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National Signing Day is Wednesday, and the hoopla surrounding it makes it seem like Christmas in February for college football fans.Signing lists will be perused, and there will be crowing about the great players each coaching staff reeled in. There will be especially loud crowing about five-star recruits who signed.But being a five-star recruit is no sure thing when it comes to college stardom, much le s NFL stardom. We went back and looked at each Rivals.com five-star recruit from 2002 (when their rankings started) through the 2011 cla s.Here's what we found: 288 recruits were given five-star status from 2002-11. The 2002 cla s had the most five-star recruits, with 38; the 2003 and 2004 cla ses had the fewest, with 25 each. The average number of five-star recruits in a cla s was 29. 123 of the 288 five-star recruits were drafted (42.7 percent), and 45 went in the first round (16 percent). Nine five-star recruits from the 2011 Jason Myers Jersey cla s are in the 2015 NFL draft, but only LSU OT is considered a po sible first-rounder. In addition, there are six five-star prospects from the 2010 cla s in the 2015 draft, but none is considered a potential first-rounder. Three former five-star recruits in that span -- , and -- have been the overall No. 1 draft pick. Clowney also was considered the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2011 cla s. FBS schools sign about 2,500 players every year, and about 30 are five-star recruits. That means a bit more than one percent of the players who sign every February are five-star guys. Not all the five-star recruits had a shot at being drafted. Two went to prison. A handful had to give up football because of injuries. More than a few never played a down of major college football because of off-field i sues. One decided on a pro baseball career, and another chose pro track.We also looked at the 2012 cla s, and 16 of the 32 five-star prospects are available in this year's draft.Here's a year-by-year look at the five-star recruits and where (and when) they were drafted.2012 RECRUITING CLASS1. Mi souri WR : In 2015 draft2. Florida OT D.J. Humphries: In 2015 draft3. Florida State DT : In 2015 draft4. Washington S : In 2015 draft5. Texas RB Johnathan Gray: Will be senior at Texas in fall6. Florida DE Jonathan Bullard: Will be senior at Florida in fall7. Florida State DT : In 2015 draft8. Maryland WR Stefon Diggs: In 2015 draft9. Ohio State DE Noah Spence: Will be junior at Eastern Kentucky in fall (dismi sed from Ohio State)10. Florida State QB : In 2015 draft11. Rutgers DE Darius Hamilton: Will be senior at Rutgers in fall12. Alabama RB : In 2015 draft13. Miami CB Tracy Howard: Will be senior at Miami in fall14. Michigan DT Ondre Pipkins: Will be senior at Michigan in fall15. Texas A&M RB Trey Williams: In 2015 draft16. USC OT Zach Banner: Will be junior at USC in fall17. Alabama S : In 2015 draft18. USC WR : In 2015 draft19. Stanford OT Kyle Murphy: Will be senior at Stanford in fall20. Notre Dame QB Gunner Kiel: Will be junior at Cincinnati in fall21. UCLA DT Ellis McCarthy: In 2015 draft22. Michigan OL Kyle Kalis: Will be junior guard at Michigan in fall23. Georgia OT John Theus: Will be senior at Georgia in fall24. Alabama WR Eddie Williams: Dismi sed from Alabama in 2013; signed with Florida A&M as a mid-year transfer in December 2013 but was not on the roster this season.25. Ohio State DE Adolphus Washington: Will be senior DT at Ohio State in fall26. Texas DT : In 2015 draft27. Stanford DE Aziz Shittu: Will be senior at Stanford in fall28. Florida DE : In 2015 draft29. USC OL Jordan Simmons: Will be junior at USC in fall30. Miami RB : In 2015 draft31. Georgia S Josh Harvey-Clemons: Will be junior at Louisville in fall (dismi sed from Georgia)32. Stanford OT : In 2015 draft Take a look at the top 10 active NFL players who were originally walk-ons in college. 