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A Hit, Some Misses, and Hindsight on Top 2017 NFL Draft Prospects

Looking at the top 50 prospects in the NFL Draft as recruits and how ND missed on some and everybody missed on several
April 18, 2017
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Every year during Super Bowl week, there is always some site that puts out a post with the rankings for the players back when they were high school recruits. It always seems to fit the narrative that they want to put out there: stars aren't that important in the long run.

It always seem convenient when they point this out and ignores that many of the best players in the league like Julio Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, and Von Miller were 4 or 5 star recruits. But hey, it gets clicks.

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