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Rank Team Average Recruit Rating

1. Ohio State 94.47
2. Alabama 93.61
3. George 92.71
4. Stanford 92.44
5. Clemson 92.09
6. USC 91.63
7. LSU 91.44
8. TTUN 91.03
9. Florida State 90.88
10. Oklahoma 89.88
11. Auburn 89.23
12. Notre Dame 89.17
13. Penn State 88.8
14. Miami 88.64
15. Texas AM 88.17
16. UCLA 88.17
17. Florida 88.06
18. Tennessee 87.17
19. Oregon 87.14
20. Maryland 86.82
 
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From Eleven Warriors...........

"The class is historic, with a handful of five-star commits, 14 four-stars and at least one top-5 player in all nine position groups. Experiencing such massive success on the recruiting trail is attributed to multiple things, like the fact the Buckeyes won the 2014 national championship. That led to more than 10 highly ranked players being in the fold by March of last year in addition to such a high number of early enrollees.

"SEEING ALL THOSE GUYS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE HAS REALLY LIFTED OUR PLATFORM PROBABLY ON A MORE NATIONAL LEVEL TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THESE KIDS' EYES A LITTLE BIT MORE TO OHIO STATE."- MARK PANTONI

But then the Buckeyes sent 12 players to the NFL via the Draft, and three more made teams despite not hearing their name called last spring. In a wild turn of events, former right tackle Chase Farris is the only one of the 15 involved with either franchise playing in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday - he is a practice squad member of the New England Patriots.

But Ezekiel Elliott and Joey Bosa won Rookie of the Year honors as determined by the PFWA and are two of five finalists for the same award from the league. Darron Lee, Taylor Decker, Eli Apple, Michael Thomas, Vonn Bell and others became starters and essential contributors. The list of rookie Buckeyes making waves at the next level is quite long.

High school kids seeing a program win a national title then send five first-round picks to the NFL (three in the top 10), only to watch them own the league on Sundays? It's almost like cheating.

"They see that these kids not only leave this program and go to the NFL, they start, and we have rookie of the year, rookie of the year," Meyer said. "We have Mike Thomas goes in, he's dominant at the Pro Bowl, I think, and I lose track of them.

"I'm watching the Pro Bowl, a Buckeye carries the ball, a Buckeye is blocking for him, and a Buckeye tackles him," he continued. "You know, it's a lot of good stuff out there."

Elliott is a star for the Dallas Cowboys and Bosa made waves for the now defunct San Diego Chargers despite missing the first quarter of the season due to a contract dispute. Thomas set rookie receiving records for the New Orleans Saints and probably would have been in the conversation for Rookie of the Year had it not been for his teammates.

Such dominance in an entity like the NFL - which owns headlines and television viewers all year round - catches the attention of the best recruits in the country. Just ask cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, who saw Apple become a top-10 pick after only three years in the program and the Buckeyes lose 75 percent of their defensive backfield as early entrants the last two seasons.

"It influenced my decision because those corners have the same kind of mold as me. The 6-foot frame, the 190-197 weight," Okudah said. "So when you look at all that, those guys have the same molds so they have the plan to get me to where I want to be."

And Coombs was named Recruiter of the Year.......

The Buckeyes just keep on rolling......
 
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