Within the world of college football recruiting lies a number of life lessons.
Among them? That the stars don't always align.
That message can be taken quite literally in recruiting, as prospects often far exceed or underperform their star rankings, or carry an offer sheet that doesn't match their recruiting ranking.
In the class of 2019, one would be hard-pressed to find a better example of this disparity than with 247Sports three-star defensive tackle Lloyd Murray Jr.
The 6-foot-2, 310-pound interior lineman, out of Hirschi High School (Wichita Falls, Texas), may not be ranked as a bluechip prospect, but he holds more than 20 scholarship offers, highlighted by Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, USC and others.