still working their way up through the depth chart. I wonder how many other SEC teams have 75% of their starting 22 guys made up of 2 and 3 star kids. Not to mention that this data came from Scout which tends to be a little kinder to us than Rivals most years.
Anyway, I still don't feel like there's much reason to give up hope on this program. The talent gap between ourselves and the upper tier is clear, but it's being gradually closed by good recruiting, coaching, and smart red-shirting. We're not going to get many kids that are ready to play right out of HS, but the coaching staff has proven that it can get kids ready after a year or two when given time.
On a slightly sour note, there is NO excuse for our D-line to be struggling like this. That either needs to get fixed or someone's head needs to roll.
