Great. Then don’t play these positions:
Safety (7)
Athlete (6)
Dual-threat QB (6)
Inside Linebacker (5)
Guard (4)
All-Purpose Back (3)
Center (2)
Tight End (1)
Spanning from 2015 to the 2020 class, I looked at 4964 recruits generally made up from the top 1000 for each year (some were dropped for being kickers, punters, and fullbacks, and if the data was incomplete/missing on a player). These positions only had the number in parentheses designated as 5-stars.
Do play these positions:
Offensive Tackle (26)
Wide Receiver (23)
Defensive Tackle (21)
Cornerback (20)
Running Back (19)
Strong-side Defensive End (15)
Outside Linebacker (14)
Weak-side Defensive End (14)
Pro-Style QB (10)
Also, if you play:
RB DT ILB OLB SDE WR OT CB ATH WDE PRO OG APB
Then be taller and heavier than everyone else. Each of these positions 5-stars averaged higher heights and weights than 4 and 3 stars.
If you are a CB or OC, then you need to be significantly (greater than 1 standard deviation) heavier than your peers. If you’re a tight end, you need to be significantly taller and heavier (though this may not be true since only 1 tight end is the 5-star sample size, but whatever).
