Breakdown: Outlier classes from 2011-15
Therehavebeenseveralcleartrendsincollegefootballrecruitingfrom
2011-15.Forexample,AlabamacouldbecountedontobeNo.1inthe
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Rivals.comteamrecruitingrankingsjustabouteverysingleyear.
FloridaStateandAuburncouldalsobecountedontofinishinthetop10.Youcould
alsosetyourwatchtoaprogram
ortwojumpingwayupintheteamrankingsforonereasonoranother,anditis
timetotakeagood,longlookatsomeofthoseoutlierclasses.
OutlierClasses
2012
Stanford
AndrusPeat
RANKING
SIGNEES
POINTS
AVG.STARS
5
22
2,297
3.73
Stanford's2012recruitinghaulwastheprogram'sonlyclassfrom2011to2015
torankinthetop10oftheRivals.comteamrecruitingrankings.Infact,the
Cardinal's2012groupwasranked
19.6positionshigherthantheirfive-yearaverage.ThiswastheonlyStanford
classduringthetimeperiodtoincludemorethanonefive-starrecruit(three)
andalsosettheprogram'shighwatermarkforfour-starprospects.
ThisgroupofprospectswassignedatastellartimeforStanford.TheCardinal
hadjustgone11-2andfinishedtiedforNo.1inthePac-12North.
AndrewLuckhadjustfinishedsecondintheHeismanraceandhewasmonthsawayfrom
beingselectedNo.1overallintheNFLDraft.TheCardinalalsosawoffensive
linemanDavidDeCastrodraftedinthefirstround,JonathanMartin
inthesecondroundandtightendCobyFleenerdraftedinthesecondround.
Headliner:Five-starOTKyleMurphy,SanClemente(Calif.)SanClemente
OtherFive-Stars:OTAndrusPeat(No.32Rivals100),DE
AzizShittu(No.27Rivals100)
Signeeson2015Two-Deep:13
WhatHasHappened:PeatearnedAll-Americahonorsin2014and
becameafirst-rounddraftpick.DefensivebackAlexCarterearnedAll-Pac-12
honorsin2013and2014andbecameathirdrounddraftpick.Safety
ZachHoffpauirearnedAll-Pac-12honorsin2014beforedecidingtopursuea
professionalbaseballcareer.
MurphyisaleaderontheoffensivelineandearnedAll-Pac-12honorsin2014.
Shittuisastarteratdefensiveend.JoshuaGarnettwasoneofthreetrue
freshmenoffensivelinementoplayin2012andiscurrentlytheteam'sstarting
leftguard.GrahamShulerstartedeverygameatcenterin2014andisinthe
middleoftheoffensivelineagainin2015.
NoorDavishasbeensidelinedwithaninjuryin2015,butrecorded19tackles
in2014.Formerthree-starlinebackerBlakeMartinezistheteams
leadingtacklerin2015andearnedAll-Pac-12honorsin2014.KodiWhitfieldis
currentlythirdontheteamintacklesaftermovingfromwidereceivertosafety
in2014.
2013OleMissClickHeretoviewthisLink.
RobertNkemdiche
RANKING
SIGNEES
POINTS
AVG.STARS
7
27
2,496
3.56
The2013classwastheonlytop15finishforOleMissfrom2011to
2015andfinished14.2positionshigherintheteamrankingsthanOleMiss'
five-yearaverage.The2013classwastheonlyRebelclassto
includemultiplefive-starrecruitswiththree,andhadthemostfour-star
prospectsoverthefive-yearperiod.
HughFreezearrivedinOxfordinDecemberof2011andthe2013classarrived
followinghisfirstseasonastheheadmanoftheRebels.TheRebelsfinished
witha7-6overallrecordandearnedabowlwinforthefirsttimesince2009
andawinintheEggBowlvs.MississippiState.Theleadingtackleronthe2012
teamwasDenzelNkemdiche,thebrotherofthenation'sNo.1prospectRobert
Nkemdiche.
Headliner:Five-starDERobertNkemdiche,Loganville(Ga.)Grayson
OtherFive-Stars:OTLaremyTunsil(No.14Rivals100),WRLaquonTreadwell(No.5Rivals100)
Signeeson2015Two-Deep:11
WhatHasHappened:Five-starprospectsNkemdiche,Tunsiland
Treadwellhaveallbeenverybrightspots.TunsilandNkemdicheearnedAll-SEC
honorsin2014,andTreadwellwasputtingtogetherastrongseasonbeforeaknee
injurysidelinedhimfortherestoftheyear.TightendEvanEngramhasalsoearnedAll-SEChonorsthelasttwoseasonsandsafetyAntonioConnerwasnamedAll-SECin2014.
JUCOstandoutLavonHooksrecorded27tackles,nineTFLs,andthreesacksand,afterexhaustinghiseligibility,signedwithGreenBayasanundraftedfreeagent.
Four-starprospectsMarkDodsonJr.,NickolasBrassellandAustinGolsonarenolongerwiththeprogram.DodsontransferredtoMurrayStateandGolsoniscurrentlyatAuburn.
Four-starrunningbackJordanWilkinsiscurrentlythesecond-leadingrusheronthe2015squadandfour-starwidereceiverQuincyAdeboyejoistheteamssecond-leadingreceiverin2015.
2013VanderbiltClickHeretoviewthisLink.
