Interesting article in The Athletic today about which schools have the most and least 5,4 and 3* athletes drafted. NU is among the worst at getting their 3* drafted: just 8 of 186 players (4.3%) signed from 2009 through 2019. That's 7th worst among Power 65 teams. The only mention of NU is:
Without looking at the data, you might have guessed that the programs that are most successful in developing three-star prospects into NFL Draft picks are the ones who win the most with the least. You might have thought a team like Northwestern, Iowa or Iowa State would have been Three-Star U just based on the fact that those teams always seem to be good despite not recruiting at a high level. Let this be a reminder that development from the big-time programs isn’t simply reserved for five-star prospects. Schools with the most resources also seem to be the most apt to make something out of nothing. If you’re a three-star prospect, you still have a higher chance of being drafted at a place like Ohio State than you would at a program that’s known as a lovable overachiever.
Even the best schools at developing 3*s get just 20% drafted: OSU, LSU and Bama. The odd of a 3* getting drafted are very much weighted against them.
theathletic.com
Without looking at the data, you might have guessed that the programs that are most successful in developing three-star prospects into NFL Draft picks are the ones who win the most with the least. You might have thought a team like Northwestern, Iowa or Iowa State would have been Three-Star U just based on the fact that those teams always seem to be good despite not recruiting at a high level. Let this be a reminder that development from the big-time programs isn’t simply reserved for five-star prospects. Schools with the most resources also seem to be the most apt to make something out of nothing. If you’re a three-star prospect, you still have a higher chance of being drafted at a place like Ohio State than you would at a program that’s known as a lovable overachiever.
Even the best schools at developing 3*s get just 20% drafted: OSU, LSU and Bama. The odd of a 3* getting drafted are very much weighted against them.
3-Star U: Which schools are best (and worst) at developing NFL Draft talent?
For three-, four- and five-star prospects, which universities had the highest percentage of players drafted since 2012?
theathletic.com
