FSU 2016 Opponent Recruiting Classes from 2013-16

Blue Chip % is the most interesting stat IMHO.  Important to note that to you need to be north of 50-60% in blue chip % to be 'elite' (shot at national title).



http://www.tomahawknation.com/2016/2/17/11033950/fsu-2016-opponent-recruiting-classes-from-2013-16


"So below I have created a table that has FSU and the 2016 FBS opponents based on the order with which they appear on the schedule with their respective 247 composite points, national recruiting class ranking, the number of blue chips, the number of total recruits, and the blue chip percentage for each year from 2013 to 2016. Then in the right-most column I have the averages for the composite point total, the national rank (unweighted), blue chips, total recruits, and the weighted average for the blue chip percentage.

FSU	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	262.44	286.77	285.69	295.46	282.59
Nat'l Rank	11	4	3	2	5.0
Blue Chips	10	16	14	18	14.5
Total Recruits	22	29	20	25	24.0
Blue Chip %	45.5	55.2	70.0	72.0	60.4
Ole Miss	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	275.5	241.12	244.59	280.92	260.53
Nat'l Rank	8	15	17	6	11.5
Blue Chips	11	6	7	15	9.8
Total Recruits	30	27	23	25	26.3
Blue Chip %	36.7	22.2	30.4	60.0	37.1
Louisville	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	193.72	183.93	201.19	194.93	193.44
Nat'l Rank	37	45	32	37	37.8
Blue Chips	3	0	2	2	1.8
Total Recruits	18	26	26	24	23.5
Blue Chip %	16.7	0.0	7.7	8.3	7.4
South Florida	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	173.78	190.54	162.72	162.43	172.37
Nat'l Rank	53	41	69	62	56.3
Blue Chips	0	0	0	2	0.5
Total Recruits	24	28	20	16	22.0
Blue Chip %	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	2.3
North Carolina	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	206.44	211.07	213.70	202.76	208.49
Nat'l Rank	28	31	28	35	30.5
Blue Chips	4	3	4	1	3.0
Total Recruits	18	20	19	26	20.8
Blue Chip %	22.2	15.0	21.1	3.8	14.5
Miami (FL)	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	250.42	255.80	216.19	232.71	238.78
Nat'l Rank	14	12	26	21	18.3
Blue Chips	10	8	6	10	8.5
Total Recruits	21	27	22	18	22.0
Blue Chip %	47.6	29.6	27.3	55.6	38.6
Wake Forest	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	148.32	160.87	174.82	167.34	162.84
Nat'l Rank	67	65	53	58	60.8
Blue Chips	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total Recruits	27	25	25	22	24.8
Blue Chip %	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Clemson	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	249.51	240.66	277.24	270.79	259.55
Nat'l Rank	15	17	9	10	12.8
Blue Chips	11	10	12	13	11.5
Total Recruits	23	20	26	20	22.3
Blue Chip %	47.8	50.0	46.2	65.0	51.7
NC State	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	161.86	200.91	207.36	178.86	187.25
Nat'l Rank	59	34	31	49	43.3
Blue Chips	0	2	4	0	1.5
Total Recruits	23	31	23	23	25.0
Blue Chip %	0.0	6.5	17.4	0.0	6.0
Boston College	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	126.12	175.46	166.13	148.09	153.95
Nat'l Rank	87	52	62	78	69.8
Blue Chips	0	0	0	0	0.0
Total Recruits	17	30	25	19	22.8
Blue Chip %	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Syracuse	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	144.45	176.80	169.14	160.06	162.61
Nat'l Rank	73	50	58	64	61.3
Blue Chips	0	1	0	0	0.3
Total Recruits	22	25	29	20	24.0
Blue Chip %	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Florida	2013	2014	2015	2016	Average
Composite	291.48	267.75	227.91	260.99	262.03
Nat'l Rank	3	9	21	13	11.5
Blue Chips	15	9	5	9	9.5
Total Recruits	28	24	21	25	24.5
Blue Chip %	53.6	37.5	23.8	36.0	38.8

The results are pretty favorable toward FSU although that pesky team from South Carolina doesn't seem to show any signs, at least on the recruiting trail, of going away anytime soon. Does any team surprise you? I can't believe how poor BC's recruiting is - I mean I knew it is bad but didn't realize it was that poor. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see how the 'new car smell' works for Miami (FL) and what, if any, the boost will be. I'm not a recruitnik by any means and can only try to objectively look at rosters for any evidence. I hope you enjoyed this, thanks for reading. Any feedback is appreciated!"

 

 

http://www.sbnation.com/a/college-football-preview-2015/blue-chip-ratio

 

 

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2014/2/18/5312840/college-football-recruiting-teams-championships

 

"Every BCS champion since recruiting rankings could be accurately tracked (2005, or four classes after Scout joined Rivals in rating players) has met a benchmark: it's recruited more blue-chips (four- and five-star players) than lesser-rated players over its four previous signing classes.

 

And since those blue-chips are rare -- roughly 300 of them per year, with more than 10,000 scholarships to fill nationwide at the FBS level -- the teams that get blue-chips crush those who sign a lower-rated level of recruits.

Coaching stability, attrition management, player development, scouting, support and a host of other factors have a lot to do with a team's success. But even doing all of those things well, it is very hard for a program to stay at an elite level if it's not bringing in a lot of top talent.

So: what percentage of signees for each contender over the last four classes is made up of blue-chips? And what can we learn from that data?"