The star rating system for college football prospects is not a perfect science, and every year there will be some surprises that no longer align with their old rating. A player’s rating coming out of high school can be a sign for how they will do in the future, but sometimes the rest of their career is different than their original ranking would suggest.
The system is becoming more accurate, and historically, the former five-star and four-star prospects are the ones taken early in the draft. There have been outliers in the past, though, and this year is no different.
According to CBS Sports’ prospect rankings for the 2023 NFL Draft, these are the nine players ranked inside the top 32 who were ranked lower than four stars coming out of high school by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.
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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
CBS Sports rank: No. 5 (QB3) | 247Sports Composite: 3 stars (No. 28 pro-style QB) in Class of 2018
Levis came out of Xavier High School (Middletown, Connecticut) in 2018 as a three-star recruit (ranked No. 652 in the nation). The 6-foot-4 quarterback started at Penn State before transferring to Kentucky in 2021. He played here-and-there at Penn State and became a player to watch while at Kentucky. Levis has impressive size, arm strength and mobility. (Full NFL Draft scouting report)
EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
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