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College football recruiting is an inexact science. Thousands of high school players aspire to reach the next level each year, and analysts all over the country have the complicated job of tracking, evaluating, projecting and ranking these prospects.
It's a challenging task. Often—either for personal or on-field reasons alike—even the players who are exceptionally talented don't match their upside.
But sometimes, analysts crush this process.
One of the prime examples is a 2014 cycle that has provided a remarkable wave of star power to the NFL. The class, per 247Sports' composite rankings, boasted 5-stars in defensive end Myles Garrett (No.