By: Chad Wilson – Gridironstuds.com
Continuing my report on how the draft eligible 5 star recruits from each conference feared in the 2013 NFL draft, today I move to the ACC.
The SEC was the first conference I analyzed and we will see if they set the standard. As I mentioned in that article, this report may shed some light on how each program develops talent. Some may ready too much into this, others may read too little. I maintain that it reveals something about each program. Other reports will follow about draft classes that will give a more complete picture. For now, let’s just absorb what the 5 stars are telling us.
What will jump out at you if you read the report on the SEC first is how few 5 stars chose the ACC from 2008-2010 in comparison to the SEC. While the SEC had 43 five star recruits during this time period, the ACC only signed 12. I expected them to have less given their 12 ACC teams compared to 14 SEC teams but that not by this wide of a margin. The other startling fact uncovered was that the ACC did not produce one first round 5 star recruit in the 2013 NFL draft.
As expected, Miami and Florida St. led the way with six 5 star recruits from 2008-2010. Florida St. is on the only school to have produced a draft pick out of a 5 star recruit in the ACC in the 2013 NFL Draft.
As I did with the SEC, I assigned point totals to quantify the results. Again, here is what I used for the point system:
3 points: If 5 star recruit was drafted in rounds 1 or 2
2 points: If 5 star recruit was drafted in rounds 3 or 4
1 point: If 5 star recruit was drafted later than the 4th round
0 points: If 5 star is still on the school’s roster or if he transferred or was dismissed from the team
-1 point: If 5 star recruit was a free agent or undrafted
Here is the performance table with the data from the research:
| ACC 2013 NFL Draft Report | ||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total 5s | Drafted | Points | |
| FSU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| NC State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Miami | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -3 |
Recruiting data was compiled from Rivals.com
Next 5 star draft report will be The Big 10
Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.
