The gist of the article examines which programs develop the lower rated recruits (not rated through 3 stars) into high NFL draft picks, high being defined as rounds one through three. It's an interesting piece addressing some of the issues regularly debated on here.
The 10 programs that developed the most three-star (or lower) recruits into round 1-3 picks in the last 10 years are Ohio State (14), Wisconsin (13), Boise State (12), LSU (12), Stanford (12), Louisville (11), Washington (11), Mississippi State (10), TCU (10) and Utah (10).
Many of the programs that end up atop recruiting rankings are still finding high-upside three-star recruits as well, and no program is doing that better than Ohio State.
OSU has had 43 players go in the top three rounds of the draft over the last 10 years, and 14 of them were rated at three stars or below — more than any other program. Six of those players went in the first round.
