It is fun to look back at the Rivals 2021 top 100 and remember what we thought then.
Of course the top player is Quinn Ewers, lost to Ohio State forever. What a loss. Oops, I guess he starts for Texas now.
Looking from today, you see how the list is dominated by Alabama and Ohio State. The recent successes of Georgia and Oregon were just beginning to be seen. Georgia only has only two top 50 recruits and one of those is ... wait for it ... Brock Vandagriff at #8. Guess who is starting for Kentucky against Texas tomorrow. Amarious Mims #5 was a first rounder at Georgia.
Alabama dominates the list with 17 in the top 100, 5 in the top 30. Of course Keanu Koht at #43 just got kicked off for perving on Coach DeBoer's daughter. Jo Jo Earle at #42 is on the TCU roster. Camar Wheaton at #29 is on SMU's roster. Agiye Hall #72 came to Texas, left and was arrested this summer for drugs. Christian Leary # 58 left for Georgia Tech. Ja'Corey Brooks #37 left for Louisville. Tommy Brockermeyer #9 to TCU.
That doesn't mean Alabama missed on everyone, as JC Latham #3, Dallas Turner #19 and Terrion Arnold #46 were first round NFL 2024 picks. Jalen MIlroe at #77 is still starring for Alabama. Is 17 out of 100 the record? Is getting so many as valuable as it was in the days before the portal? Look at that attrition.
Ohio State did well also, 12 in the top 100 and 5 in the top 30 (counting Ewers). Several are obvious stars Marvin Harrison, Jr at #87 and Emeka Egbuka at #11. Michael Hall at #97 was a 2nd rounder. Jack Sawyer #12 is still starting and 2nd team all Big Ten. They suffered from attrition as well, besides Ewers, Kyle McCord #35 is qb at Syracuse. Ben Christman #90 is at Kentucky.
Oklahoma did well, Caleb Williams at #6, his receiver Mario Williams at #16, our favorite big mouth Billy Bowman at #48, Clayton Smith at #24, plus two more later in the list. Of course the top 2 ran away when the head coach went to USC.
Texas literally has two top 100 players in 2021, a great one, Xavier Worthy at 67 and good one Ja'Tavion Sanders at 14. Of course this was a change over year, etc. But notable what a blow to the program missing a year is, although perhaps the failure muted a lot by the portal, e.g. Bonds, Golden, Mukuba, etc.
I remember how hard we took losing Bryce Foster #15 to A&M. He washed out and is at Kansas. I don't have to recount the Brockermeyer angst.
JJ McCarthy #45 at Michigan did well.
You have to admire Garrett Nussmeier #80 for sticking it out at LSU, now starting QB.
Of course the top player is Quinn Ewers, lost to Ohio State forever. What a loss. Oops, I guess he starts for Texas now.
Looking from today, you see how the list is dominated by Alabama and Ohio State. The recent successes of Georgia and Oregon were just beginning to be seen. Georgia only has only two top 50 recruits and one of those is ... wait for it ... Brock Vandagriff at #8. Guess who is starting for Kentucky against Texas tomorrow. Amarious Mims #5 was a first rounder at Georgia.
Alabama dominates the list with 17 in the top 100, 5 in the top 30. Of course Keanu Koht at #43 just got kicked off for perving on Coach DeBoer's daughter. Jo Jo Earle at #42 is on the TCU roster. Camar Wheaton at #29 is on SMU's roster. Agiye Hall #72 came to Texas, left and was arrested this summer for drugs. Christian Leary # 58 left for Georgia Tech. Ja'Corey Brooks #37 left for Louisville. Tommy Brockermeyer #9 to TCU.
That doesn't mean Alabama missed on everyone, as JC Latham #3, Dallas Turner #19 and Terrion Arnold #46 were first round NFL 2024 picks. Jalen MIlroe at #77 is still starring for Alabama. Is 17 out of 100 the record? Is getting so many as valuable as it was in the days before the portal? Look at that attrition.
Ohio State did well also, 12 in the top 100 and 5 in the top 30 (counting Ewers). Several are obvious stars Marvin Harrison, Jr at #87 and Emeka Egbuka at #11. Michael Hall at #97 was a 2nd rounder. Jack Sawyer #12 is still starting and 2nd team all Big Ten. They suffered from attrition as well, besides Ewers, Kyle McCord #35 is qb at Syracuse. Ben Christman #90 is at Kentucky.
Oklahoma did well, Caleb Williams at #6, his receiver Mario Williams at #16, our favorite big mouth Billy Bowman at #48, Clayton Smith at #24, plus two more later in the list. Of course the top 2 ran away when the head coach went to USC.
Texas literally has two top 100 players in 2021, a great one, Xavier Worthy at 67 and good one Ja'Tavion Sanders at 14. Of course this was a change over year, etc. But notable what a blow to the program missing a year is, although perhaps the failure muted a lot by the portal, e.g. Bonds, Golden, Mukuba, etc.
I remember how hard we took losing Bryce Foster #15 to A&M. He washed out and is at Kansas. I don't have to recount the Brockermeyer angst.
JJ McCarthy #45 at Michigan did well.
You have to admire Garrett Nussmeier #80 for sticking it out at LSU, now starting QB.