DarriusSims
RANKING
SIGNEES
POINTS
AVG.STARS
19
26
1,870
3.15
The2013Vanderbiltrecruitingclassmarkedtheonlytop20finishintheRivals.comteamrecruitingrankingsfortheCommodoresfrom2011-15.Itfeaturedfivefour-starrecruits,whichismorethantheCommodoreshaveeversignedintheRivals.comera.Vanderbiltfinished24.2positionshigherinthe2013teamrankingsthanitsfive-yearaverage.
The2013classwasJamesFranklin'ssecondrecruitingclassatVanderbiltandcameontheheelsofa9-4season.Franklin,alreadyknownforhisrecruitingabilities,hadtheprogramat
arguablyitshighestpointinitshistory.
Headliner:Four-starWRJordanCunningham,FortLauderdale(Fla.)UniversitySchool
OtherFour-Stars:QBJohnathonMcCrary(No.195Rivals250),TEMitchellParsons(No.211Rivals250),LB
NigelBowden,LBZachCunningham
Signeeson2015Two-Deep:15
WhatHasHappened:JordanCunninghamisnowatNorthCarolina
andParsonshastransferredtoColoradoState,butseveral2013signeeshavemadeanimpact.ZachCunninghamwassecondontheteamintacklesin2014andiscurrentlyleadingtheteam.Bowdenledtheteamintacklesin2014,butaconcussionhaskepthimoutformuchof2015.McCrarystartedthefinalfivegamesof2014buthasstruggledin2015andisfightingtoholdontothestartingjob.
Three-starrunningbackRaphealWebbledtheteaminrushingin2014with907yardsandheistheleadingrusherfortheCommodoresin2015.
DarriusSimsisoneofthemoreversatileplayersonthesquad.Simsisadangerousreturnman,hasplayedcornerback,andheiscurrentlythethesecond-leading
rusherontheteamandhas110yardsreceiving.OrenBurksistheCommodores'third-leadingtacklerin2015.
2012
Miami
DukeJohnson
RANKING
SIGNEES
POINTS
AVG.STARS
9
33
1,974
3.56
TheHurricanes'2012classwastheprogram'sonlytop10finishintheRivals.comteamrecruitingrankingsfrom2011to2015,anditfinished11.6spotshigherthanitsfive-yearaverage.Theclassfeaturedtwoofthethree
five-starprospectssignedbytheHurricanesoverthefive-yearperiod,anditwasalsotheprogram'slargestclassduringthetimespan.
TheclasswasthefirstunderheadcoachAlGolden.Miamiwascomingoffa6-62011seasonandhadalosingrecordinACCplay.Asusual,itwasveryheavyinSouthFloridatalent.
Headliner:CBTracyHoward,Miramar(Fla.)Miramar
OtherFive-Stars:RBRandyJohnson(No.30Rivals100)
Signeeson2015Two-Deep:8
WhatHasHappened:RandyJohnsonlefthismarkatMiamiasDukeJohnson.HeearnedAll-ACChonorsthree-straightseasonsbeforemovingontotheNFL.Four-staroffensivelineman
EreckFlowersbecameafirst-rounddraftpickandwasAll-ACCin2014.JUCOdefensivebackLadariusGunterisalsonowintheNFLwiththeGreenBayPackers.
HowardearnedAll-ACChonorsin2013andiscurrentlyastarteratcornerback.
RaphaelKirbyiscurrentlytheteam'sleadingtackler,
DeonBushisatwo-timeAll-ACCselectionandHerbWatersiscurrently
thesecond-leadingreceiverfortheHurricanes.
Four-starsRobertLockhartandAngeloJean-Louisbothtransferred.
2013 UCLAClick Here to view this Link.
Myles Jack
RANKING
SIGNEES
POINTS
AVG. STARS
8
25
2,384
3.67
The 2013 UCLA class was the only top 10 finish for the Bruins from 2011-15 and it finished 11.4 position higher in the Rivals.com team rankings than the program's five-year average during that time period. The 2013 group did not include a five-star prospect, but it made up for it with a deep haul of four-stars.
First-year head coach Jim Mora finished the 2012 season with a 9-5 record and claimed first in the Pac-12 South. The Bruins also beat crosstown rival USC for the first time since 2006.
Headliner: S Priest Willis, Tempe (Ariz.) Marcos De Niza
Other Rivals100 Signees: S Tahaan Goodman (No. 80 Rivals100)
Signees on 2015 Two-Deep: 15
What Has Happened: The biggest happening from UCLA's 2013 class was the emergence of Myles Jack. He earned 2013 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors on both sides of the ball and quickly established himself as one of the top linebackers in the country. His 2015 season was cut short due to an injury, and he has since declared for the 2016 NFL Draft.
Jack was not the only member of the 2013 class to make waves. Caleb Benenoch, Thomas Duarte, Scott Quessenberry and Alex Redmond all earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2014. Duarte is the teams second-leading
receiver in 2015. Kenneth Clark has recorded 40 tackles, 5 TFLs and 2 sacks in 2015. The teams leading tackler is also a member of the 2013 class,
There have been some departures. Willis transferred to Texas A&M,
Christian Morris is now at Ole Miss, Kylie Fitts has moved on to Utah and Tyler Foreman is now at Portland State. Running back Craig Lee is no longer in the program.
