Britt, our recruiting class ranking

[Coug95man2]

Is currently at #29 in the nation, 5th in the PAC. Obviously, there will be players that might find a program they feel will fit them better, we'll find replacement (or not), other programs haven't filled their roster, etc. etc..

So my question for Britt… If you had to make an educated guess, where do you think WSU will land in the PAC and National rankings. No need for brain surgery, no need for rocket science. Just for fun, here. Where will we be at LOI?

Others? Just fun, crystal ball stuff...

 

[britton ransford]

Originally posted by Coug95man2:
Is currently at #29 in the nation, 5th in the PAC. Obviously, there will be players that might find a program they feel will fit them better, we'll find replacement (or not), other programs haven't filled their roster, etc. etc..

So my question for Britt… If you had to make an educated guess, where do you think WSU will land in the PAC and National rankings. No need for brain surgery, no need for rocket science. Just for fun, here. Where will we be at LOI?

Others? Just fun, crystal ball stuff...

There's still a couple spots left on the offensive side to add to this class and I'd expect those prospects to rank well. My educated guess says they'll end up somewhere around No. 35 in the country and No. 7 in the Pac-12, which would be one hell of a class.

 

[CougEd]

95...first time in forever I looked at rankings...

Probably cause I am jaded when Price in 94 had his highest ranked class until 99 and that class netted almost nothing.

Anyway, I looked and ASU will jump past us. They only have 16 commits. Arizona could jump past us, and Stanford as well as they only have 12 reported. I would guess between 7 and nine, probably landing at 8.

I don't see Utah, CU, or OSU over taking WSU in the rankings. Cal could I suppose as they only have 18 kids committed. I think the best the could do is land at 6th, the worse in 9th.

 

[britton ransford]

Re: 95...first time in forever I looked at rankings...

Originally posted by CougEd:
Probably cause I am jaded when Price in 94 had his highest ranked class until 99 and that class netted almost nothing.

Anyway, I looked and ASU will jump past us. They only have 16 commits. Arizona could jump past us, and Stanford as well as they only have 12 reported. I would guess between 7 and nine, probably landing at 8.

I don't see Utah, CU, or OSU over taking WSU in the rankings. Cal could I suppose as they only have 18 kids committed. I think the best the could do is land at 6th, the worse in 9th.

Be sure to remember how the Rivals rankings work. We take the top 20 prospects in each class, not every prospect, and rank them. There's obviously a lot of room for moving around, but it would be tough for Arizona to leap WSU, especially since the Cougars have 2-3 spots left in this class, which could replace a couple two-stars in their current ranking.

Arizona State will jump up into the top four when their class is all said and done, but Washington State isn't for behind UW with similar spots left. They would get a big boost with a Joyner commitment, however. Stanford will likely make a move, too, but that depends on how many they're taking in this class. They usually take from 15-20.

From my point of view, Cal and Arizona aren't jumping Washington State and the rest of the conference - Utah, Oregon State and Colorado - are going to bring up the rear. This is how I see it winding up.

Predicted Pac-12 recruiting rankings

1) USC
2) UCLA
3) Oregon
4) ASU
5) UW
6) Stanford
7) WSU
8) Arizona
9) Cal
10) Utah
11) OSU
12) Colorado

 

[random soul]

Would an evaluation of the Samoan kids help the ranking?

Those two are sitting at 2 stars likely because nobody at the site has done an evaluation on them, though considering the likely dearth of film and level of competition I'm not sure how practical that is.

 

[britton ransford]

Re: Would an evaluation of the Samoan kids help the ranking?

Originally posted by random soul:
Those two are sitting at 2 stars likely because nobody at the site has done an evaluation on them, though considering the likely dearth of film and level of competition I'm not sure how practical that is.

Tago and Sakaria will likely remain two-star prospects because, like you said, there's just not much to go off of this late in the cycle. Tago, however, is a for sure three-star talent, but slotting him this late is tough. Abramo, because he's a kicker, is also going to remain at two-stars. I'm working on getting the analysts to re-evaluate Jeremiah Mitchell, because he's closer to a four-star than a two-star.

 

[YakiCoug]

Re: Would an evaluation of the Samoan kids help the ranking?

Originally posted by Britton Ransford:

Originally posted by random soul:
Those two are sitting at 2 stars likely because nobody at the site has done an evaluation on them, though considering the likely dearth of film and level of competition I'm not sure how practical that is.

Tago and Sakaria will likely remain two-star prospects because, like you said, there's just not much to go off of this late in the cycle. Tago, however, is a for sure three-star talent, but slotting him this late is tough. Abramo, because he's a kicker, is also going to remain at two-stars. I'm working on getting the analysts to re-evaluate Jeremiah Mitchell, because he's closer to a four-star than a two-star.

Several WSU recruits have yet to be rated. As you say, Mitchell could very well end up a 4-star, and Lewis and Norman are already there, so if they commit, WSU will end up rated very high. Not sure what Price has to do with it, though.

 

[Coug90]

What's great is knowing that whatever this class ends up being rated, it's pretty clear from Leach's track record that most of these guys will make it to their senior year. What killed us from Dobas great classes was the attrition. Almost none of those guys made it the finish line. If Leach can consistently pull in classes ranked in the 40s nationally, we should be in great shape.

 

[cr8zyncalif]

The number of teams behind us with a lot of open spots means that things could change quickly…but that would require those teams to pick up some highly ranked folks.

I think Britton's guess re: our PAC finish makes sense. But I'm thinking we end up a few spots lower than 35 on a national basis. Maybe not…but it would not be a shock.

Anything under 40 is a significant improvement.