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With the draft coming up I was looking at some big name G5 players and their recruiting rankings coming out of high school. I was a little surprised.

Marcus Davenport DE UTSA - 2* 0.7683 Projected - 1st Round
Willie Hernandez OG UTEP - 0* NR Projected - 1st Round
Josh Allen Wyoming QB - 3* 0.8056 Projected - 1st Round
Leighton Vander Esch Boise State ILB - 0* NR Projected - 1st Round

There are several other players from the G5 ranks that could go in the first few rounds. This gives me hope from ODUs down recruiting years. I have stated several times that we are not doing enough on the recruiting front. I do think that some players rankings are just a number and dont ever translate to their full ceiling or caliber. But the guys listed are very rare to go from a zero or two start to a first round draft pick. ODU cant afford to wait a see if some of the current 2*s magically blossom into star players. We need to get better at recruiting.