01-27-2016, 12:12 PM
I know ESPN is rightly regarded as one of the weakest recruiting services, but I think it's interesting to note that they have Paxton Segina ranked as a 3-star recruit (79 rating, and the 89th-ranked WR in the class), while the other services agree that he's either a very low 3-star recruit or a 2-star guy.Â
In fact, he's actually ranked HIGHER than Donald Stewart on ESPN, who gets a 77 rating (still 3 stars) and is pegged as the 122nd-ranked WR in the class. Huh.
I'm certainly not saying that Segina is the better prospect than Stewart, but I was surprised to see ESPN rank him as such when the other services agree that Stewart is a 4-star caliber prospect while Segina is a 2-star (or very low 3-star) guy. It could be as simple as "ESPN rankings are always weird" or perhaps one of their recruitniks saw the same thing in Segina that our coaching staff did.Â
In fact, he's actually ranked HIGHER than Donald Stewart on ESPN, who gets a 77 rating (still 3 stars) and is pegged as the 122nd-ranked WR in the class. Huh.
I'm certainly not saying that Segina is the better prospect than Stewart, but I was surprised to see ESPN rank him as such when the other services agree that Stewart is a 4-star caliber prospect while Segina is a 2-star (or very low 3-star) guy. It could be as simple as "ESPN rankings are always weird" or perhaps one of their recruitniks saw the same thing in Segina that our coaching staff did.Â
