The old saying goes, “defense wins championships.” Whether that’s true or not will be debated for eternity, but one thing that we know helps win championships, and builds those precious defenses, is recruiting.
It’s the reason why we have multiple outlets like 247, Rivals, ESPN, and On3 covering every tweet, Instagram, and word from high school athletes across the country. It’s the reason why we care so much about things like the Blue Chip Ratio, an elite recruiting level coined by 247’s Bud Elliot where he’s figured out that “to win the national championship, college football teams need to sign more four- and five-star recruits (AKA “Blue Chips”) than two- and three-star players over the previous four recruiting classes.