NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

[Joey Sauce]

I have been looking at the ESPN top 150 ratings from the 2011 recruiting class and comparing them to how the freshmen are rated in the game and im wondering if i should go and rerate them all based on the espn ratings. I did not agree with several but Jadeveon Clowneys 83 seems accurate.

What do you guys think?

[spyder_DG]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

You should look at more then just the ESPNU 150....Rivals is a much better recruiting site. ESPN always tends to overrate the southeastern recruits.....

[UltimateCaneFan]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

I have looked at a few freshman and think a few are overrated. Really no freshman should be rated over 80 before the season starts. Obviously some will set themselves apart (Robinson last season) and require a ratings boost but how do you rate guys who have never played a down?

[dneze52]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

Use scout and Rivals i agree with what someone said earlier they overate the southeast.

[Joey Sauce]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

Do scout and rivals give numerical ratings? Maybe I will go by those sites then, but i definitely feel that once community rosters are done a rerate of the freshmen is needed

[blkrptnt819]

I have looked at a few freshman and think a few are overrated. Really no freshman should be rated over 80 before the season starts. Obviously some will set themselves apart (Robinson last season) and require a ratings boost but how do you rate guys who have never played a down?

Robinson who? I was just curious.

[RyRog345]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

You should look at more then just the ESPNU 150....Rivals is a much better recruiting site. ESPN always tends to overrate the southeastern recruits.....

Well, when the SEC wins how many NCs in a row you can't really question the logic of rating the players from the South higher.

Edit: Oh, and for the best ratings you should average 247sports, Rivals, and ESPN. **** Scout and Maxpreps.

[WhiplashVI]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

ESPN dropped ford childress down in the rankings after committing to WVU

[RyRog345]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

ESPN dropped ford childress down in the rankings after committing to WVU

And? Rivals and 247sports have him as a 3*.....so what's your point? He's getting the most love from ESPN.

[GreenHurricane1]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

Anthony Chickillo is a 73.. so LOLworthy

[mmusi24]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

I actually think most of the freshman are underrated. When you do recruiting, you have kids coming in 85 or above. At least that was what previous years are like. Considering Clowney is a once every ten years prospect, I would have him as an 87. He is THAT good. Maybe even an 89. A guy like Karlos williams should be an 83. Freshman are also underrated and recruits are always overrated in this game. I am an FSU fan and my recruits ALWAYS pass 5 star freshman. I usually up freshman rankings to reflect this.

[Palo20]

I have been looking at the ESPN top 150 ratings from the 2011 recruiting class and comparing them to how the freshmen are rated in the game and im wondering if i should go and rerate them all based on the espn ratings. I did not agree with several but Jadeveon Clowneys 83 seems accurate.

What do you guys think?

Search for the thread I started about freshmen "other" ratings. Some good comparisons of the top players in this years class.

[thegenerel]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

lol at anyone referencing ESPN.

[Bushido]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

Freshmen have always been underrated in the NCAA series. I have a formula for how I rank them. I go through every roster (major conferences) and re-rank the Freshmen, sometimes even the RS-Freshmen and Sophomore.

If you don't re-rank them then the CPU generated recruits will automatically pass them up on the depth chart. NCAA always has 80 rated 4-star recruits, whereas you have Anthony Chickillo (for example) as a 73. Chickillo was one of the top DE's in the country last season, signed with Miami. I would have him around a 78-79.

5* - 81-84
4* - 76-80
High 3* - 71-75
Low 3* - 68-70

[GreenHurricane1]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Freshmen ratings

Freshmen have always been underrated in the NCAA series. I have a formula for how I rank them. I go through every roster (major conferences) and re-rank the Freshmen, sometimes even the RS-Freshmen and Sophomore.

If you don't re-rank them then the CPU generated recruits will automatically pass them up on the depth chart. NCAA always has 80 rated 4-star recruits, whereas you have Anthony Chickillo (for example) as a 73. Chickillo was one of the top DE's in the country last season, signed with Miami. I would have him around a 78-79.

5* - 81-84
4* - 76-80
High 3* - 71-75
Low 3* - 68-70

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