There was/is discussion in several threads about star values and several comments about grades and offers being a factor in stars. That simply does not make sense to me because those making the decisions would need to know a student's grades and that is NOT public information. So how do you factor in grades and physical ability all at the same time? Not even logical to think that of the thousands of kids they watch on film, they know their grade status correctly. See the comment below about offers being a factor.
Here is one article that summarizes all the services. https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-foot...n-247-star-rating-system-national-signing-day
Then there is the question of whether getting an offer from say a Bama, Auburn or OSU warrants a higher rating. This should put some of this stuff to rest. Below is a quote from this article: https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/02/how_are_recruiting_rankings_de.html
Out of the four recruiting experts, Shurburtt is the only one who says offers factor in at all and he gives it only 10 percent of the total equation. One thing 247Sports does is look at the track record of college programs putting players into the NFL, especially lower-rated prospects. If a school is known for turning two and three-star prospects into NFL players, the analysts might give the school the benefit of the doubt when they offer a similarly rated player.
The other issue with factoring in scholarship offers, according to the analysts, is that not only do they not tell the full story, but they might not even exist. Recruits make up scholarship offers in order to get more attention. It would be incredibly difficult to personally verify every single offer that 2000 or more recruits claim to have.
Says Luginbill: "Some are manufactured by the kids and you don't know if he even has an offer or not. Other offers might be predicated on stipulations of coming to a camp or an official visit."
Here is one article that summarizes all the services. https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-foot...n-247-star-rating-system-national-signing-day
Then there is the question of whether getting an offer from say a Bama, Auburn or OSU warrants a higher rating. This should put some of this stuff to rest. Below is a quote from this article: https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/02/how_are_recruiting_rankings_de.html
Out of the four recruiting experts, Shurburtt is the only one who says offers factor in at all and he gives it only 10 percent of the total equation. One thing 247Sports does is look at the track record of college programs putting players into the NFL, especially lower-rated prospects. If a school is known for turning two and three-star prospects into NFL players, the analysts might give the school the benefit of the doubt when they offer a similarly rated player.
The other issue with factoring in scholarship offers, according to the analysts, is that not only do they not tell the full story, but they might not even exist. Recruits make up scholarship offers in order to get more attention. It would be incredibly difficult to personally verify every single offer that 2000 or more recruits claim to have.
Says Luginbill: "Some are manufactured by the kids and you don't know if he even has an offer or not. Other offers might be predicated on stipulations of coming to a camp or an official visit."
