The 2024 NFL Draft’s feeder class of elite highschool expertise was the Class of 2021, which was wrecked by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: Highschool seasons have been canceled or shortened, in-person visits have been worn out, analysis alternatives have been few and much between.
Even so, the recruiting business churned out one other terrific reminder Thursday evening that stars actually do matter. Seven five-stars have been chosen, together with No. 1 total participant Caleb Williams, who received the Heisman Trophy. Every of the five-star prospects who have been chosen within the first spherical have been members of the 2021 class. Additional, an excellent 15 four-star prospects went within the first spherical, capped by choose No. 32 Xavier Legette.
The file for many five-star prospects chosen within the first spherical was set in 2023, when 13 such gamers got here off the board evening one.
This is a have a look at the star rankings for each participant chosen within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2024 NFL Draft by recruiting rating
- 5 stars: 7
- 4 stars: 15
- 3 stars: 9
- Unranked: 1
*Denotes an occasion the place the 247Sports Composite rankings have been used
