I just typed a response and it disappeared, saying that it will appear after it is approved. Bravo Vanilla and Stalin!
You're right, of course. The Composite Ratings, which are on a decimal scale (with a high degree of false precision) from about 70-100, have to take into account more than 3-4 individual star ranks. I should have said those are the PRIMARY inputs. They probably take into account state and positional rankings, to some degree. And they may also make an adjustment for quality and/or quantity of offers.
But they are highly correlated with the individual ratings from each service. And they are very predictive of which players make it to the NFL.
I'd say it is the best data on recruiting overall[/i], but that it is problematic for teams and recruits in the West, especially when you get beyond just the super high-profile recruits out of California.
