Looking back on each C-USA program’s top recruit of all time

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images“Top-rated recruit in program history.” The phrase being attached to a new commitment or signee will send a program’s fanbase into a social media jubilee, but do these types of players tend to elevate a program to new heights? Let’s take a look through the historical recruiting records for each C-USA program to identify their top-ranked recruit of all time and figure out how each player’s career ended up turning out.

Players are ranked by their 24/7 Composite rating.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

DeAndre Brown (WR, Class of 2008) - .9931

There’s a really large gap between DeAndre Brown and any other player that has ever been recruited into C-USA. The #12…