STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Much like the NFL Draft, looking back at previous NCAA recruiting classes can highlight several hits and misses that could’ve changed the direction of any team.
It’s never a given that a first-round pick won’t become a bust or that a five-star signee will go on to shatter NCAA records. College coaching staffs scour the country for the best fits for their program, recording measurements at camps much like scouts do when NFL prospects are sized up at the Senior Bowl and the combine. But, when it’s all said and done inevitably players slip through the cracks at both levels, either sliding out of the first round – or farther – during the draft, or maybe settling for a lesser star ranking on the recruiting trail.
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