The Athletic's Max Olsen, and friend of RRS, posted his recap of the 2020 recruiting class and the Red Raiders were No. 20 overall out of a Top 25 'look back'
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The scoring system for grading these classes is a 0-to-5 scale inspired by the recruiting industry’s star system. We are grading scholarship players and walk-ons who earned scholarships, based on what they’ve achieved over four years, not what they might do in the future.
5 points: All-American, award winner, top-50 NFL Draft pick
4: Multi-year starter, all-conference honors
3: One-year starter or key reserve
2: Career backup
0: Minor or no contribution
Because class sizes vary, we focus on class average (total points divided by total signees) with a bonus added to each class based on its four-year record. The attrition rate listed counts all signees who left school due to transfer, grad transfer, dismissal, ineligibility or injury. Players are graded by their contribution regardless of whether they transferred.
One obvious takeaway from this year’s cycle: The impact of the portal was severe. The average attrition rate for 2020 recruiting classes was nearly 60 percent. Class scores were down significantly. Last year, 18 classes finished with a grade of 2.50 or better. This year, only two did. How is that possible? It’s simple: There were a lot more zeros than usual.
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The scoring system for grading these classes is a 0-to-5 scale inspired by the recruiting industry’s star system. We are grading scholarship players and walk-ons who earned scholarships, based on what they’ve achieved over four years, not what they might do in the future.
5 points: All-American, award winner, top-50 NFL Draft pick
4: Multi-year starter, all-conference honors
3: One-year starter or key reserve
2: Career backup
0: Minor or no contribution
Because class sizes vary, we focus on class average (total points divided by total signees) with a bonus added to each class based on its four-year record. The attrition rate listed counts all signees who left school due to transfer, grad transfer, dismissal, ineligibility or injury. Players are graded by their contribution regardless of whether they transferred.
One obvious takeaway from this year’s cycle: The impact of the portal was severe. The average attrition rate for 2020 recruiting classes was nearly 60 percent. Class scores were down significantly. Last year, 18 classes finished with a grade of 2.50 or better. This year, only two did. How is that possible? It’s simple: There were a lot more zeros than usual.
