Three takeaways from National Signing Day

247Sports With the passing of National Signing Day on Wednesday, Northwestern has officially completed the Class of 2021 recruiting cycle. In total, 16 players signed a National Letter of Intent to affirm their commitments to NU. The Wildcats’ class ranked 49th in the nation and 11th in the Big Ten, according to 247Sports. Now that recruiting season has come to an end, let’s review the group in a few areas:

Four-star phenoms

Three of the 16 scholarship signees earned four-star ratings in 247Sports’ Composite rankings. The highest-ranked of them is wide receiver Jordan Mosley, who is listed as the 302nd best player in the Class of 2021. He was one of the Wildcats’ two late-period commits,…