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[QUOTE="tep624, post: 1425697, member: 430"]
Rivals describes a player having a numerical rating of  5.0-5.4 as the following : Division I prospect; considered a mid-major prospect; deemed to have limited pro potential but definite Division I prospect; may be more of a role player

Now here is a list of players that were recruited into the program in the 2008-2010 classes that were "mid major prospects with limited pro potential".  And I only picked players that were really good for us.  There are others that you could make the argument for.  And granted there are stinkers too like 4 star Romale Tucker who was the beneficiary of Rivals bizarre way of overrating Prep prospects.

2008
Antwon Bailey - 5.1 - All BE 1st team, 1,000 yard rusher as a senior
Chandler Jones - 5.2 - 1st round draft pick
Ryan Nassib - 5.2 - 4th round draft pick

2009
Alec Lemon - 5.3 - All BE 1st team, 1,000 yard receiver and Sr Bowl invitee as a senior
Justin Pugh - 5.2 - 1st round draft pick
Shamarko Thomas - 5.1 - 4th round draft pick

2010
Sean Hickey - 5.2 - All ACC 3rd team as a senior, likely would have been drafted if not for injuries
Macky Macpherson - 5.3 - All ACC 2nd team as a senior
Dyshawn Davis - 5.3 - 3 yr starter
Tyson Gulley - 5.4 - 2,000 career rushing yards, 7th in BE as a Soph

That's 4 NFL draft picks including 2 first rounders they completely whiffed on.  That's enough for me to question the accuracy of the system when it comes to specifically evaluating our recruits.

My argument has always been very simple - Rivals does a poor job of evaluating our recruits because they don't pay any attention to our recruits.
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