2011 RECRUITING CLASS1. South Carolina Benson Mayowa Jersey DE : First-round pick (No. 1 overall) by Houston in 2014 draft2. Ohio State LB : In 2015 draft3. USC WR George Farmer: In 2015 draft4. Alabama OT : Second-round pick by Buffalo in 2014 draft5. Oregon ATH : Fourth-round pick by Kansas City in 2014 draft6. LSU OL : In 2015 draft7. Alabama S : First-round pick by Green Bay in 2014 draft8. Florida State S : In 2015 draft9. Georgia DE Ray Drew: In 2015 draft10. Texas RB : In 2015 draft11. Florida State RB James Wilder, Jr.: Undrafted12. Oklahoma WR Trey Metoyer: Dismi sed from Oklahoma in 2013; has not played college football since.13. Clemson LB Tony Steward: In 2015 draft14. Oklahoma RB : Will be senior at Texas A&M in the fall15. Clemson WR : First-round pick by Buffalo in 2014 draft16. Notre Dame DE Ishaq Williams: Will be a senior at Notre Dame in the fall17. LSU DT : Undrafted18. LSU WR : Second-round pick by Miami in 2014 draft19. Alabama RB Dee Hart: In 2015 draft (transferred to Colorado State)20. Auburn LB Kris Frost: Will be a senior at Auburn in the fall21. Ole Mi s LB C.J. Johnson: Will be a senior at Mi si sippi in the fall22. Notre Dame DE : Second-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2014 draft23. Georgia RB : Undrafted24. Clemson LB : In 2015 draft25. Clemson RB Mike Bellamy: Currently a free agent. Transferred to Fort Valley (Ga.) State for 2013 season; signed with CFL team, then was cut in 2014.26. Oregon ATH : Undrafted (dismi sed at Oregon during 2013 season)2010 RECRUITING CLASS1. Florida DE : Fifth-round pick by New Orleans in 2014 draft2. Miami OT : Seventh-round pick by Buffalo in 2014 draft3. USC WR Kyle Prater: In 2015 draft4. Florida DT : First-round pick by Minnesota in 2013 draft5. California DB : Third-round pick by San Diego in 2013 draft6. USC ATH : Second-round pick by Buffalo in 2013 draft7. Florida DT : First-round pick by New England in 2014 draft8. UCLA DE : In 2015 draft9. Tenne see WR : Undrafted (transferred to Tenne see Tech)10. South Carolina RB : Fourth-round pick by San Francisco in 2013 draft11. Auburn RB Michael Dyer: In 2015 draft (transferred to Louisville)12. Texas DE : Undrafted13. North Carolina State OT Robert Crisp: In 2015 draft14. Florida State CB : Second-round pick by St. Louis in 2014 draft15. Miami ATH Latwan Anderson: Left Miami and never played a down of major college football16. Texas LB : In 2015 draft17. USC RB Dillon Baxter: Undrafted (transferred to Baker University in Kansas)18. California DE : Martin transferred to Florida and then to Kansas but never played a down of major college football. He was sentenced in April 2014 to three years of probation for his role in a 2013 robbery.19. LSU ATH : Sixth-round pick by Seattle in 2013 draft20. Florida State LB : Undrafted21. Michigan State DE : Fourth-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2013 draft22. Auburn OT Shon Coleman: Will be a senior at Auburn in the fall after mi sing two years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia23. Alabama CB : First-round pick by the in 2013 draft24. USC WR Markeith Ambles: In 2015 draft (transferred to Houston)25. Florida S : First-round pick by Baltimore in 2013 draft26. Oregon RB : Sixth-round pick by Washington in 2014 draft (transferred to Baylor) 2009 RECRUITING CLASS1. Tenne see RB : Undrafted (transferred to Kansas State)2. LSU WR : Second-round pick by in 2012 draft3. Alabama OT : First-round pick by San Diego in 2013 draft4. Mi souri DT : First-round pick by in 2013 draft5. USC QB : Third-round pick by Philadelphia in 2013 draft6. Alabama RB : First-round pick by Cleveland in 2012 draft7. LSU QB : Undrafted8. USC DE : Fifth-round pick by in 2014 draft9. Arizona State LB : Undrafted10. Florida LB : Fourth-round pick by Miami in 2013 draft11. Alabama CB : First-round pick by in 2013 draft12. Notre Dame LB : Second-round pick by San Diego in 2013 draft13. Miami S : Undrafted14. Texas DE : Fourth-round pick by Arizona in 2013 draft15. Florida State DT : Undrafted16. North Carolina DT Donte Paige-Mo s: Undrafted17. Tenne see CB Janzen Jackson: Undrafted18. Texas QB : Sixth-round pick by St. Louis in 2014 draft (Transferred to SMU.)19. USC S Patrick Hall: Hall suffered two knee injuries in three years, then left the program in January 2012 having never played a down of major college football; played in junior college in 2013.20. LSU S : Undrafted21. Florida WR Andre Debose: In 2015 draft (injuries led to him getting six seasons from NCAA)22. Texas A&M RB : Second-round pick by Seattle in 2013 draft23. Florida DT Gary Brown: Undrafted (never played a down of major college football)24. Arkansas CB Darius Winston: Undrafted25. LSU DT Chris Davenport: Undrafted (transferred to Tulane)26. Michigan DT : Sixth-round pick by in 2013 draft27. Florida State CB : Undrafted (transferred to Valdosta State)28. Georgia CB Branden Smith: Undrafted29. Texas OL Mason Walters: Undrafted30. USC DB : Third-round pick by St. Louis in 2013 draft31. Ohio State CB Corey Brown: Undrafted32. Alabama LB : Fourth-round pick by Kansas City in 2013 draft33. Ohio State LB Dorian Bell: Undrafted (transferred to Duquesne) 2008 RECRUITING CLASS1. QB , Ohio State: Third-round pick by Oakland in 2011 supplemental draft2. DE , Clemson: Second-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2011 draft3. OT , Ohio State: Second-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2012 draft4. WR , Alabama: First-round pick by Atlanta in 2011 draft5. CB , LSU: First-round pick by Arizona in 2011 draft (known as Patrick Johnson in high school)6. RB Darrell Scott, Colorado: Undrafted (transferred to USF)7. DT , Miami: Undrafted8. OL Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska: Undrafted9. WR , Georgia: First-round pick by Cincinnati in 2011 draft10. ATH , Florida: Undrafted11. OL , USC: First-round pick by Minnesota in 2012 draft12. C , Ohio State: Undrafted13. DE R.J. Washington, Oklahoma: Undrafted14. QB , Mi souri: First-round pick by Jacksonville in 2011 draft15. OL , USC: First-round pick by Dallas in 2011 draft16. LB , Florida State: Fourth-round pick by Buffalo in 2012 draft17. DT Omar Hunter, Florida: Undrafted18. OL , Florida: Undrafted (transferred to Boston College)19. RB Jermie Calhoun, Oklahoma: Undrafted20. TE , Notre Dame: Second-round pick by Minnesota in 2011 draft21. WR , Ohio State: Third-round pick by Houston in 2012 draft22. WR DeAndreBrown, Southern Mi s: Undrafted23. LB , Miami: Second-round pick of Baltimore in 2013 draft (transferred to Kansas State)24. ATH Richard Samuel, Georgia: Undrafted25. QB Dayne Crist, Notre Dame: Undrafted (transferred to Kansas)26. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh First-round pick by Kansas City in 2011 draft27. WR , Notre Dame: First-round pick by Arizona in 2012 draft28. ATH Burton Scott, Alabama: Undrafted (transferred to South Alabama)29. G Stephen Good, Oklahoma: Undrafted30. OT Tyler Love, Alabama: Undrafted2007 RECRUITING CLASS1. QB , Notre Dame: Second-round pick by Carolina in 2010 draft2. Sidney Jones IV Jersey RB , USC: Fourth-round pick by the in 2010 draft3. SS , Tenne see: First-round pick by Kansas City in 2010 draft4. QB , Michigan: Third-round pick by New England in 2011 draft (transferred to Arkansas)5. DE , Florida: Second-round pick by Cincinnati in 2010 draft6. DE , USC: Fourth-round pick by Minnesota in 2010 draft7. DT , North Carolina: Second-round pick by the in 2011 draft8. WR Ronald Johnson, USC: Sixth-round pick by San Francisco in 2011 draft9. DT Torrey Davis, Florida: Undrafted (transferred to Jacksonville State)10. OT Josh Oglesby, Wisconsin: Undrafted11. LB Chris Galippo, USC: Undrafted12. G James Wilson, Florida: Undrafted13. WR Terrance Toliver, LSU: Undrafted14. FS Chad Jones, LSU: Third-round pick by the in 2010 draft15. RB Noel Devine, West Virginia: Undrafted16. OL Tray Allen, Texas: Undrafted17. RB Marc Tyler, USC: Undrafted18. LB Chris Donald, Tenne see: Gave up football before 2011 season because of wrist injuries; had transferred to Chattanooga by then.19. FS , South Carolina: Third-round pick by San Francisco in 2011 draft20. DE Ben Martin, Tenne see: Undrafted21. CB Curtis Brown, Texas: Third-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2011 draft22. WR Dwight Jones, North Carolina: Undrafted23. OL , Colorado: Fifth-round pick by Cleveland in 2012 draft24. WR , Illinois: