Ed Reed, a future lock for the NFL Hall of Fame, reminded the world today that the amount of stars by your name as a high school recruit don’t determine your destiny.
Reed was a 2-star prospect.
When you look at NC State’s most recent All-Americans (since recruiting databases began keeping data around the turn of the century), two of them were highly touted recruits: Cornerback David Amerson (4-star – #206 overall) and Defensive End Mario Williams (4-star – #78 overall).
The other three weren’t.
Defensive End Bradley Chubb was a 3-star prospect that was ranked as the #734 overall player in the 2014 class.