what happened to the top recruits of 2002?

[mofome]

here are the 5 stars from 2002.. 2 of them played this year. the other 36 have finished their college career, one way or the other. exactly 50% were failures, if you conosider not making the NFL a failure for a 5 star...

Rank First Name Last Name Pos Stars Signed Status
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1 Vincent Young QB 5 Texas Drafted by Titans first round 2006 draft

2 Haloti Ngata DT 5 Oregon Drafted by Ravens first round 2006 draft

3 Lorenzo Booker RB 5 FSU Drafted by Dolphins third round 2007 draft

4 Ben Olson QB 5 BYU Signed UCLA 2005 R/Jr 2007.

5 Reggie McNeal ATH 5 Texas A&M Drafted by Bengals sixth round 2006 draft

6 Chris Davis ATH 5 FSU Drafted by Titans third round 2007 draft

7 Ryan Moore WR 5 Miami Not drafted

8 Marcus Vick QB 5 Va Tech Not drafted-Dismissed from team

9 Leon Washington DB 5 FSU Drafted by Jets fourth round 2006 draft

10 Ciatrick Fason RB 5 Florida Drafted by Vikings fourth round 2004 draft

11 Kai Parham DE 5 Virginia Not drafted

12 Gerald Riggs Jr RB 5 Tennessee Not drafted

13 Rodrique Wright DT 5 Texas Drafted by Dolphins seventh round 2006 draft

14 Michael Johnson RB 5 Virginia Not drafted

15 Justin Blalock OL 5 Texas Drafted by Falcons second round 2007 draft

16 DiShon Platt WR 5 FSU Not drafted-Did not qualify-never played anywhere

17 Ricardo Hurley LB 5 S Carolina Not drafted

18 Nathan Rhodes OL 5 Washington Not drafted-Gave up football-Injuries

19 Brandon Jeffries OL 5 Tennessee Not drafted-Transfer to Newberry

20 Trent Edwards QB 5 Stanford Drafted by Bills third round 2007 draft

21 Deljuan Robinson DE 5 Miss St Not drafted

22 Jerious Norwood RB 5 Miss St Drafted by Falcons third round 2006 draft

23 Marquis Johnson WR 5 Texas Not drafted-DNQ-Juco-Signed Texas Tech

24 Derek Morris OL 5 Ohio St Not drafted-Transfer to NC State

25 Darren Williams DB 5 Miss St Not drafted-Dismissed from team

26 Pat Watkins DB 5 FSU Drafted by Cowboys fifth round 2006 draft

27 Ahmad Brooks LB 5 Virginia Drafted by Bengals in 2006 supplemental draft

28 Devin Hester DB 5 Miami Drafted by Bears second round of 2006 draft

29 Mike D'Andrea LB 5 Ohio St Not drafted

30 James Banks QB 5 Tennessee Not drafted-Dismissed from team

31 Zach Latimer LB 5 Oklahoma Not drafted

32 Ben Obomanu WR 5 Auburn Drafted by Seahawks seventh round 2006 draft

33 Gabriel Watson DT 5 Michigan Drafted by Cardinals fourth round 2006 draft

34 Jonathan Mapu DE 5 Tennessee Senior 2007 season

35 Edorian McCullough DB 5 Texas Not drafted-Dismissed from Team/School

36 Marcedes Lewis TE 5 UCLA Drafted by Jaguars first round 2006 draft

37 Maurice Clarett RB 5 Ohio St Drafted by Broncos third round 2006 draft

38 Bryan Pickryl DE 5 Texas Not drafted-Gave up Football - injuries

[imgv94]

Wow very interesting list thanks for posting this.

[mofome]

Wow very interesting list thanks for posting this.

no problem bud. im just glad someone else enjoys these same dumb things that i do.

[harsh506]

I love lookin at old stuff like this and old draft results just to see where teams could have been and where they are now. My favorite one is the 03 NBA draft where the pistons try and be smart takin a player that <5% of the fans have heard of and then havin him be a bust. Think of how much nastier of a team they could have if u throw in bosh or carmelo.....NASTY

[mofome]

I love lookin at old stuff like this and old draft results just to see where teams could have been and where they are now. My favorite one is the 03 NBA draft where the pistons try and be smart takin a player that <5% of the fans have heard of and then havin him be a bust. Think of how much nastier of a team they could have if u throw in bosh or carmelo.....NASTY

you said it, i cant believe they passed on those two.

[teazeman]

very interesting list, and to think most of these kids were all world coming into college. i guess it goes to show natural talent without hard work will lead to nowhere. appreciate this kind of info Mo.

[imgv94]

I love lookin at old stuff like this and old draft results just to see where teams could have been and where they are now. My favorite one is the 03 NBA draft where the pistons try and be smart takin a player that <5% of the fans have heard of and then havin him be a bust. Think of how much nastier of a team they could have if u throw in bosh or carmelo.....NASTY

I always wonder though if Carmelo would of messed with their chemistry or made them a superhuman team.

What a bust Darko was..

[ritehook]

None has taken the NFL by storm so far. Tho Vince Young led his team to the Playoffs, despite a lack of good WRs on the Titans.

Ngata is I think playing good nose tackle for the Ravens. Give that team a decent QB and they should make playoffs.

Interesting that # 20, Edwards, who some ( like myself) didn't think would have a chance in the NFL, finished up as Bills starting QB (Which, come to think of it, isn't saying very much)