Let’s look at how Kirby Smart’s recruiting classes have panned out in comparison to the national averages so far. The rest of the draft will be made up of 2-star recruits and players from other divisions. There are about 1,800 three-stars every recruiting cycle, and only 5% of those 1,800 will be drafted. The odds go down sharply for three-star recruits. There are roughly 330 four-star recruits in each class, and in a given year they will make up a little less than 25% of the players drafted by the NFL, which is 80 players per a draft. This is where a Florida fan on the internet is going to say something about all of the other guys Smart recruits. So we’ve established beyond a shadow of doubt that Kirby Smart is turning his five-star recruits into 1st and 2nd round picks at a rate much higher than normal. According to a Sports Illustrated study that goes back to when modern recruiting rankings started in 2002, that rate is about 30% higher than the average across the rest of college football. 66.7% of those five-stars have been drafted in the first two rounds. Since Kirby Smart became head coach, every five-star prospect that has come to UGA and stayed in the program has been drafted. The round each player was taken is in parentheses next to his name.Ģ016: Mecole Hardman (2nd), Isaac Nauta (7th), Jacob Eason (transfer)Ģ017: Isiah Wilson (1st), Richard LeCounte (5th), Deandre Swift (2nd) Let’s look at what Kirby has done with his five-star prospects. 38.5% of five-star players will never be drafted. There is an assumption that a five-star draft pick is a bust if he isn’t selected in the first round. The percentage varies year to year, but a little less than half of the 30-35 five-star recruits in each cycle will go undrafted at all. Of those, there’s about 3,500 who are draft eligible. According to the NCAA’s website there are about 12,650 FBS football players. The narrative is that Kirby Smart recruits five-star talent and wastes that talent.įirst off, we should point out that the NFL Draft is an event for the outliers. This is a small sampling, but there’s dozens more like this all over Twitter that we’re not going to glorify with column space. UGA is in a downward spiral because it’s obvious that Kirby Smart can only recruit and can’t coach or develop his players, hence why they have choked in big games time after time since he got there.- January 4, 2019 Some of you might not be active on social media, so let’s check some receipts from America’s smartest fanbase. That’s right, it’s time to talk about the most tired of narratives. We’re here to discuss the other favorite refrain of UGA haters, particularly those of the University of Florida. There’s two comebacks that have become a favorite of UGA rivals on the internet, the first is the “1980.” This quip ignores the fact that any national title that happened before the current crop of 17 year-old recruits were 8-10 years-old is irrelevant to a program’s current health, but we’re not here to talk about that. If you’re a fan of another team that wants to talk smack about Georgia, you don’t have many stones to throw. Additionally, he has turned Georgia into a recruiting machine that has landed a top three class in each full cycle since becoming the head man in Athens. Among 221 FBS coaches who have been hired since that time, Smart is the only head man besides Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban to win 50 games, a conference title and a College Football Playoff game. With the selection of Webb, Georgia has now had nine players drafted in the 2021 Draft.įans of Georgia’s rivals haven’t had much ammunition to talk smack about the Dawgs since Kirby Smart took over in Athens before the 2016 season. This afternoon Mark Webb went to the San Diego Chargers with the 241st pick of the NFL Draft.
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