I guess rankings no longer matter now
Of course they fucking matter on a macro level, but saying that some dude is better than an entire roster of other dudes coached by Jimmy Lake because of a number on his profile page is fucking idiotic. UW and UO again have similarly ranked classes that filled each team's positions of need and now it's up to coaching and good fucking luck to determine the rest.
Washington takes unbalanced classes. Show me their DL commit. Sure, they loaded up the last two years but that type of recruiting bites you in the ass.
Also, the rankings don’t account for Devon Williams. It also doesn’t account for more aggressive roster management.
When Oregon ends with two more blue chip recruits, it won’t be the same.