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A follow up to my original post. It's worth mentioning again that Stanford has had remarkable success putting guys in the pros. In the 4 recruiting classes from 2007-2010, Stanford put 28 of the 80 guys who signed LOIs plus 3 walk-on players into the NFL. Now, it's true that most of the 31 guys who have played in the NFL haven't gotten rich, but there are a lot of guys who have to be happy about achieving a dream. When Shaw makes his pitch to recruits, it would not misleading to say that 35% of kids who signed with Stanford in recent classes have ended up in the NFL!Â
Here's a list, corrections or additions are welcome:
From the unheralded 2007 class, there were two guys drafted (Fleener and Marecic), but five more have played in the league (Baldwin, Keiser, R. Whalen, Stewart, and Masifilo).Â
From the small but talented 2008 class, three guys got drafted (Luck, DeCastro, and Martin), but a whopping six more have played in the league (C. Thomas, M. Thomas, Howell, Owusu, G. Whalen, and Bademosi). I was conservative and didn't count K. Reuland since he was a transfer.
From the 2009 class, six guys got drafted (Taylor, Toilolo, Ertz, Gardner, Gaffney, Murphy), and three more have played in the league (Skov, Mauro and Hewitt).Â
From the 2010 class, five guys got drafted (H. Anderson, Parry, Reynolds, Yankey, and Fleming), and one more is playing in the league (Tarpley).Â
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