Last Friday we took a closer look at scholarship offers and compared the current rosters of Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Clemson. The article showed that the Hokies have a lot more players with three or fewer scholarship offers than the Tar Heels or Tigers. It’s probably not a coincidence that those two teams are currently leading their respective divisions in the ACC. To refresh your memory, you can read the article here.

I’ve said before how confusing the star ranking system can be for casual fans. People that follow recruiting depend on those stars to let them know how good a prospect is. However, that’s not always the way to go. Let’s compare J.C. Coleman to Isaiah Ford, per Rivals.

Coleman: 4-stars, #101 recruit in the country, #3 All-Purpose RB in the country
Ford: 3-stars, #61 recruit in Florida, #67 WR in the country

If you just look at star ratings and position rankings, Coleman was easily the better prospect. Power 5 scholarship offers tell a different story though…

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