Posted over in the FF this evening. Posting here too in case of interest.
Below is a graph that averages total recruiting points for the top ten teams in the last 5 recruiting cycles, from 247.
For example, the last five #1 recruiting teams averaged 316 recruiting points over the last five years. The last five #2 recruiting teams averaged 307 total recruiting points. And so forth down to #10 that averaged 266 total recruiting points over the past five years.
Right now UT sits at 256.9 total points for the 2019 recruiting cycle, and sits at #13 at the 247 site.
If we add
Wright to the current list, we bump up to 267.6 points, which is typical of a
#9-10 rank.
If we add
Wright and To'oto'o, we bump up to 276.09 points, which is typical of a
#8-9 rank.
Adding
Wright + To'oto'o + Bogle gets us to 282.9 points, which is typical of
#5-6 rank.
Adding
Wright + To'oto'o + Bogle + Hampton gets us to 288.97, which is typical of a
#4-5 rank.
Wright seems very likely, which nearly guarantees a finish around #10.
If the cards fall right and the moon and stars align, then somewhere between #5-10 would be possible.
As the 2019 class stands right now, Pruitt has assembled a group of overall higher quality recruits than any of Dooley or Jones' classes, and is the highest quality of recruit since Kiffin's class. Adding Wright and another highly rated recruit, it could surpass the quality of Kiffin's and could be the highest quality since Fulmer's 2005 class.
Fulmer did have some below-par recruiting classes in his last half dozen years.
Pretty impressed with what Pruitt has done with the 2019 class, given the mess Jones left us with. 8-10 wins next year should put us in even better shape for the 2020 class.
Sorted by year. 2019 class is incomplete as of today:
Sorted by Avg/recruit. 2019 class is incomplete as of today: