Texas Tech Recruiting Roundup: How do recruits get their rankings?

Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports3-star or 4-star? Why is the same recruit ranked differently? How do recruiting services evaluate these things?

So as the 2016 class sits at 25 commits strong, I started to wonder just how our future Red Raiders got their rankings. After some digging I was able to find out just how each service comprises their rankings. Below is a breakdown of each service and how they evaluate players.

24/7

In 2010, 24/7 Sports was founded and has since skyrocketed to one of the most recognized recruiting services. 24/7 uses a 1-100 scale and even go up to 110 in special cases. They also hand out star grades to go along with their rankings. A once in a lifetime player is…