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Some football tidbits by ESPN to mull over while waiting for the Dead Period.
According to ESPN's "United States Of Recruiting":
1>Eleven states produced 76.4% of all the ESPN Top 100 recruits over the last 10 years.
01. Florida 206
02. Texas 141
03. Georgia 113
04. California 103
05. Alabama 42 (Tie)
06. Louisiana 42 (Tie)
07. North Carolina 33
08. Virginia 30
09. Ohio 28
10. South Carolina 22 (Tie)
11. Tennessee 22 (Tie)
2> Ten schools with most ESPN Top 100 Recruits in the last 10 years:
01. Alabama 77
02. Florida State 58
03. Georgia 54
04. Southern Cal 53
05. Texas 50
06. Florida 50
07. LSU 49
08. Ohio State 43
09. Auburn 36
10. Clemson 32
3> Of all the No. 1 rated ESPN 100 players in the past 10 years,half of them left their home state (FIFY):
2009 - Matt Barkley (QB, CA) USC
2010 - Ronald Powell (ATH, GA) Florida
2011 - Jadevon Clowney (DE, SC) South Carolina
2012 - Mario Edwards (DE, TX) Florida State
2013 - Robert Nkemdiche (DE, GA) Mississippi
2014 - Leonard Fournette (RB, LA) LSU
2015 - Byron Cowart (DE, FLA) Auburn (Transferred to Maryland)
2016 - Rashan Gary (DT, NJ) Michigan
2017 - Trey Smith (OT, TEN) Tennessee
2018 - Justin Fields (QG, GA) Georgia
How did the top players do in the NFL Draft? (Four are still in college):
2009 - Matt Barkley. Projected to be a 1st rounder in the 2012 NFL Draft, but decided to return to school. His stock went down and was selected in Round 4 (98th overall) by the Eagles in the 2013 NFL Draft.
2010 - Ronald Powell. The Saints picked him in Round 5 (196th overall).
2011 - Jadevon Clowney. Opted to enter the 2014 NFL Draft. It was a good decision as he was selected 1st overall Round 1 by the Texans.
2012 - Mario Edwards. The Raiders picked him in Round 2 (35th overall).
2013 - Robert Nkemdiche. In the 2016 NFL Draft, the Cardinals selected him in Round 1 (29th overall).
2014 - Leonard Fournette. He entered the 2016 NFL Draft where the Jaguars picked him in Round 1 (4th overall).
I think more and more players are going to enter the NFL Draft while their iron is hot. It is a risk/reward decision for most. Maxx Williams opted for early draft entry while his marketable potential was high. They looked at what happened to Matt Barkley, plus they don't want to risk being injured in college. When they can enter the NFL Draft early, they can start earning money.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22312871/college-football-recruiting-true-battlegrounds
According to ESPN's "United States Of Recruiting":
1>Eleven states produced 76.4% of all the ESPN Top 100 recruits over the last 10 years.
01. Florida 206
02. Texas 141
03. Georgia 113
04. California 103
05. Alabama 42 (Tie)
06. Louisiana 42 (Tie)
07. North Carolina 33
08. Virginia 30
09. Ohio 28
10. South Carolina 22 (Tie)
11. Tennessee 22 (Tie)
2> Ten schools with most ESPN Top 100 Recruits in the last 10 years:
01. Alabama 77
02. Florida State 58
03. Georgia 54
04. Southern Cal 53
05. Texas 50
06. Florida 50
07. LSU 49
08. Ohio State 43
09. Auburn 36
10. Clemson 32
3> Of all the No. 1 rated ESPN 100 players in the past 10 years,half of them left their home state (FIFY):
2009 - Matt Barkley (QB, CA) USC
2010 - Ronald Powell (ATH, GA) Florida
2011 - Jadevon Clowney (DE, SC) South Carolina
2012 - Mario Edwards (DE, TX) Florida State
2013 - Robert Nkemdiche (DE, GA) Mississippi
2014 - Leonard Fournette (RB, LA) LSU
2015 - Byron Cowart (DE, FLA) Auburn (Transferred to Maryland)
2016 - Rashan Gary (DT, NJ) Michigan
2017 - Trey Smith (OT, TEN) Tennessee
2018 - Justin Fields (QG, GA) Georgia
How did the top players do in the NFL Draft? (Four are still in college):
2009 - Matt Barkley. Projected to be a 1st rounder in the 2012 NFL Draft, but decided to return to school. His stock went down and was selected in Round 4 (98th overall) by the Eagles in the 2013 NFL Draft.
2010 - Ronald Powell. The Saints picked him in Round 5 (196th overall).
2011 - Jadevon Clowney. Opted to enter the 2014 NFL Draft. It was a good decision as he was selected 1st overall Round 1 by the Texans.
2012 - Mario Edwards. The Raiders picked him in Round 2 (35th overall).
2013 - Robert Nkemdiche. In the 2016 NFL Draft, the Cardinals selected him in Round 1 (29th overall).
2014 - Leonard Fournette. He entered the 2016 NFL Draft where the Jaguars picked him in Round 1 (4th overall).
I think more and more players are going to enter the NFL Draft while their iron is hot. It is a risk/reward decision for most. Maxx Williams opted for early draft entry while his marketable potential was high. They looked at what happened to Matt Barkley, plus they don't want to risk being injured in college. When they can enter the NFL Draft early, they can start earning money.
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22312871/college-football-recruiting-true-battlegrounds