Second-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2010 draft25. CB Donovan Warren, Michigan: Undrafted26. DE , Illinois: Third-round pick by New Orleans in 2011 draft27. QB , Virginia Tech: Sixth-round pick by Baltimore in 2011 draft28. QB , Florida: First-round pick by Carolina in 2011 draft (transferred Charles Cross Jersey to a junior college, then Auburn)29. C Kristofer O'Dowd, USC: Undrafted2006 RECRUITING CLASS1. WR , Florida: First-round pick by Minnesota in 2009 draft2. OT , Alabama: First-round pick by Cincinnati in 2009 draft3. RB Chris "Beanie" Wells, Ohio State: First-round pick by Arizona in 20094. DT , Oklahoma: First-round pick by Tampa Bay in 20105. LB Sergio Kindle, Texas: Second-round pick by Baltimore in 20106. QB , Georgia: First-round pick by Detroit in 2009 draft (No. 1 overall pick)7. WR Vidal Hazelton, USC: Undrafted (transferred to Cincinnati)8. RB , Clemson: First-round pick by Buffalo in 2010 draft9. LB , USC: Sixth-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2011 draft10. QB Mitch Mustain, Arkansas: Undrafted (transferred to USC)11. OT , Notre Dame: Sixth-round pick by Dallas in 2010 draft12. SS Myron Rolle, Florida State: Sixth-round pick by Tenne see in 2010 (didn't play in 2009 season; studied at Oxford after being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship)13. LB , Florida: Second-round pick by New England in 2010 draft14. FS , Georgia: Fifth-round pick by Miami in 2010 draft15. LB , Michigan: First-round pick by Philadelphia in 2010 draft16. FS , USC: Second-round pick by San Francisco in 2010 draft17. DE Robert Rose, Ohio State: Undrafted18. RB Stafon Johnson, USC: Undrafted19. CB A.J. Wallace, Penn State: Undrafted20. DT , LSU: Fourth-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2010 draft21. DE , Clemson: Fifth-round pick by Philadelphia in 2010 draft22. QB Tim Tebow, Florida: First-round pick by Denver in 2010 draft23. RB C.J. Gable, USC: Undrafted24. TE Brandon Warren, Florida State: Undrafted (transferred to Tenne see, then North Alabama)25. DE Eddie Jones, Texas: Undrafted26. OL , Michigan: Sixth-round pick by San Diego in 2011 draft27. RB James Aldridge, Notre Dame: Undrafted28. OT Carl Johnson, Florida: Undrafted2005 RECRUITING CLASS1. ATH Derrick Williams, Penn State: Third-round pick by Detroit in 2009 draft2. WR Patrick Turner, USC: Third-round pick by Miami in 2009 draft3. OT , Virginia: First-round pick by Jacksonville in 2009 draft4. DE Melvin Alaeze, Maryland: Never enrolled at Maryland and played only one game of college football, at Illinois. In 2007, Alaeze was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree a sault.5. LB , USC: Second-round pick by Cincinnati in 2009 draft6. WR Fred Rouse, Florida State: Undrafted. Rouse began his career at FSU, then went to UTEP, Texas Southern and NAIA program Concordia, in Alabama. During that span, he also spent time in jail after violating probation following his arrest for breaking into a teammate's apartment.7. QB , USC: First-round pick by the in 2009 draft8. TE , Texas A&M: Second-round pick by Dallas in 2008 draft9. OL Reginald Youngblood, Miami: Undrafted10. RB , Oregon: First-round pick by Carolina in 2008 draft11. DT DeMarcus Granger, Oklahoma: Undrafted12. S Kenneth Phillips, Miami: First-round pick by in 200813. RB Marlon Lucky, Nebraska: Undrafted14. DT Callahan Bright, Florida State: Undrafted. Bright never enrolled at FSU because of academics, and eventually landed at Division II Shaw, in North Carolina.15. RB Jason Gwaltney, West Virginia: Undrafted (transferred to Division III Kean, in New Jersey.)16. QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU: Undrafted (transferred to Jacksonville State)17. LB Tray Blackmon, Auburn: Undrafted18. WR , California: Second-round pick by Philadelphia in 2008 draft19. CB Justin King, Penn State: Fourth-round pick by St. Louis in 2008 draft20. OT , Ohio State: Undrafted21. CB Demetrice Morley, Tenne see: Undrafted22. RB Kevin Grady, Michigan: Undrafted23. ATH , Arkansas: First-round pick by Oakland in 2008 draft24. DT , Ole Mi s: Sixth-round