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FSU football: Grading 2017 recruiting class in retrospect

Recruiting stars matter with FSU football or any other college football program. Don’t get it twisted and think you can win or compete for national championships with a team full of three star recruits.

Yes, it’s possible to win a lot of games with well coached three-star players, but you absolutely must have those difference makers to compete at the highest level.

The FSU football 2017 recruiting class was supposed to be one of the recruiting classes that would help the Noles compete for championships.

It was extremely top-heavy with four 5-star players with 11 players ranked in the top 200.