06-29-2018, 02:42 PM
(06-29-2018, 01:14 PM)OutsiderFan Wrote: ... arguably the highest rated RB recruit the program has ever had. The #6 rated RB in his class.
Got me thinking.
At least lately, Stanford has managed to get more out of our RBs than their service ratings might indicate.
Most of our RBs were not particularly highly rated.
So I went through the 247sports rankings to see our RBs since 2000. Here is what I found.
It appears that Jones is approximately tied with Barry Sanders for the top rated RB we have recruited over this time frame, but it may depend upon what exactly what ranking you care about. And of course Jones' ranking may change by the time they close out the 2019 class.
I think that likely Lemon's ranking should be taken with an asterisk as I don't think these rankings were very complete in those early years.
The following list year (entrance into Stanford), overall rating by 247Sports composite, position ranking, name.
2019 - #85/6 RB Austin Jones
2000 - Brandon Royster (no ranking, but rankings weren't extensive)
2001 - #42/9 RB J.R. Lemon
2003 - #191/3 FB Emeka Nnoli
2003 - #221/3 APB David Marrero
2003 - #302/21 RB Jason Evans
2004 - #400/26 RB Ray Jones
2006 - #374/6 FB Toby Gerhart
2007 - #865/60 RB Jeremy Stewart
2008 - #342/8 APB Delano Howell
2009 - #279/33 RB Stepfan Taylor
2009 - #286/2 FB Tyler Gaffney
2010 - #131/10 RB Anthony Wilkerson
2010 - #394/30 RB Ricky Seale
2011 - #166/12 RB Kelsey Young
2011 - #219/16 RB Remound Wright
2012 - #85/4 APB Barry Sanders
2014 - #91/2 APB Christian McCaffrey
2015 - #227/7 APB Bryce Love
2015 - #265/15 RB Cameron Scarlett
2016 - #399/19 RB Trevor Speights
2017 - #192/13 RB Sione Lund