“Top-rated recruit in program history.” The phrase being attached to a new commitment or signee will send a program’s fanbase into a social media jubilee, but do these types of players tend to elevate a program to new heights? Let’s take a look through the historical recruiting records for each C-USA program to identify their top-ranked recruit of all time and figure out how each player’s career ended up turning out.
Players are ranked by their 24/7 Composite rating.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
DeAndre Brown (WR, Class of 2008) - .9931
There’s a really large gap between DeAndre Brown and any other player that has ever been recruited into C-USA.