The 2024 NFL Draft’s feeder class of elite highschool expertise was the Class of 2021, which was wrecked by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: Highschool seasons had been canceled or shortened, in-person visits had been worn out, analysis alternatives had been few and much between.
Even so, the recruiting business churned out one other terrific reminder Thursday night time that stars actually do matter. Seven five-stars had been chosen, together with No. 1 general participant Caleb Williams, who gained the Heisman Trophy. Every of the five-star prospects who had been chosen within the first spherical had been members of the 2021 class. Additional, an excellent 15 four-star prospects went within the first spherical, capped by decide No. 32 Xavier Legette.
The document for many five-star prospects chosen within the first spherical was set in 2023, when 13 such gamers got here off the board night time one.
This is a have a look at the star rankings for each participant chosen within the first spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2024 NFL Draft by recruiting rating
- 5 stars: 7
- 4 stars: 15
- 3 stars: 9
- Unranked: 1
*Denotes an occasion the place the 247Sports Composite rankings had been used
