I think Jordan Congdon was rated as the #1 kicker in the country when we got him and Mauro Bondi was pretty high too but I don't think as high. I'm actually embarrassed by my kicker recruit knowledge so I'm going to stop now.Here's the article about that. We've had a lot of great kickers over the years. Barret may be the most highly ranked one coming out of high school.:
Yeah, that's right. I forgot about Jordon Congdon. Funny that most of our best kickers haven't been rated nearly as high as Congdon or Bondi.I think Jordan Congdon was rated as the #1 kicker in the country when we got him and Mauro Bondi was pretty high too but I don't think as high. I'm actually embarrassed by my kicker recruit knowledge so I'm going to stop now.Here's the article about that. We've had a lot of great kickers over the years. Barret may be the most highly ranked one coming out of high school.:
Nope. Here's their definition of a 2 star
It would seem apparent that these ratings outfits and their ratings are maniupulated and are 'adjusted' depending on who a player is being recruited by and or who a player may commit to. There would be no reason a given high school player's rating would change during the summer, up or down, significantly certainly. A player's entire body of work, stats, physical data, academic work, etc doesn't change much in the summer. Now, a fall season with lots of incredible kicks or lots of poor ones could and should make a difference.
Because kickers can't go pro or because they can't be a role player on a team?
That is just not true. There is a ton of movement on ratings in the summer because kids attend camps where they are closely evaluated by these prognosticators. Now, if you want to debate their rating system for kickers you would have a leg to stand on.