pick by Kansas City in 2011 draft25. RB , Florida State: Undrafted26. LB Ryan Reynolds, Oklahoma: Undrafted27. OL Dan Doering, Iowa: Undrafted28. ATH Victor Harris, Virginia Tech: Fifth-round pick by Philadelphia in 2009 draft2004 RECRUITING CLASS1. RB , Oklahoma: First-round pick by Minnesota in 2007 draft2. CB Jr., Ohio State: First-round pick by Miami in 2007 draft3. WR Early Doucet, LSU: Third-round pick by Arizona in 2008 draft4. QB Rhett Bomar, Oklahoma: Fifth-round pick by the in 2009 draft (transferred to Sam Houston State)5. LB , USC: First-round pick by Cincinnati in 2008 draft6. LB Willie Williams, Miami: Undrafted (transferred to Louisville, then NAIA member Union College in Kentucky)7. DE Brandon Miller, Georgia: Undrafted8. DE Derrick Harvey, Florida: First-round pick by Jacksonville in 2008 draft9. DE Jeff Schweiger Jr., USC: Undrafted (transferred to San Jose State)10. QB Xavier Lee, Florida State: Undrafted11. DT DeMario Pre sley, North Carolina State: Fifth-round pick by New Orleans in 2008 draft12. QB Anthony Morelli, Penn State: Undrafted13. QB , Michigan: Second-round pick by Miami in 2008 draft14. LB , Iowa: Academically ineligible at Iowa but landed at Purdue, where he played one season. Williams was sentenced in 2007 to 37 years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape, battery and confinement of two women in West Lafayette, Ind. The sentence later was reduced to 25 years.15. LB Chris Patterson, Oklahoma: Undrafted. Never played a down at Oklahoma and instead went to a junior college and later transferred to Kansas State.16. QB Matthew Tuiasosopo, Washington: Chose pro baseball career over college football.17. WR Cameron Colvin, Oregon: Undrafted18. DT Frank Okam, Texas: Fifth-round pick by Houston in 2008 draft19. WR Fred Davis, USC: Second-round pick by Washington in 2008 draft20. C Jeff Byers, USC: Undrafted21. WR Lance Leggett, Miami: Undrafted22. WR Xavier Carter, LSU: Left LSU after two seasons to pursue pro track career.23. OL Thomas Herring, USC: Undrafted24. LB Dan Connor, Penn State: Third-round pick by Carolina in 2008 draft25. LB Brian Toal, Boston College: Undrafted2003 RECRUITING CLASS1. LB Ernie Sims, Florida State: First-round pick by Detroit in 2006 draft2. RB , USC: First-round pick by New Orleans in 2006 draft3. ATH Whitney Lewis, USC: Undrafted (transferred to Northern Iowa)4. WR , Florida: Third-round pick by Cincinnati in 2008 draft5. QB Kyle Wright, Miami: Undrafted6. DB Prescott Burge s, Michigan: Sixth-round pick by Baltimore in 2007 draft7. TE Jr., Texas: Fourth-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2008 draft8. OL Jorrie Adams, Texas A&M: Undrafted9. CB Paul Oliver, Georgia: Fourth-round pick by San Diego in 2007 supplemental draft10. TE , Miami: First-round pick by Chicago in 2007 draft11. G Martin O'Donnell, Illinois: Undrafted (first-team All-American as a senior in 2007; chose to enter the workplace rather than continue football career)12. CB Dee Webb, Florida: Seventh-round pick by Jacksonville in 2006 draft13. LB Wesley Brian Bosworth Jersey Jefferson, Maryland: Gave up football before senior season to enroll at the Maryland State Police Training Academy.14. LB , Michigan: Second-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2007 draft15. DT Nathaniel Robinson, Rutgers: Undrafted16. DE Joe Cohen, Florida: Fourth-round pick by Denver in 2006 draft17. WR Chad Jackson, Florida: Second-round pick by New England in 2006 draft18. OL Ofa Mohetau, BYU: Undrafted19. RB Kregg Lumpkin, Georgia: Undrafted20. WR , Tenne see: First-round pick by New Orleans in 2007 draft21. RB Demetris Summers, South Carolina: Undrafted22. DE Justin Ostrowski, Wisconsin: Knee injury forced him to give up football in 2007.23. DE Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame: Second-round pick by Philadelphia in 2007 draft24. DB Quinton Culberson, Mi si sippi State: Undrafted25. DE Jarvis Mo s, Florida: First-round pick by Denver in 2007 draft2002 RECRUITING CLASSMike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .
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