UConn offers Emmitt Matthews Jr. 3* 6'6 SF

[Burnsbros23]

For example in 247 rankings

Keshawn Justice is 114 offers from Northern Iowa wisconsin Green Bay wright st drake etc

Talen Horton Tucker is 161 offers from Illinois Kansas Michigan st Ohio st TCU Georgetown.

Horton Tucker is WAY better then Justice. All the rankings have head scratching stuff like that.

 

[HooperScooper]

I think there are people here who have convinced themselves these recruiting services just throw together rankings like there's no thought or scouting put into it. Every kid is ranked where they are because of their scouts consensus.

Obviously there is a lot of information that go into the rankings. And much more often than not they are very good predictors of success. But just like drafts in every professional sport they are not fool proof. Every year there are some lower ranked recruits who have better careers than much higher ranked recruits. You have to trust your coaching staff's ability to scout talent.