{"id":3357,"date":"2017-01-16T13:08:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gridironstuds.com\/blog\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:56:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T17:56:47","slug":"these-3-things-are-guaranteed-to-make-a-db-a-5-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gridironstuds.com\/blog\/these-3-things-are-guaranteed-to-make-a-db-a-5-star\/","title":{"rendered":"These 3 Things Are Guaranteed to Make a DB a 5-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By: Chad Wilson – Editor GridironStuds Blog<\/strong>
\nTwitter: @GridironStuds<\/strong><\/p>\n

We live in a world of rankings, ratings and lists. \u00a0Nowhere is that more evident than in the World of college football recruiting. \u00a0The entire industry is dominated by a star ranking system that coaches scorn, players desire and fans hold dear. \u00a0Recently I asked my social media audience an interesting question.<\/p>\n

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The responses to this question ranged from the methodical to the comical to the downright sarcastic. \u00a0I’ve spent a lot of time in my life playing, coaching and scouting defensive backs. \u00a0Without a doubt the following three things, \u00a0when combined, have overwhelming resulted in a defensive back being crowned a 5-star by the recruiting websites.<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Stand 6’0″ or taller<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recruiting and scouting is all about potential these days and nothing say potential at defensive back like being 6’1″ or 6’2″. \u00a0If you can show up at the off-season media recruiting camp standing 6’0″ or taller and not fall over yourself while doing drills, \u00a0you have a good chance at being considered a top talent. \u00a0If you aren’t deathly slow at that height while covering fleet footed wide receivers then a post camp interview could be coming your way. \u00a0Your technique may be slightly off or at times completely missing and the giddiness of your height could effectively throw sand in the eye of the “talent evaluators” in attendance. \u00a0Of course, having good speed, technique and know how can sky-rocket you to the top but this should be the case for all those playing the position provided you are not a Keebler Elf.<\/p>\n

2. Play Early<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nothing says you da man more than getting playing time or starting as a freshman. \u00a0Fans and media are always in search of the next great thing. \u00a0Folks tend to get really excited about young bucks that can compete on the field with the likes of those who can drive themselves to school. \u00a0Sometimes, \u00a0the evaluators forget to check or even ignore the birth year of these early prot\u00e9g\u00e9es. \u00a0Sometimes their driver’s license is getting pretty close to renewal but hey what’s a repeated grade or two amongst friends? \u00a0Sometimes, a youngster, \u00a0in the proper grade just has it and is doing his thing on the gridiron with the big boys. \u00a0Being good at anything at an early age will certainly draw attention to you. \u00a0At times, a youngster has reached puberty sooner than others or gets a little too drunk off the early press and experiences a hangover in their junior and senior years. \u00a0Nevertheless, \u00a0playing early and often in high school football will get the 5-star train rolling through your station.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Also Play Offense<\/strong><\/p>\n

This one is the dash of Adobo on the recipe. \u00a0Recruiting outfits love to turn guys who play both ways into stars. \u00a0Perhaps it attracts more clicks and subscriptions or it’s just plain fun to watch. \u00a0For them it must be like that time the chocolate bar accidentally fell into the jar of peanut butter. \u00a0You can be a limited wildcat QB on offense but if you also line up at DB and you’re not terrible, \u00a0please come to the stage for your 5 star medal. \u00a0This is where I have seen the most mistakes made in scouting. \u00a0Time and again, \u00a0I have watch mediocre cornerbacks get highly ranked simply because their team also elected to have them play offense. \u00a0Sometimes, the player is a better offensive talent than defensive talent but there he is on the list of DBs ranked as a 5-star or a 4-star. \u00a0Recruiting outfits over the years have gone from ranking players in high school to downright trying to tell everyone what a kid should play at the college level. \u00a0With that all in mind, \u00a0if you are really into stars and not so much into team, \u00a0have mom and dad storm into coach’s office and demand you at least run a jet sweep or two on Friday Nights. \u00a0Nothing says 5 star DB like playing wide receiver.<\/p>\n

There you have it folks. \u00a0Now keep in mind, \u00a0I am not saying that having just one of these elements or two out of the three elements make you a guaranteed 5 star. \u00a0What I am saying is that when you combine all three of these elements in a high school defensive back, \u00a0there is a Maury Povich show chance, \u00a0meaning 99.9999999% chance that……. \u00a0 \u00a0YOU ARE THE 5-star!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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