What the difference between 3, 4, and 5 stars?

#29
#29
5 stars are typically better than 4 stars. 4 stars are typically better than 3 stars. and 3 stars are typically better than 2 stars...i think that sums it up. Now I am waiting for someone to bring up the NFL draft numbers again.
 
#32
#32
Once you fully grasp that everything in college football revolves around $$$, then the star rankings make perfect sense.
 
#33
#33
Just a way for kids that came up playing NCAA football video games to recruit. Funny thing is that those games used the star ratings before any recruiting site was around. Only thing about the video game is the 5 stars were never busts and the 3 stars would've never made it to the league.
 
#35
#35
5 star: Has the potential to be drafted in the first 3 rounds of the NFL draft.

4 star: Has the potential to be drafted in the latter rounds or sign a free agent deal.

3 star: May eventually sign a free agent deal with some development.

2 and 1 stars: Unlikely to play at the next level.

I have heard Hubbs and others in that business state this so TIFWIW.

This is why stars DO matter.
 
#36
#36
I know in most cases here in Atlanta we have light pollution. Usually you can only see 4 or 5 stars but if you are to travel a few hours away from Atlanta not in a large city then you can see significantly more than 4 or 5, my cousin counted 27 once, he said the biggest difference was beauty
 
#38
#38
https://www.rivals.com/aboutrankings.asp?Sport=1

Players are also ranked on their quality with a star ranking. A five-star prospect is considered to be one of the nation's top 25-30 players, four star is a top 250-300 or so player, three-stars is a top 750 level player, two stars means the player is a mid-major prospect and one star means the player is not ranked.


The ranking system ranks prospects on a numerical scale from 6.1-4.9.


  • 6.1 Franchise Player; considered one of the elite prospects in the country, generally among the nation's top 25 players overall; deemed to have excellent pro potential; high-major prospect
  • 6.0-5.8 All-American Candidate; high-major prospect; considered one of the nation's top 300 prospects; deemed to have pro potential and ability to make an impact on college team
  • 5.7-5.5 All-Region Selection; considered among the region's top prospects and among the top 750 or so prospects in the country; high-to-mid-major prospect; deemed to have pro potential and ability to make an impact on college team
  • 5.4-5.0 Division I prospect; considered a mid-major prospect; deemed to have limited pro potential but definite Division I prospect; may be more of a role player
  • 4.9 Sleeper; no Rivals.com expert knew much, if anything, about this player; a prospect that only a college coach really knew about
 
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#41
#41
Under my impression a 5 star is a Athlete who could almost start right away while a 3-4 star athlete may need 1-2 years to develop to their potential.
 
#42
#42
Just from relying on my early math classes.

3 star is 1 less than a 4 and 2 less than a 5
4 star is 1 more than a 3 and 1 less than a 5
5 star is 2 more than a 3 and 1 more than a 4

Think of it as money. Would you rather have 3 dollars, 4 dollars or 5 dollars?
Personally, I would rather have all the money :):). Hope this helps.
 
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