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Article: How Did Florida Football Get So Good At Turning 3-Star Recruits Into NFL Draft Picks?

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  1. Apr 22, 2023 #1
    ETGator

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    By: David Wunderlich -- April 22, 2023

    The Athletic recently did a study to find out which Power 5 programs did the best at turning recruits into draft picks. The angle that makes it notable is that they broke things down by 5-stars, 4-stars, and 3-stars. For example, Nick Saban’s Alabama puts a ton of players into the pros, but they also sign extremely highly rated classes every year. Are the Tide’s draft numbers more about signing good players or developing the guys they sign?

    How did Florida football get so good at turning 3-star recruits into NFL Draft picks? | GatorCountry.com
     
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  2. Apr 22, 2023 #2
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    Because McElwain had a good eye for talent, and had upgraded his recruiting staff. But we canned him, and hired Mullen.

    I am happy with Napier, but McElwain inherited Muschamp's train wreck, devoid of talent program (at least on offense), and it took a while to build things up. His recruiting was on fire his last year, especially in South Florida, but Florida fans have no patience. So we got a lazy recruiter instead, that won games his first two years with McElwain's talent and then it fell apart. It's so obvious.
     
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    I’m not provocative but Mac was the worst coach we’ve had since the 70’s. Out of his league. No understanding of fans, players, league, recruiting, expectations, climate, weather, UF, etc.

    Other than that he was awesome. DM was no upgrade but…..
     
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    He literally went to war with the admin and fanbase. He was never surviving it, he wanted to get fired.
     
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    "Pretty cool": McElwain at every post game interview...ugh
     
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  7. Apr 24, 2023 #7
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    How did Florida get so good at turning 3-stars into NFL draft picks? Tons of opportunities. (That's not a good reflection on recruiting.)
     
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    Well sed