Last time around, I set out to determine what effect recruiting rankings truly have on the success of the teams that end up landing the services of these young men being evaluated. Towards the end of that piece, I posed the question of how well these rankings predict the success of the individual players themselves. I know you came for those sweet, sweet charts, so I will stop wasting your time right now and get right into it.
The Method
I decided that the most objective way for me to test the validity of these rankings over time would be to compare the rankings with the results of the NFL draft, an accomplishment largely seen as the ultimate goal for the prep football player.