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Fleck sends another supposed 3-star to the NFL in Ersery.
Terell Smith
Spann-Ford
Otomewo
Howden (might have been below a 3-star)
Schmitz
Mafe
Kief
Bateman, a 3-star then upgraded to 4-star very late.

Add on the 3-stars he didn't recruit in Winfield, Johnson and Cashman.

Were all these guys that underrated by the recruiting services? With the exception of maybe Howden who improved tremendously, they all seemed to have star potential the second they hit the field.
 


Panthadad2 said:
Fleck sends another supposed 3-star to the NFL in Ersery.
Terell Smith
Spann-Ford
Otomewo
Howden (might have been below a 3-star)
Schmitz
Mafe
Kief
Bateman, a 3-star then upgraded to 4-star very late.

Add on the 3-stars he didn't recruit in Winfield, Johnson and Cashman.

Were all these guys that underrated by the recruiting services? With the exception of maybe Howden who improved tremendously, they all seemed to have star potential the second they hit the field.
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Howden started as a true freshman, I believe.
 



What was the number prior to Fleck? Something like 15 years since a offensive lineman was drafted? Wisconsin and Iowa putting some in the league every year. There's things we can whine about with Fleck, but his recruiting and development of players is not one of them. Ersery is another fine example.
 

Sparlimb said:
What was the number prior to Fleck? Something like 15 years since a offensive lineman was drafted? Wisconsin and Iowa putting some in the league every year. There's things we can whine about with Fleck, but his recruiting and development of players is not one of them. Ersery is another fine example.
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Seems like Fleck produces more NFL players than I remember other coaches producing.
 

Kid has all of the physical tools to be great in the NFL too. If he continues to develop like he did in college could be a true beast in the NFL too.
 

Panthadad2 said:
Fleck sends another supposed 3-star to the NFL in Ersery.
Terell Smith
Spann-Ford
Otomewo
Howden (might have been below a 3-star)
Schmitz
Mafe
Kief
Bateman, a 3-star then upgraded to 4-star very late.

Add on the 3-stars he didn't recruit in Winfield, Johnson and Cashman.

Were all these guys that underrated by the recruiting services? With the exception of maybe Howden who improved tremendously, they all seemed to have star potential the second they hit the field.
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We definitely are putting more guys in the NFL these days and also seeing guys have more success once they get there.

As for the 3-star thing, most recruits are 3* guys and many of them make the NFL as well. Less a case of the recruiting services underrating them and more a function of the impossible task recruiting sites have of accurately ranking thousands of players across the entire country playing at different levels and against vastly different levels of competition.

It is why I have always put way more stock in coaches evaluations of recruits vs. what a site like 247 says.
 




MNVCGUY said:
We definitely are putting more guys in the NFL these days and also seeing guys have more success once they get there.

As for the 3-star thing, most recruits are 3* guys and many of them make the NFL as well. Less a case of the recruiting services underrating them and more a function of the impossible task recruiting sites have of accurately ranking thousands of players across the entire country playing at different levels and against vastly different levels of competition.

It is why I have always put way more stock in coaches evaluations of recruits vs. what a site like 247 says.
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There are about 100 NFL players from FCS on NFL rosters and almost 1/3 of them are from the MVFC.

Like the recruiting services, coaches also miss on evaluating talent out of high school.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
There are about 100 NFL players from FCS on NFL rosters and almost 1/3 of them are from the MVFC.

Like the recruiting services, coaches also miss on evaluating talent out of high school.
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And to be fair, it depends where you play. Would Trey Lance have been a #1 pick had he come to MN? Likely not. So the chance to play and start sometimes is more important. So its more then just evaluations...
 


Gophergrandpa said:
Howden started as a true freshman, I believe.
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Was Howden a walk on? For the kid to come in lightly recruited, get playing time as a freshman, develop into an All BG10 player, then ultimately stick to an NFL roster is quite the accomplishment for both player and program.
 

MaxyJR1 said:
There are about 100 NFL players from FCS on NFL rosters and almost 1/3 of them are from the MVFC.

Like the recruiting services, coaches also miss on evaluating talent out of high school.
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Yep, but at least coaches are actually meeting with the athletes and doing a deeper dive on them. Once you get past the top guys who attend a bunch of camps and are well known, the recruiting services are just looking at highlight videos for the most part when evaluating the bulk of the players.

They will miss on the late bloomers or kids from under recruited areas and of course there read on a player can always be wrong.
 


What about Daniel Faalele? Was he recruited by PJ? He's a starting tackle in the NFL. I don't believe he was highly recruited at all, right?

Edit correction: He's a starting right guard
 
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GopherJack said:
What about Daniel Faalele? Was he recruited by PJ? He's a starting tackle in the NFL. I don't believe he was highly recruited at all, right?
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He was a pretty highly touted 4-star out of IMG.

Edit correction: I take that back. 247 sports had him as a composite 4-star but they had him as a 3-star. If I recall correctly, he had a very high upside physically but modest football-playing experience.
 



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