Star Studded
By BJ Bennett
SouthernPigskin.com
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Looking back at the high school star rankings of the 2011 first round draft picks. Many of the players recently selected in the 2011 NFL Draft were high-profile national high school recruits not too long ago. A look back at their recruiting rankings per Rivals.com and Scout.com reflect their anticipated talents. These star rankings of the recent first round picks provide an interesting look in retrospect. Keep in mind the services offer fewer five stars; Rivals had 26 a year ago, Scout had 52. However you interpret the figures, here is the raw data.
1. Cam Newton, Auburn — 5-star, 4-star
2. Von Miller, Texas A&M — 4-star, 4-star
3. Marcell Dareus, Alabama — 3-star, 4-star
4. A.J. Green, Georgia — 5-star, 5-star
5. Patrick Peterson, LSU — 5-star, 5-star
6. Julio Jones, Alabama — 5-star, 5-star
7. Aldon Smith, Missouri — 3-star, 3-star
8. Jake Locker, Washington — 4-star, 4-star
9. Tyron Smith, USC — 5-star, 5-star
10. Blaine Gabbert, Missouri –5-star, 4-star
11. J.J. Watt, Wisconsin — 2-star, 2-star
12. Christian Ponder, Florida State — 3-star, 3-star
13. Nick Fairley, Auburn — 3-star, 3-star
14. Robert Quinn, North Carolina — 4-star, 4-star
15. Mike Pouncey, Florida — 4-star, 4-star
16. Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue — 3-star, 3-star
17. Nate Solder, Colorado — 3-star, (no listing)
18. Corey Liuget, Illinois — 4-star, 4-star
19. Prince Amukamara, Nebraska — 3-star, 3-star
20. Adrian Clayborn, Iowa — 4-star, 4-star
21. Phil Taylor, Baylor — 4-star, 4-star
22. Anthony Castonzo, Boston College — 2-star, 2-star
23. Danny Watkins, Baylor — 4-star, 2-star
24. Cameron Jordan, Cal — 3-star, (no listing)
25. James Carpenter, Alabama — 4-star, 4-star
26. Jonathan Baldwin, Pitt — 5-star, 5-star
27. Jimmy Smith, Colorado — 3-star, 3-star
28. Mark Ingram, Alabama — 4-star, 3-star
29. Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin — 3-star, 3-star
30. Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple — 2-star, 2-star
31. Cameron Heyward, Ohio State — 4-star, 4-star
32. Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State — 4-star, (no listing)
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