A five-star player at Scout means he is one of the top 50 recruits in the country. Anyone with four stars means they're ranked between No. 51-250 and three-star prospects are those in the 251-750 range.
At Rivals, the evaluation process is similar to Scout's, but the method to star assignment differs. The number of five-star players varies every year based on the talent level of that given year. The recruiting classes of 2011 and 2010 had 26 players with five stars, while the 2009 class had 33 and 2008 had 30.
I personally have always though Rivals is the more accurate of the two but thats just my opinion. Listed below are the number of five-star recruits in the top 25 recruiting classes listed by Rivals.
4 = Clemson
3 = LSU
2 = Alabama, Florida St, Georgia, Oregon, Notre Dame, Oklahoma
1 = Texas, USC, Auburn, Ohio State, Ole Miss
The above could change with a couple of 5stars who haven't committed.
At Rivals, the evaluation process is similar to Scout's, but the method to star assignment differs. The number of five-star players varies every year based on the talent level of that given year. The recruiting classes of 2011 and 2010 had 26 players with five stars, while the 2009 class had 33 and 2008 had 30.
I personally have always though Rivals is the more accurate of the two but thats just my opinion. Listed below are the number of five-star recruits in the top 25 recruiting classes listed by Rivals.
4 = Clemson
3 = LSU
2 = Alabama, Florida St, Georgia, Oregon, Notre Dame, Oklahoma
1 = Texas, USC, Auburn, Ohio State, Ole Miss
The above could change with a couple of 5stars who haven't committed.