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12 FBS teams signed 120 of the 215 blue chip (4&5
) offensive linemen from the last four recruiting cycles.
That's 9% of teams signing 55.8% of high-quality linemen. When I talk about parity being gone in college football, this is what I mean. The Great Sort has begun.
) offensive linemen from the last four recruiting cycles.That's 9% of teams signing 55.8% of high-quality linemen. When I talk about parity being gone in college football, this is what I mean. The Great Sort has begun.
There are a couple of up-and-comers, so to speak, and some exceptions;
Tenn, Penn State, Stanford, USC all have 6.
Wisconsin (5)/ Iowa (4) are always playing above the ratings on the line. Auburn has 4, UNC has 4.
Boston College, UCLA, MD, Kentucky, Miami all have three!
Tenn, Penn State, Stanford, USC all have 6.
Wisconsin (5)/ Iowa (4) are always playing above the ratings on the line. Auburn has 4, UNC has 4.
Boston College, UCLA, MD, Kentucky, Miami all have three!
Basically, elite OL talent is a necessary but not sufficient condition for competing at the top level of college football, and the elite OL talent is increasingly concentrating at blue bloods.
77% of blue chip linemen coming out of the last four recruiting cycles are at 21 schools. Good luck, everyone else.
There are 52 blue chip linemen in the 2021 class.
4 to Alabama,
3 to Ohio State,
3 to Georgia,
3 to Oklahoma,
2 to ND
2 to Oregon
2 to TAMU
2 to Clemson
That's 21/52 to 8/130 teams. 40.3% to 6% of teams. It's getting worse.
4 to Alabama,
3 to Ohio State,
3 to Georgia,
3 to Oklahoma,
2 to ND
2 to Oregon
2 to TAMU
2 to Clemson
That's 21/52 to 8/130 teams. 40.3% to 6% of teams. It's getting worse.
