🏈 You've seen "Re-ranking" recruiting classes, right? I went back and looked at AJ's class (2009)

[TerryP]

Just to see how those guys have fared with 2013 being the last year of eligibility.

I'm setting aside what they accomplished at the collegiate level and looking at that class based on what we see from our staff in recruiting—their "dreams realized" pitch on players getting to the next level.

Bama a tad over the 25 cap in that class—and we've seen the good and the bad.

The bad includes guys like Darington Sentimore and Michael Bowman.

We had a handful of guys who didn't live up to what we thought they could become—William Ming sticks out the most in my mind.

But, the good? Consider this for a second.

Richardson, Fluker, Carpenter, Kirkpatrick, and Warmack were all first round picks. Lacy a second rounder. Guys like Norwood, Nico, and Dial went in the fourth and fifth rounds. In total, that 2009 class had 11 guys who were drafted.

Roughly 40%. 40% of that class drafted!

 

[jdpas29]

wow!!!

 

[ElephantStomp]

And to think about how many of the 2008 class were drafted. That's crazy the way UA has recruited.

 

[bamaraider]

Wow, that's an amazing stat.